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New Delhi, May 14: No Indian delegation was seen at the opening ceremony of China's Belt and Road Forum addressed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who delivered a keynote speech at the opening of the two-day meet for International Cooperation in Beijing today. Xi said that the Belt and Road initiative should be an open one that will achieve both economic growth and balanced development. "We should

Srinagar, May 13: In a revolt against his senior commanders based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Zakir Musa on Saturday dissociated himself from the outfit, saying he can’t “sacrifice his life for the establishment of a secular state.” “From today on, I have no association with any outfit. I am of my own. I don’t represent Hizbul Mujahideen,” Zakir said in the

Jammu, May 13: Two persons were killed and three injured when Pakistani army fired mortar bombs and automatic weapons along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district today. It is the third ceasefire violation by Pakistan in as many days. A woman had died while three persons were injured in firing and shelling by Pakistani troops earlier. The Indian Army is retaliating

New Delhi, May 13: Delhi Chief Minister on Friday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) has “backed out of the proposed hackathon” to ascertain the reliability of EVMs and expressed disappointment over the decision of the EC. “Sad that EC has backed out of hackathon,” Arvind Kejriwal tweeted after the Election Commission told representatives of 55 political parties that that it would offer

Bengaluru, May 13: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced that it would deploy Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices with all the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in all future polls. Also, the commission will hold a “challenge” to give all political parties a chance to prove their claim that the EVMs used in the recently concluded Assembly elections were tampered with or

New Delhi, May 12: As many as 152 passengers on board an Air India aircraft today had a close shave after the plane overshot the runway after landing at the Pune airport. Following the incident involving the flight AI 849, which flew from Delhi, the runway has been closed. An Air India spokesperson said the plane overshot the runway and "emergency evacuation" was carried out. All the 152

New Delhi, May 12: An FIR has been lodged against Google under the Information Technology (IT) Act for an alleged derogatory search result in 2015 involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Superintendent of Police (City) Kamal Kishore on Thursday said the FIR was registered under various sections of the IT Act on a complaint of lawyer Nand Kishore. When contacted, a Google spokesperson said, "We

New Delhi, May 12: The all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission to discuss the reliability of the EVMs -- an issue flagged by opposition parties -- got underway here this morning. At the meeting, the Commission would also seek views of political parties on the proposed challenge it plans to throw to hack its EVMs. The date of the proposed challenge would be decided after the all-party

New Delhi, May 12: In a huge setback for the Gandhi family, the Delhi High Court on Friday cleared way for an Income Tax probe against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds in the National Herald case. The company in which Sonia, Rahul Gandhi are stakeholders will be investigated by tax officials, the Delhi High Court said in its

Colombo, May 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the biggest challenge to sustainable world peace is from mindsets rooted in hate and violence, and not necessarily from conflict between the nation states. Speaking as the chief guest at the International Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo, the prime minister said that the themes of social justice and sustainable world peace, chosen for the