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Vadodara, Sept 16: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday warned Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism and added that it should be ready to lose Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (PoK). "Article 370 has been revoked. Now, Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) too is ours. Pakistan should be ready to lose PoK. For fulfilling the dream of united India, we are ready to move forward for PoK... Pakistan should stop

New Delhi, Sept 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the "special gesture" of US President Donald Trump to join a community programme at Houston signifies special friendship between the two countries. In a series of tweets, the prime minister said he looks forward to joining the Indian origin community in welcoming Trump at the programme. The programme will be held on September 22 in

London, Sept 15: Nobel Peace Prize winner and Pakistani education rights activist Malala Yousafzai has urged the UN to work towards peace in Kashmir and help children go back to school amid the tense situation in the Valley. Normal life has remained affected in Kashmir since August 5, when the special status for Jammu and Kashmir was scrapped and restrictions were imposed. Most shops and schools

New Delhi, Sept 14: Has Padma Shri M. Annadurai, former Director of the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) and who was involved in India's three inter-planetary missions, a persona non grata at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) wonder serving and retired officials. At a time when several retired officials were present to witness the Vikram moon lander Vikram on September 7 at the ISRO's

New Delhi, Sept 14: The Congress on Saturday termed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's comments on inflation as "shocking" and accused the BJP-led government of lacking a "vision" to put the country's economy back on track. "The Finance Minister just concluded a press conference. It was disappointing. Looking at India's economic situation, it was expected that the government will take steps to

Mumbai, Sept 14: An RBI panel on Friday suggested setting up of a federal body on the lines of the GST Council to implement reforms and boost credit flow in the agriculture sector, besides pitching for direct transfer of subsidy and no farm loan waivers. Among other recommendations, the panel said banks should develop a management information system (MIS) to flag loans sanctioned against gold as

Bengaluru, Sept 14: The Indian space agency will simulate various scenarios, including what it has not done and what it had assumed, to arrive at the probable cause of its moon lander Vikram hitting the lunar surface after veering away from its plotted path and losing communication link with ground stations, a retired senior ISRO official said. Early on September 7, Vikram, while on its descent to

Hyderabad, Sept 14: Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella's father and former IAS officer B.N. Yugandhar passed away here on Friday after brief illness. He was 80. Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar, a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who served in the Prime Minister's Office and the Planning Commission, breathed his last at his residence in Banjara Hills here, family

Jalaun, Sept 14: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi, installed at Sri Gandhi Inter College here, was allegedly decapitated by unidentified miscreants. According to the police, the statue was vandalised on Friday. "On receiving information, we reached the spot. The statue has been fixed and reinstalled. An FIR will be registered and action will also be taken. We will investigate the matter. I would request

New Delhi, Sept 13: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a plea by former finance minister P Chidambaram seeking to surrender in the money laundering case. Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar rejected his plea. The Enforcement Directorate had on Thursday told the court that Chidambaram's arrest was necessary in the INX Media money laundering case and it will do so at an appropriate time. Chidambaram's