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New Delhi, Nov 1: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said her country and India are linked by very close ties. The leader made the remarks after being accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in the national capital on Friday. Merkel was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on her arrival at Rashtrapati Bhawan. "I am delighted to be in India for the intergovernmental

United Nations, Oct 31: Pakistan violated its obligations under the Vienna Convention in the arrest and detention of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Judge Abduylqawi Yusuf told the UN General Assembly here. Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" after a

Kolkata, Oct 31: Veteran CPI leader and former MP Gurudas Dasgupta died on Thursday following a prolonged illness, party sources said. He was 83. Dasgupta is survived by his wife and daughter. He was suffering from lung cancer for last several months, West Bengal CPI secretary Swapan Banerjee said. "He (Dasgupta) passed away at his home in Kolkata at 6am. He was suffering from lung cancer for

Leh, Oct 31: Former defence secretary R K Mathur was on Thursday sworn-in as the first Lt Governor of strategically located Union Territory of Ladakh, which came into existence after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. Mathur, who will be turning 66 later this month, was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal at a function held at Sindhu

New Delhi, Oct 31: The government may soon announce an amnesty scheme for gold to bring hordes of black money used in buying the yellow metal considered a safe investment option in India. According to sources, the new amnesty scheme would allow gold hoarders to come clean on investment made using black money by declaring their possession and paying tax on it. The tax will have to be paid on entire

Srinagar, Oct 31: In an event of far-reaching consequences, the state of Jammu and Kashmir ceased to exist at midnight Wednesday and was converted into two Union Territories, around three months after Parliament abrogated its special status under Article 370. However, the President's rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday revoked following bifurcation of the state into two

Pune, Oct 30: One of the accused in the Malegaon 2008 blast case, Samir Kulkarni, has been provided with an armed guard for protection by the Maharashtra government from Wednesday at his residence in Pune's Pimpri-Chinchwad area. He had written a letter to the state Chief Minister in May 2019 seeking the same. "I had applied for police protection months ago. Finally, they have provided me an armed

New Delhi, Oct 30: Former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday moved Delhi High Court seeking an interim bail till November 4 on medical ground in connection with the INX Media money laundering case. The court has slated the matter for hearing on Thursday. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal mentioned the plea in Delhi High Court and stated that P Chidambaram is suffering

Lucknow, Oct 30: Dr Kafeel Khan, who claims to have been a victim of government's vendetta in the infamous 2017 saga of 70 children perishing for want of Oxygen in BRD Hospital Gorakhpur, plans to move the Allahabad High Court over "massacre" of kids. The 2017 deaths attracted national attention as the government made crude attempts to find scapegoats for 70 children's death after the hospital ran

Genea, Oct 30: Expressing concern over the situation in Kashmir, the UN said on Tuesday that people in the Valley continue to be deprived of a wide range of human rights and urged the Indian authorities to fully restore their rights. Normal life remained disrupted in Kashmir for the 86th day on Tuesday following the August 5 decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcate Jammu