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New Delhi, Sept 27: The Army inflicted "heavy casualties" on the insurgent NSCN(K) group during "retaliatory" fire along the India-Myanmar border in the early hours of the morning, the Eastern Command said today. Indian troops suffered no casualties, officials maintained. According to a statement by the Eastern Command, a column of the Indian Army operating along Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon

Lahore, Sept 27: Pakistan will not import tomatoes from India though its price has shot up to Rs 300 per kg in parts of the country, Minister for Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said, amidst a chill in bilateral ties. Pakistan is currently facing a shortage of tomatoes in the domestic market. While imports from India fill the gap each year, the move to bar containers from entering the

Washington, Sept 27: The World Bank has warned of a learning crisis in global education particularly in low and middle-income countries like India, underlining that schooling without learning is not just a wasted development opportunity, but also a great injustice to children worldwide. The Bank in its latest report on Tuesday noted that millions of young students in these countries face the

Varanasi, Sept 27: Taking moral responsibility for the incident of alleged molestation of a female student and violence at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Chief Proctor ON Singh submitted his resignation to Vice-Chancellor Dr Girish Chandra Tripathi on Tuesday. His resignation was accepted by the university authorities and a new chief proctor will be appointed soon, news agency ANI said. As per a

Srinagar, Sept 26: Army on Tuesday killed Kashmir’s longest surviving militant Qayoom Najar while he was trying to infiltrate into the Valley from Lachipora area of Uri sector in Baramulla district along Line of Control (LoC). 43-year-old Najar, head of Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI), a breakaway group of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, was one of the longest surviving Kashmiri militant commanders and caried Rs 10

New Delhi, Sept 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi's appeal to provide shelter to the “illegal” Rohingya Muslim refugees residing in India, hasn't gone down well with the government, with Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir saying, national interest should come first. Gandhi, in an opinion piece published in a Hindi daily, called for not deporting Rohingyas from India

New Delhi, Sept 26: India and the US today discussed ways to deepen their defence ties along with key issues such as Afghanistan, where New Delhi has ruled out any troop contribution, and terrorism emanating from Pakistan. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her US counterpart James Mattis held comprehensive talks covering the entire gamut of the bilateral defence partnership. "The situation

Chandigarh, Sept 26: Haryana Police today conducted searches in Delhi to trace jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief's adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan against whom an arrest warrant has been issued in connection with incidents of violence following Gurmeet Ram Rahim's conviction. The police here said that searches were being conducted at various locations to trace Honeypreet and two other key Dera

Mumbai, Sept 26: The rupee struggled at a fresh 6-month low of 65.28 - down 18 paise - against the dollar today, faced with heavy demand for the American currency from importers and banks, as foreign capital rushed out. A firm dollar, dealers said, against global currencies overseas and domestic equities hitting a soft patch in early trade weighed. Yesterday, the rupee had plunged 31 paise to

New Delhi, Sept 26: A group of civil rights activists is holding a rally in the national capital on October 5, demanding speedy investigation into the murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh. The ‘Justice for Gauri’ rally will be taken out from Mandi House here to Jantar Mantar and the ‘Forum against the assassination of Gauri Lankesh’ has appealed to people from all walks of life to join the