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New Delhi, Jul 11: Eighteen opposition parties have decided to field former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi as their joint candidate for the post of vice president, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said here today. Gopalkrishna Gandhi's name was endorsed by all 18 opposition parties, including the JD(U), which is backing the NDA's candidate in the presidential poll. "The 18 opposition parties

Srinagar, Jul 11: Seven pilgrims on the Amarnath Yatra - six of them women - were killed on Monday in a terror attack in Anantnag at about 8:30 pm. At least 19 people were injured in one the worst terror strikes in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Terrorists opened fire on a bus with the pilgrims who were returning after visiting the holy shrine that is located in a narrow gorge at the end of a

New Delhi, Jul 10: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday directed the state government to provide Rs 10 lakh as "compensation" to the civilian allegedly used as a human shield by the Army earlier this year. "I have asked the state government to compensate Farooq Ahmad Dar for endangering his life and dignity," Justice Bilal Nazki,Chairman SHRC, said. However, the

New Delhi, Jul 10: Embattled businessman Vijay Mallya, who was held guilty of contempt, today failed to make a personal appearance before the Supreme Court despite being directed to do so. A bench comprising of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit fixed the matter for hearing on July 14 and sought the assistance of the Solicitor General in the case. The apex court had on May 9 held Mallya, who is

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