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Srinagar, Dec 29: Four terrorists were killed on Saturday in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, the Army said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Hanjan area on Saturday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of terrorists there, an Army official said. The search operation turned into an encounter after the

Nainital, Dec 29: In a first-of-its-kind order, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed a company run by yoga guru Ramdev to share a percentage of its profits with local farmers and communities. The high court gave the order while rejecting a petition of Divya Pharmacy against the Uttarakhand Biodiversity Board (UBB) and upholding the provisions of fair and equitable benefit-sharing as provided

New Delhi, Dec 29: The income tax department seized assets worth Rs 992.52 crore during 2017-18, while 582 search and seizure operations were conducted during the financial year, Parliament was informed Friday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said the income tax department seizes unaccounted/ undisclosed/ unexplained assets during the search

New Delhi, Dec 28: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Gaganyaan project under which a three-member crew will be sent to space for at least seven days, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The project will cost Rs 10,000 crore, he said at a press conference here. The Gaganyaan project was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech. He had said the mission

Kolhapur, Dec 28: Taking serious note of attacks on Christian community people, the district police administration has made an inquiry of Hindu Rashtra district president Ravikumar Kokitkar for his suspected role in attack incident, while two suspected person from Belgaum district in nearby Karnataka state have been detained in the matter. According to Police source, around 15 unidentified persons

New Delhi, Dec 28: The Congress observed its 134th Foundation Day with Rahul Gandhi hoisting the party's flag at its headquarters here on Friday. The event at the Congress's Akbar Road office was attended by senior party leaders, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former defence minister AK Antony. Top party leaders Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi

New Delhi, Dec 28: All foreigners have to respect Indian law and those found in violation are liable to be punished but that does not mean they are blacklisted forever, a Home Ministry official said on Friday after a Reuters journalist was denied entry into India for allegedly violating visa rules. The action against Cathal McNaughton, chief photographer at the news agency's Delhi office who was

New Delhi, Dec 28: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day without transacting any business after uproar by opposition members over the construction of a dam on the Cauvery River and other issues. Slogan shouting members of Tamil parties -- AIADMK and DMK trooped -- into the well of the House over the construction of the Mekadatu Dam on the Cauvery River. Samajwadi Party members too

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 28: Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani was not allowed to meet Bhim Army activists at a jail here as he had come after visiting hours, officials said Friday. The Bhim Army is a Dalit outfit based in Uttar Pradesh and its activist are lodged at the Muzaffarnagar district jail in connection with the April 2 violence here. Mevani had come to meet the activists after

New Delhi, Dec 28: A day after the National Investigation Agency arrested 10 persons after claiming to have busted a an Islamic State-inspired terror module, a Patiala House court here on Thursday allowed the family members and relatives of six of the accused to meet them inside the courtroom on Thursday. However, the father of one was denied permission later as he did not possess the original