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Nagpur, Jul 16: A forensic report has confirmed that the head of the Bharatiya Janata Party minority cell Salim Shah was carrying beef when he was attacked on July 12 by a group of cow vigilantes at Bhorsingi village in Nagpur. “The forensic report has confirmed that Mr. Shah was carrying beef. He was called to the police station for interrogation today. We are trying to ascertain if he can be

Lucknow, Jul 16: The Uttar Pradesh government has fixed a target to provide jobs to 70 lakh people in five years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday. "UP is a state with immense possibilities.... We have fixed a target of providing jobs to 70 lakh people in five years, of which 10 lakh jobs will be provided through the vocational education and skill development departments," he said

Kolkata, Jul 16: Police cases were lodged on Saturday against BJP Rajya Sabha member Roopa Ganguly and party's West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh for making controversial remarks about women safety in the state and targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee respectively. On Friday, actor-turned-politician Ganguly had said if people from outside send their wives and daughters to the state, they won't

Lucknow, Jul 15: Uttar Pradesh government may have banned the consumption of betel and tobacco inside government offices and buildings in the state but the state lawmakers, it appears, themselves do not abide by the orders. 'Gutkha' (Pan Masala) and 'khaini' (raw tobacco) pouches were found under the seats of the legislators in the state assembly during a search on Saturday. According to the

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