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Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 7: The land for rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits, who migrated from the Kashmir valley in the early 1990's due to militancy, can be identified in one or two months, home minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. "We are committed to the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits who have migrated from the valley. The state government can start the process of identifying the

New Delhi, Sep 6: Aviation regulator DGCA has cracked down on nearly 140 Jet Airways pilots for continuing to fly without clearing mandatory biannual exams and issued show cause notices to the airline questioning its pilot training programme. The notices were issued to the pilots, as also Jet's chief operating officer and training chief, on the basis of an audit of its training programme by a

Srinagar, Sep 6: The toll in the Jammu and Kashmir floods has risen to 160 as the floods, the worst the state has seen in 60 years, affected a staggering 2,500 villages, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said as he assured help to deal with the grim situation. Rajnath Singh told the media at the Jammu airport that "160 people have lost their lives in these floods". "Floods of this

New Delhi, Sep 6: Accusing BJP of trying to form government in Delhi through "horse trading", Arvind Kejriwal today said Aam Aadmi Party will seek the President's intervention to ensure that the saffron party does not get an invitation "under any circumstances" from the Lt Governor. "How will BJP form government? Naturally, BJP wants to form government through horse-trading, by buying MLAs which

Jammu, Sep 6: The flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir continued to worsen on Saturday, with the death toll mounting to 100 while rescuers struggled to evacuate thousands of people to safety as major rivers and streams were in spate due to incessant rains. Home minister Rajnath Singh held a meeting with chief minister Omar Abdullah to take stock of the flood situation soon after he arrived this

Bangalore, Sep 6: The State Prison Advisory Board has recommended the release of at least 200 prisoners on grounds of good behaviour in the first phase in Karnataka. But the select prisoners may have to wait a while as their release will be subject to clearance from the Supreme Court. In January this year, the Congress government had decided at a Cabinet meeting to release prisoners on good

New Delhi, Sep 5: On Teachers Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today interacted with school children across the country saying girl education is his top priority and the initiative to ensure toilets in all schools was part of this endeavour. Addressing students and replying to their questions via video conferencing in the first-ever initiative, he said he is talking to states to ensure that

New Delhi, Sept 5: Prime Minister Tony Abbott today said he will sign an agreement with India to sell uranium for non-weapon use. "Prime Minister Modi and I will today sign a nuclear cooperation agreement that will finally allow Australian uranium to India," he said while addressing a meeting here, organised by industry chambers including CII and Ficci. Abbott, who arrived here this morning, was

New Delhi, Sep 5: BJP is likely to be invited to form a government in Delhi with Lt Governor Najeeb Jung sending a report to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking permission to call the single largest party to take a shot at power though it is well short of majority in the Assembly. In his report, Jung gave a detailed analysis of the political situation in the city and underlined the need to have an

New Delhi, Sep 5: India is the suicide hotspot of the world, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) report, which said that around 2.58 lakh people took their own lives, the highest for any country across the globe. The WHO figures, however, do not match with the official records. The WHO’s figure is higher by 1.12 lakh compared to the 1.35 lakh suicides reported by India’s National