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New Delhi, Apr 8: Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at BJP leader Tarun Vijay for his remarks against south Indians, asking whether BJP-RSS members were the only Indians in the country. "When Tarun Vijay said 'we live with blacks', I ask him who is 'we'? Was he referring to BJP/RSS members as the only Indians?," he asked on Twitter. Chidambaram hails from Tamil Nadu and has been a

New Delhi, Apr 8: In a bid to give boost to their ties, India and Bangladesh today inked nearly two dozen pacts in strategic areas of defence and civil nuclear cooperation after "productive" talks between their prime ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two

New Delhi, Apr 8: In a suspected robbery case, a German national was stabbed in north Delhi's Kotwali area. The incident took place yesterday around 10.26 PM near Geeta Colony on a road leading to ISBT, police said. The man was robbed and then stabbed multiple times by a rickshawpuller, they said. The German national is currently hospitalised. Further details in the matter are awaited.

New Delhi, Apr 8: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received Hasina. She was then accorded a ceremonial guard of honour. Later in the morning Hasina paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat. In a special gesture on Friday, Modi personally received his Bangladeshi counterpart at the

Chennai, Apr 8: Income Tax Department officials on Friday recovered about Rs 4.5 crore from the residences of two persons close to Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, said a senior official. The IT officials also searched the residences and business premises of Vijayabaskar, his relatives and associates. "Rs 3.5 crore cash was recovered from Nainar Mohammed, one of the confidants of

New Delhi, Apr 7: In another incident of unruly behaviour by an MP, TMC's Dola Sen allegedly delayed Air India's Delhi-Kolkata flight by nearly 40 minutes after an argument over seating arrangement. The MP had booked front row seats on makemytrip.com and had paid extra for those seats, said Air India. But she could only be booked on emergency exit seats, which also have similar leg room. When Sen

New Delhi, Apr 7: A near collision was averted today as an Air India and an IndiGo aircraft came face-to-face at IGI airport here. Air India's Delhi-Goa AI156 was about to take off from runway 28 at 11.15 AM when the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) asked the pilot to stop and come back to bay, Air India sources said. IndiGo's Ranchi-Delhi 6E398 landed on the same runway minutes later. There were 122

Srinagar, Apr 7: Three soldiers were killed in the multiple avalanches that hit an army post at Batalik sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, an official said today. "Unprecedented snowfall triggered multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector yesterday in which a post was buried. Five soldiers were trapped under the snow," the army official said. While two of them were rescued, the others could

Chennai, Apr 7: Income Tax sleuths today launched simultaneous searches at premises of Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and at least one MLA in connection with a tax evasion probe. Officials said the searches were being conducted at over 30 locations in the state including against certain medical professionals, pharma firms and their executives. Over 100 I-T sleuths along with security

Bomdila, Apr 7: Emphasising the need for religious harmony, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said India is still the best country to uphold religious harmony and tolerance. "Religious harmony is very essential at a time when the sense of responsibility is lacking. But despite niggles, it is possible in India -- the most-populated democratic country. This country has shown the