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Kulgam, July 22: Three terrorists have been gunned down in an ongoing encounter in Wani Mohalla area of Kulgam's Khudwani. At present, a heavy gunbattle is underway between terrorists and security forces. Three weapons have also been recovered from the encounter site. In a tweet, J&K DGP SP Vaid said that J&K Police, Army and CRPF were involved in the operation. Vaid also informed that the

New Delhi, Jul 21: Conceding a year long demand, sanitary pads today exempted from GST as the GST Council reduced tax rates on an array of daily use appliances and products. While GST tax on sanitary pads was cut from 12 per cent to zero, rakhis were exempted from the tax, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters here. "Sanitary napkins exempted from GST," Goyal said. Among items on which GST

New Delhi, July 21: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that the No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha was a case of "majority versus morality". "After 15 years, No-Confidence Motion was moved by the opposition parties. We knew they have majority; the motion was majority versus morality," he said at a press conference here. Following the victory of the Prime Minister

Mumbai, Jul 21: Drawing a parallel between the FIFA World Cup final and the no-confidence motion, the Shiv Sena today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi might have emerged victorious like France, but Congress chief Rahul Gandhi won many hearts like runners-up Croatia. "In the football World Cup final, France won (the title), but Croatia is remembered for the manner in which they played. Rahul is

New Delhi, Jul 21: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court against Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya in a money laundering case also involving the former Himachal Pradesh chief minister. Special Judge Arvind Kumar fixed the matter for consideration on July 24, when he will decide on whether to take cognisance of the final report. The chargesheet, filed by

New Delhi, Jul 21: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government defeated the Opposition's No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that "Bharatiya Janata Party has betrayed" the state yet again. Naidu, who will be travelling to New Delhi later today, said that he would address the nation about the current situation of the state.

Alwar, Jul 21: In a fresh incident of attacking Muslims in the name of cow protection, a youth has been beaten to death in Rajasthan’s Alwar by suspected saffron extremist. According to reports, the man identified as Akbar Khan (28) thrashed by a mob on suspicion on smuggling cows. Akbar Khan, a resident of Kolgaon in Haryana, was spotted with a couple of cows in Alwar's Lalawandi area in Ramgarh

New Delhi, Jul 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today mocked Rahul Gandhi for his gesture to make him stand from the seat before hugging in Lok Sabha, saying it shows the Congress president's arrogance and hurry to get the PM's chair. Speaking during the no-confidence motion, Modi said only the 125 crore people of the country can decide who would sit in the prime minister's chair or who can be

Jammu, Jul 20: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday issued a notice to the state government seeking its reply within two weeks over a petition filed by a policeman, one of the eight accused in the Kathua rape and murder case, challenging his dismissal from the service, a defence lawyer said. High Court Judge Justice M K Hanjura issued the notice to Chief Secretary and DGP after hearing the

New Delhi, Jul 20: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over deaths in accidents caused by potholes on roads across the country and observed that the number fatalities caused due to such accidents was more than those in terror attacks. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepka Gupta observed that a large number of people were dying in accidents caused due to potholes on roads