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Srinagar, May 4: A civilian was killed while three soldiers were injured when militants attacked an army patrol in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday evening. Another encounter between ultras and forces was going on in neighbouring Kulgam district. Reports said militants opened fire on a patrol party of Army’s 62-Rashtriya Rifles in Imam Sahib area of Shopian, 55 kms from here, at around

Mumbai, May 4: Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, who lost about 330 kilograms after undergoing weight-loss surgery in Mumbai's Saifee hospital, on Thursday left for the United Arab Emirates for long-term treatment. Eman Ahmed, who weighed more than 500 kilograms when she was flown to Mumbai for treatment in February, was reportedly the world's heaviest woman. The 37-year-old was discharged from the

Lucknow, May 4: If Muslims do not want a compromise on the Ram Temple issue, the court is there to resolve the land dispute in Ayodhya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday said, drawing sharp retort from the Babri Masjid Action Committee. "If they don't want a compromise, the court is there... We have already won in the Allahabad High Court, which has ruled that

New Delhi, May 4: The Indian Army does not reveal plans before executing them, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today, indicating possible retaliation to the Pakistan military beheading two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a volley of questions on whether the army will respond to the barbaric act, Rawat, without giving a direct reply, said the armed forces will effectively

Hyderabad, May 4: Cases were booked against AICC General Secretary and In charge of Telugu states, Digvijaya Singh here on Thursday for his tweets on Telangana police alleging that they are encouraging Muslim youth to join ISIS through fake websites. Based on a complaint filed by Telangana Rahstra Samithi legislator M Gopinath three days ago, the Banjara Hills police booked cases against the

New Delhi, May 4: India today asked the United Kingdom to ensure early extradition of fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya who is facing cases of bank loan default to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore by his now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi raised the issue of early completion of the extradition process of Mallya, during his talks here with his UK counterpart Patsy

New Delhi, May 4: Maintaining that no technology is foolproof, the Centre on Wednesday admitted before the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card holders’ data was leaked. The Union government, however, asserted that the leak was not from the UIDAI’s end. A batch of petitions against the decision to link PAN with Aadhaar cards in filing Income-Tax returns, however, questioned the move, saying it was in

New Delhi, May 4: With tensions between India and Pakistan escalating once again, New Delhi on Wednesday sent back 47 students, who had recently come from the neighbouring country on an exchange programme. As the killing and mutilation of two Indian Army and Border Security Force soldiers by Pakistan Army personnel near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday further soured the relation between the

New Delhi, May 3: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed former Union Minister Salman Khurshid to assist it as amicus curiae in hearing a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims. A Bench, comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar and Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and S.K. Kaul, also permitted Mr. Khurshid, who is a senior advocate

Naxalbari, May 3: In an embarrassment to the BJP in West Bengal, the tribal family of Naxalbari who had hosted BJP national president Amit Shah during his visit to north Bengal last week, today joined the Trinamool Congress. Raju Mahali and Geeta Mahali, who had hosted Amit Shah on April 25 during his visit to the area, today joined the TMC in the presence of senior TMC leader and tourism minister