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New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said bullets or abuses will not resolve the Kashmir issue and that it can be addressed by embracing every Kashmiri. Addressing the nation on the 71st Independence Day from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, he asserted that his government is committed to restoring the lost glory of Kashmir and its status as 'heaven on earth'. "Na

Allahabad, Aug 14: Five Samajwadi Party workers were detained on Monday for showing black flags to Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh here. This came amid chaos in the state due to the recent Gorakhpur tragedy which claimed the life of around 80 children in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, due to alleged disruption in the supply of oxygen. The Opposition also

Lucknow, Aug 14: With the opposition parties planning to launch a major agitation on the issue of the death of 30 children allegedly owing to shortage of oxygen at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, a cornered BJP has gone into damage control mode. As the opposition leaders made a beeline for the BRD Medical College expressing outrage over the deaths, senior saffron party leaders went into a

New Delhi, Aug 14: The firm entrusted with supplying liquid oxygen to Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College had in April informed the Uttar Pradesh chief minister's office about pending dues, the AAP claimed today. The party released two letters, purportedly written by Pushpa Sales Pvt Ltd, to establish its claim, and demanded that murder charges be pressed against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and top

Patna, Aug 14: The Janata Dal (United) today suspended 21 leaders, considered loyalists of Sharad Yadav who has opposed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to join hands with the BJP, for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. Bihar JD(U) president Basistha Narayan Singh ordered suspension from primary membership of these leaders including former minister Ramai Ram, ex-MP from Sheohar

New Delhi, Aug 14: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday sought a report from Uttar Pradesh government on the death of children in Gorakhpur, saying it indicated "gross callousness" on the part of the hospital and the state administration. It said “nothing has improved” despite the assurance the administration gave to the NHRC just days before on improving the situation. The NHRC

Hyderabad, Aug 14: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today said mosques cannot be handed over to anybody simply because a religious cleric says so, as Allah owns the places of worship. His statement came in the backdrop of the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh telling the Supreme Court that a mosque could be built in a Muslim-dominated area at a reasonable distance from the disputed site in

Gorakhpur, Aug 14: In 24 hours the Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital at Gorakhpur underwent a makeover, ahead of the visit of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. Police personnel deployed inside the sprawling campus of the hospital on Saturday were stationed even inside the wards on Sunday to regulate relatives of patients and visitors. The narrow

Lucknow, Aug 13: Facing flak following death of over 30 children in 48 hours allegedly owing to shortage of oxygen at BRD Medical College in his Lok Sabha constituency of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday sought to indicate that the deaths had been caused by encephalitis and slammed the media for what he termed resorting to ''fake reporting'' on such a sensitive

New Delhi, Aug 13: Terrorists in the Kashmir Valley are now on the run and they cannot continue to terrorise the people for decades, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said today, maintaining that the government's priority was to clean up the Kashmir Valley of armed militants. He said the terrorists in Kashmir were "now under great pressure" and the financial crunch caused by demonetisation and the