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Hyderabad, Mar 11: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday asked political parties not to create controversy on the issue of holding Lok Sabha polls during Ramzan and said there will be greater participation of Muslim community in the democratic exercise during that period. Speaking to media persons, Owaisi said, "This whole controversy is totally uncalled for and unnecessary. I would request

Srinagar, Mar 11: The mastermind of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel is believed to have been killed in an encounter in the Tral area of South Kashmir, officials said Monday. The encounter in Pinglish area of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district lasted past midnight in which Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai' was among the

Washington, Mar 11: Russia's arms export to India fell by a whopping 42 per cent between 2014-18 and 2009-2013, according to a new report. As a result, Russia accounted for 58 per cent of total Indian arms imports in 2014-2018, compared with 76 per cent in 2009-2013, according to the report "Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2018" released by the Stockholm International Peace Research

New Delhi, Mar 11: The assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections but not in Jammu and Kashmir due to security reasons, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal and Sikkim will go to the polls for all seats in their respective assemblies as well as the Lok Sabha in the

Chennai, Mar 10: Top film star Rajinikanth on Sunday said he would not contest the bypoll expected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, nearly a month after declaring that his target was only the Assembly election. While bypolls are expected to 21 Assembly constituencies in the state, Rajinikanth, when asked if he would fight the bypoll since he had declared the Assembly polls to be his only target

San Jose, Mar 10: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, on Saturday, reinforced that terrorism has no religion while interacting with the Indian community here during his official two-day visit. "Terrorism isn't an issue for India alone. It's an international issue. Even America that never used to understand our pain are now understanding. Terrorism is the enemy of humanity, terror has no religion. No

New DeIhi, Mar 10: The Election Commission Saturday asked political parties to "desist from displaying photographs of defence personnel" against the backdrop of a picture showing a hoarding with images of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman as well as leaders of a party. In a fresh instruction issued to all political parties, the EC referred to its December 2013 letter in which it

Mumbai, Mar 10: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Saturday claimed another "Pulwama-like attack would be organised within a couple of months", close to the Lok Sabha elections. "Mark my words - another 'Pulwama-type' strike will be organised in the next two months, during the Lok Sabha elections, to divert peoples' attention from all problems to patriotism," he said, addressing

New Delhi, Mar 9: India on Saturday said if Pakistan claims to be a "naya Pakistan" with "nayi soch", it should show "naya action" against terrorist groups and their infrastructure on its soil and end cross-border terrorism in support of its claims. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, at a media briefing, also said its non-military strike on JeM camp in Pakistan achieved its

Mumbai, Mar 9: Ram Janmabhoomi is an emotional issue and cannot be resolved through mediation, the Shiv Sena said on Saturday, asking the Centre to promulgate an ordinance and start the construction of Ram temple. When the country's politicians, rulers and the Supreme Court have not been able to resolve the issue so far, what would the three mediators do, the party asked. Giving another chance for