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New Delhi, Apr 4: India today swiftly rejected any US role in resolving Indo-Pak issues, hours after American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley suggested that the Trump administration may "find its place" in efforts to de- escalate Indo-Pak tension. In a veiled snub, the external affairs ministry spokesperson in New Delhi said, the "government's position for bilateral redressal of all India

New Delhi, Apr 4: Amid a row over the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the government today asked China not to interfere in its internal affairs, saying it respects the "One-China" policy and expects Beijing to reciprocate. Making a statement on the visit of the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said here that the Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to

Patna, Apr 4: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar opn Monday stressed on a grand alliance of opposition parties at the national level to stop the surge of the BJP and urged the Congress and Left parties to take initiative for this. “The BJP’s victory in Uttar Pradesh was mainly because of lack of a Bihar-like ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) there ... If you add the vote percentage of the

New Delhi, Apr 4: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants the taxpayer to foot his legal bills of Rs. 3.8 crore for defamation cases filed against him by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Mr Kejriwal engaged a battery of lawyers to represent him, including Ram Jethmalani, one of the most expensive lawyers in the country. Mr Kejriwal's deputy, Manish Sisodia, has signed off on the bills and sent

New Delhi, Apr 3: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a farmhouse with a market value of Rs 27 crore in connection with its money laundering probe against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others. The agency has issued a provisional order attaching the farmhouse located in south Delhi's Mehrauli area under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

New Delhi, Apr 3: The Supreme Court today allowed Gujarat government to accept the offer of Director General of Police P P Pandey, who is on extension till April 30 this year, to relinquish his office forthwith. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and D Y Chandrachud recorded the submission of Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for Gujarat, that the top police officer has himself

New Delhi, Apr 3: Shares of Infosys fell by over 1.00 per cent today after fresh row erupted between the founders and the Board of the company over the pay hike to Chief Operating Officer U B Pravin Rao. The shares of Infosys slipped by 0.94 per cent to Rs 1,011.25 apiece in early trade on the BSE. At NSE, shares of the company went down by 1.15 per cent to Rs 1,010.45. Infosys founder N R

New Delhi, Apr 3: The government is mulling bringing legislative changes to remove the monthly ceiling of Rs 10,000 on the maintenance paid by children to parents. It also plans to introduce a rating mechanism for organisations providing home care services to the elderly. If the proposed amendments to the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act come through, the

Srinagar, Apr 3: A soldier was arrested on Monday morning at Srinagar airport, after two grenades were found in his baggage. According to a media report, police said the jawan was about to board a flight to Delhi when a check revealed that he was carrying grenades. The jawan serves near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, where 19 Indian soldiers were killed by

Bengaluru, Apr 2: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today reiterated the state's inability to release Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, and said that there was no sufficient water in the state's reservoirs at present. An official delegation from Tamil Nadu had yesterday held meetings with Karnataka Chief Secretary Subhash Khuntia and other state government officials here, with a