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New Delhi, Jul 15: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the law and order situation in the state and security to Amarnath pilgrims, officials said. During the meeting that lasted about half-an-hour, the chief minister apprised the home minister about the steps taken to maintain peace in the Kashmir Valley. Steps taken to ensure the

Patna, Jul 15: There seems to be no end to the ongoing rift in Bihar's ruling 'mahagathbandhan'. In the latest development, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's nameplate was on Saturday removed from the invitation of a key event hosted by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar government. As per media report, Tejashwi was reportedly invited to attend and share the dias with JD(U) chief and CM Nitish Kumar

Srinagar, Jul 15: Two terrorists were believed to have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district today, police said. A senior police officer said the bodies of the terrorists were yet to be recovered and that the exchange of fire continued. The encounter began after militants opened fire on security forces who were carrying out a search

Bengaluru, Jul 14: Infosys Ltd, India's second-biggest software services exporter, reported a 1.4 percent increase in first-quarter profit on Friday, slightly beating street estimates, helped by key client wins. Bengaluru-headquartered Infosys posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 3,483 crore ($540 million) for the three months ending 30 June compared with Rs 3,436 crore in the same quarter last

New Delhi, Jul 14: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Home Minister Rajnath Singh will brief the Opposition on Friday over India-China standoff in Doklam in Sikkim sector and the Kashmir situation in wake of killing of seven Amarnath pilgrims. The meeting, aimed at taking the opposition leaders into confidence on both issues will take place at Home Minister's residence. As per the sources

New Delhi, Jul 13: Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in Parliament during the Monsoon session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. Leaders of these parties discussed the broad strategy and issues to be taken up in Parliament during the meeting here on Tuesday, which was primarily convened to

New Delhi, Jul 13: The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also declared that an environment compensation of Rs 50

New Delhi, Jul 13: The BJP today hit out at Rahul Gandhi for attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and "not terrorism", after his return from "vacation", hours after the Congress vice president said Modi's policies had created space for terrorists in Kashmir. Union minister Smriti Irani said the challenges around Kashmir were a legacy of the Nehru-Gandhi family and that "the country knows it".

New Delhi, Jul 13: Janata Dal United JD(U) on Wednesday made it clear that they won't break 'mahagathbandhan' in Bihar saying how can we kill our own baby, claims report in leading daily. JD(U) chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who had a good telephonic conversation with Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday broke his silence over grand alliance in the state which was under strain after Nitish

New Delhi, Jul 12: Stepping up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today accused him of pursuing policies that created space for terrorists in Kashmir. He also said that the prime minister's pursuit of short- term political gains from the BJP-PDP alliance in the state has cost the country dear and resulted in sacrifices of innocent Indians. "Modi's