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Kozhikode, Mar 1: A Video Journalist, two police personnel and several students were injured in stone pelting and clashes that witnessed as part of a protest march taken out by supporters of Muslim Students Federation (MSF) at the Calicut University campus on Friday. The MSF students were protesting against the alleged sidelining of their members in the ongoing C Zone Youth festival. The injured

Amravati, Mar 1: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he was not ashamed to visit the state with ‘empty hands’ and said he owed an explanation to ‘five crore people’ over unfulfilled promises,vis-a-vis the AP Reorganisation Act,2014. In a letter to the Prime Minister on the eve of his scheduled visit to the port city of Visakhapatnam on

New Delhi, Mar 1: BJP President Amit Shah on Friday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for not condemning the Pulwama terror attack and said how could India trust him. Speaking at the India Today Conclave, Shah said the Modi government has been able to create "fear" in the minds of those behind terrorism with its action against Pakistan-based terrorists. "I believe the track record of our

Chennai, Mar 1: A Tuticorin-bound private aircraft carrying Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami returned here on Friday following a "technical snag," airport officials said. Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami was scheduled to travel to Kanyakumari from Tuticorin to attend a government event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be present. According to airport officials, the pilot of the

Kannur, Feb 28: Budget carrier GoAir on Thursday commenced direct flight operations to Muscat from the recently commissioned Kannur international airport. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Arjun Das Guptha, Vice president, GoAir international operations said, three weekly flight between Kannur to Muscat will be operate on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday during winter and Summer days. The

New Delhi, Feb 28: In a bid to enhance the travel experience and bring greater transparency for rail passengers, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched a new feature on the IRCTC website through which passengers can view reservation charts and vacant berths online. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Goyal said: "It is another step to introduce transparency in the system and

New Delhi, Feb 28: Amid the rising Indo-Pak tensions, the Opposition on Wednesday condemned the ruling BJPs "blatant politicisation" of the armed forces sacrifices and also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not convening an all-party meeting. Representatives of 21 opposition parties, including Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) General

New Delhi, Feb 28: Abhinandan is in the custody of Pakistan Army after his MiG-21 aircraft went down yesterday in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) while chasing 20 fighter jets of Pakistan Air Force which transgressed 10 kms into Indian air space beyond the Line of Control (LoC), using laser bombs to target military installations in Jammu and Kashmir. Wing Commander Abhinandan should be repatriated

New Delhi, Feb 28: Saudi Arabia's ambassador to New Delhi on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting comes a day after tensions between India and its western neighbour escalated after Pakistani fighter jets violated Indian air space in response to IAF targeting a JeM terror camp in its territory. An IAF pilot was captured by Pakistan after an air combat Wednesday. Both sides said

Srinagar, Feb 28: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to a two-day strike called by separatists to protest the NIA raids at residences of several leaders in connection with an investigation into terror funding through hawala channels in the valley. Most of the shops and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar – the summer capital of