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Ahmedabad, May 27: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed three cases of Zika virus, including a pregnant woman, reported from Gujarat's Ahmedabad, the first in the country. All the cases are from the Bapunagar area of the city. "The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Government of India (MoHFW) reported three laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika virus disease in Bapunagar area

Srinagar, May 27: Separatists in Kashmir Valley have called for a two-day shutdown from tomorrow over the "use of force" against the protesters following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat today in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district. The separatists also called for a march to Tral, in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, on May 30 to pay tributes to Bhat

Srinagar, may 27: A civilian was killed and several others injured after being hit by bullets as clashes erupted near encounter site in Saimoh village of Tral township in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday. Two militants, including slain Hizb-ul-Muajhideen commander Burhan Wani's successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, were killed in the encounter that lasted for several hours. Reports said massive

New Delhi, May 27: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today left for strife-torn Saharanpur, but district authorities said he would be stopped at the border. Party sources said Rahul left for Shabbirpur village, the centre of the caste-based violence in the district, by road this morning after meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi. ADG (Law and Order) Aditya Misra, who is camping in Saharanpur

Srinagar, May 27: The successor of Burhan Wani and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat was among two militants killed in an ongoing encounter in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday. Sources said security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Soimoh village of Tral, 36 kms from here, on Friday night after militants opened fire at a patrol party of the 42

Patna, May 27: In what is perceived as a huge blow to the so-called Opposition unity, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will have lunch with his arch-rival Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. Though the JD(U) termed the meeting with Modi official, the timing assumes enormous significance as it comes a day after Kumar refused to attend Congress president Sonia Gandhi's luncheon meeting in New

Srinagar, May 27: At least six militants were killed as army foiled a fresh infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rampur sector of Uri in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday. Sources said troops noticed the movement of a heavily armed group of militants along the LoC, who were trying to infiltrate into Indian side late Friday night."As the troops challenged the

New Delhi, May 26: BJP chief Amit Shah said today his party will notch up a bigger victory in the next Lok Sabha polls than the 2014 elections, asserting that India will emerge as a "great nation" in various fields under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The saffron tally of 282 seats in 2014 was unprecedented but Shah expressed confidence that the BJP would surpass it in 2019 on the back of a better

Rohtak, May 26: A Pakistani national living in the Iskcon temple in the Delhi-Haryana border town of Bahadurgarh was arrested on Thursday evening. Sources said the police recovered a Pakistani passport from him in which his name has been mentioned as Raja, a resident of Hindu Colony in Larkana, Pakistan. The Indian visa given to him expired in 2016. He has been living in the temple for nine months

Tezpur (Assam), May 26: The wreckage of the IAF Sukhoi fighter jet that went missing with two crew members on board was found today after three days of search operations. The Sukhoi jet had gone missing after taking off from the Tezpur Salonibari Air Force station in Assam at 10:30 AM on Tuesday on a routine training sortie. Defence spokesperson, Tezpur 4 Corps, Lt Col Sombit Ghosh said that the