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New Delhi, Aug 19: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan on Monday. He was declared elected unopposed as the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations for the bypoll ended. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot congratulated Singh on his election to the Upper House of Parliament. Singh was nominated by the Congress while the BJP did not field any

New Delhi, Aug 19: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal seeking quashing of charges framed against him in an alleged sexual assault case lodged by a former woman colleague. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra asked Goa's lower court to complete the trial preferably within six months in the case against Tejpal. Tejpal is alleged to have

Pune, Aug 19: BJP lawmaker Subramanian Swamy has said the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir's special status was correct but the state of the economy "needs to be corrected" as this issue is also important for national security and nation-building. The Rajya Sabha MP told reporters on Sunday the "wrong policies" adopted during former finance minister Arun Jaitley's tenure were responsible for the

Srinagar, Aug 19: Teachers reported to work in many schools in Kashmir as restrictions were eased further on Monday but not many students were seen. Officials said the government has made necessary arrangements for the opening of 190 primary schools in Srinagar city as security forces remained deployed in most of the Valley. But all private schools in the city remained shut for the 15th

Kolkata, Aug 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that human rights have been "totally violated" in Kashmir and urged people to pray for peace in the Valley. Banerjee, on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, said she had once taken to the streets to protest against human rights violations. "Today is World Humanitarian Day. Human rights have been totally violated in

New Delhi, Aug 19: Heavy rains lashed northern parts, leaving at least 28 people dead and 22 missing in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab on Sunday, while a flood alert was sounded in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana has asked the Army to remain on standby after 8.14 lakh cusec water was released from the Hathini Kund barrage in the Yamuna river. At least 22 people

Srinagar, Aug 18: Restrictions were tightened in some parts of Srinagar on August 18 following incidents of violence a day earlier, even as the first batch of Haj pilgrims returned to Kashmir from Saudi Arabia, officials said. They added restrictions continued in many parts of the Valley for the 14th day on August 18. Restrictions were reimposed in certain areas which witnessed trouble on August

Kalka, Aug 18: Defence minister Rajnath Singh here on Sunday said there would be no talks with Pakistan unless it acts against terrorists and stops supporting terror activities. He further said if talks were held with Pakistan in future, they would be only on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Singh said this while addressing a public rally ahead of the flagging off the BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra for

Srinagar, Aug 18: Thousands of people have been detained in Indian Kashmir over fears of outbreaks of unrest after New Delhi stripped the restive region of its autonomy two weeks ago, government sources told news agency. A magistrate speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity said at least 4,000 people were arrested and held under the Public Safety Act (PSA), a controversial law that allows

Seoul, Aug 18: A group of people raising anti-India slogans and using abusive language for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday in South Korea’s Seoul were taken head-on by a group of BJP and RSS leaders including Shazia Ilmi who was visiting the city. A video accessed by news agency shows a group of people holding Pakistan flags chanting anti- India and anti-Modi slogans. The 3 minutes 25