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New Delhi, Jul 10: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today expressed dismay over lack of courtesy shown by her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz, who has not even acknowledged her personal letter requesting for a Pakistani visa for Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother. However, she assured Aziz that any Pakistani national seeking a medical visa to travel to India with his recommendation will be given

Patna, Jul 10: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar cancelled today's public interface event and the subsequent press conference on health grounds, triggering speculation that he is intended to skip the big meet of opposition on Vice President pick. It is also speculated that he is avoiding the media in view of the recent CBI raids on the family of alliance partner Lalu Prasad. Neither Kumar, nor his

New Delhi, Jul 9: India today hit out at Pakistan for glorifying militant commander Burhan Wani, saying Islamabad's terror support and sponsorship need to be condemned by 'one and all'. In a strongly worded tweet, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Gopal Baglay said, " First @ForeignOfficePk read frm banned LeT's script. Now Pak COAS (Pakistan army chief) glorifies Burhan Wani. Pak's terror

New Delhi, Jul 9: Delhiites in need of urgent surgeries at government hospitals need not worry about dates anymore as they can get them done sooner and for free at 48 listed private hospitals in Delhi-NCR. The bills will be sent to the Delhi government, which yesterday announced that residents of the city, irrespective of their economic status, can get at least 52 types of life-saving surgeries

Gangtok, Jul 9: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today demanded urgent intervention of the Centre for early settlement of the Gorkhaland issue to safeguard the interest of Sikkim. He said in case the issue was not addressed on priority basis, the Sikkim government might approach the apex court of India. "I seek urgent intervention of Government of India and all the authorities concerned for

Hamburg, Jul 9: India and other G20 members today made a strong commitment to fight corruption, including in public administration, by putting in place necessary institutional frameworks in their respective countries. The leaders today adopted 'G20 High Level Principles on Organising Against Corruption', which noted that corruption hampers the efficient and effective operation of government, as

New Delhi, Jul 9: After concluding his two-nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached the national capital. Modi started his tour on July 4 from Israel, where he signed seven agreements. He also met the business community, where the CEOs of Indian and Israeli businesses signed MoUs worth over USD 5 billion on the sidelines of the visit. The Forum also set up six Joint Committees

Hamburg, Jul 8: As India works hard to ensure return of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pressed upon his British counterpart Theresa May to ensure UK's cooperation to bring back economic offenders. Mallya has been in the UK for months, escaping arrest warrants against him, while a court in London is also hearing a case regarding his return to India. Modi

New Delhi, Jul 8: Six persons were thrashed in an outer Delhi locality by a mob that suspected them to be ferrying cows to a slaughterhouse on Friday evening. Trouble began when one of the six trucks carrying buffaloes to a slaughter house in east Delhi grazed a vehicle in Baba Haridas Nagar locality near Najafgarh in outer Delhi. Soon after locals gathered on the spot and began roughing up the

Mumbai, Jul 8: ncensed by pro-Narendra Modi slogans at a party-controlled BMC function on Wednesday, the Shiv Sena today said "Modi bhakts (supporters)" would lead to his fall just like those of late PM Indira Gandhi led to hers. The Sena's latest outburst was triggered by pro-Modi slogans of the BJP corporators rending the air during a cheque-handing ceremony at the Brihanmumbai Municipal