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New Delhi, Jun 27: The JD(U) today hit out at the Congress' "unfriendly and unwarranted" attack on its chief Nitish Kumar and wondered why the party seemed bent on shortening the life of their grand alliance along with the RJD in Bihar. With the JD(U)'s decision to back NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind under intense scrutiny, spokesperson K C Tyagi also referred to his party's "natural"

New Delhi, Jun 27: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to pass an interim order on a government notification making Aadhaar a must for social welfare schemes but said those without the identification number would not be deprived of benefits till the next date of hearing. The Centre told the top court that it had extended to September 30 the deadline for the beneficiaries who didn’t have the 12

Thiruvanathapuram, Jun 26: Popular Malayalam actor Dileep on Monday said he was ready to undergo a polygraph test to prove his innocence with regard to his alleged involvement in the case of molestation of a top actress, in Kochi. The actor’s response, posted on his official Facebook page, comes after recent revelations in the case that yet again placed him under the scanner over his alleged links

Washington, Jun 26: Highlighting his achievements in rooting out corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there has been "not even one taint or blot" on his government in the past three years. Modi said corruption was the main reason why governments in India were voted out in the past. "Indians hate corruption," he told the nearly 600 Indian-American community members at a reception in

Srinagar, Jun 26: Eid-ul-Fitr was today celebrated across Kashmiras people thronged mosques, shrines and Eidgahs for special prayers but a few incident of stone-pelting and clashes between protestors and security forces were reported in the Valley. Muslims from all walks of life started making a beeline to Eidgahs (prayer ground) or mosques for offering Eid prayers as athanksgiving for the month

Washington, Jun 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today heaped praise on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, saying she and her ministry have set an example of effectively using social media to deliver good governance and help Indians in distress in any corner of the world. "Social media has become a very powerful. I am also connected with it. But the External Affairs Ministry and Sushma

Washington, Jun 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today heaped praise on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, saying she and her ministry have set an example of effectively using social media to deliver good governance and help Indians in distress in any corner of the world. "Social media has become a very powerful. I am also connected with it. But the External Affairs Ministry and Sushma

Washington, Jun 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi must raise the contentious H-1B visa issue besides defence cooperation and terrorism during his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, members of the Indian community said here today. Modi, who arrived in the US capital today, was welcomed with loud cheers and applause by a group of people from the Indian community that was waiting

Srinagar, Jun 24: A CRPF officer was killed and two others, including a civilian, were injured in an attack by militants on a vehicle of the paramilitary force in close vicinity of Army’s 15-Corps headquarters in Srinagar on Saturday. A senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), officer said, “Firing was on our vehicle. Sub Inspector Sahab Shukla lost his life and one of our personnel and a

New Delhi, Jun 24: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday disqualified senior Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra for filing wrong accounts of election expenditure. An EC spokesperson confirmed that Mishra had been disqualified for three years from Saturday. His election from the Datia assembly constituency also stands void. Rajendra Bharti of the Congress had alleged that Mishra, a close