Security forces step up offence against militants in Jammu and Kashmir, over 10 JeM operatives killed since Pulwama attack on 14 Feb

The suicide bombing that rattled Kashmir in the afternoon of 14 February was carried by a local recruit of Jaish-e-Mohammed.

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India-Pak border tensions LIVE updates: Celebratory mood at Wagah border as huge crowd awaits Abhinandan's release

India-Pakistan Tensions LIVE updates: Scores of people assembled at the Attari Joint Check Post with Indian flags on Friday to receive IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who is likely to be released by Pakistani authorities later in the day. People started arriving in Attari since 6 am.

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US welcomes Imran Khan's decision to release captured IAF pilot, urges India, Pakistan to de-escalate tensions

Pakistan detained IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman on Wednesday following a fierce engagement between air forces of the two sides along the Line of Control when his MiG 21 fighter jet was downed.

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Sushma Swaraj likely to raise terrorism issue at OIC meet in Abu Dhabi in presence of Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Swaraj will attend the inaugural plenary of the two-day meeting on Friday. It is for the first time that India has been invited to a meeting of the OIC, an influential grouping of 57 Islamic countries, as the guest of honour.

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MPBSE Class 10 and Class 12 Exam 2019: Test scheduled to start today, check timetable at mpbse.nic.in

The Madhya Pradesh board exams conducted by MPBSE for Class 10 and 12 are scheduled to start on 1 and 2 March respectively and the timetables have been released.

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Uttrakhand UK Board Exams 2019: Class 12 examination to begin from today; result to be declared in last week of May

The result of Uttarakhand board Class 12 exam is expected to be out in the last week of May 2019. Students will be able to check the same online by using their roll number or through SMS on the official website: ubse.uk.gov.in.

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As Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery is attacked, a look at the history and success story of a neighborhood bakery

Hyderabad has a special relationship with its bakeries, and Karachi finds itself ranked right at the top.

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US offers $ 1 million reward to find Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, labels him 'emerging leader of Al-Qaeda franchise'

The location of Hamza bin Laden, sometimes dubbed the crown prince of jihad, has been the subject of speculation for years with reports of him living in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria or under house arrest in Iran.

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India cancels Samjhauta Express operations on its end, hours after Pak suspends services; to resume after tension de-escalates

Railways has cancelled the operations of the Indo-Pak Samjhauta Express on its side from Thursday, which senior officials said was due to "purely operational reasons" as Pakistan had suspended services from across the border.

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UN says release of Indian pilot by Pakistan would be a "very much welcomed" step, urges for de-esclation

Asked whether the Secretary-General spoke with the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan amid the escalating tensions between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours, Dujarric said: "contacts have been had with both sides at various levels".

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Marine ecologist Divya Karnad, 2019 Future of Nature awardee, on working towards sustainable fishing

Marine ecologist Divya Karnad has been working with fisherfolk along the Coromandel and the Konkan coasts, with a desire to bring about change in unsustainable fishing practices. This work has won her the prestigious Future of Nature Award for 2019.

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IAF pilot's release is Pakistan's obligation, not a 'peace gesture'; India should not take foot off pressure pedal

A recognition of this dynamic in the India-Pakistan conflict is essential in understanding the position of strength from where India is operating. It is also crucial to recognize that the Indian public - primarily its vocal and expanding middle class - is fed up with India's "strategic restraint" and running out of patience with Pakistan's perfidies.

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Uttar Pradesh sets new Guinness world record: 500 Kumbh Mela-special buses paraded on 3.2-km stretch

The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) ran a fleet of 500 shuttle buses on a stretch of 3.2 kilometres between Sahson toll and Nawabganj toll plaza.

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Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara; combing operation on

At least two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara on Friday.

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Cabinet approves 10% reservation for general category poor in Jammu and Kashmir

The Centre approved an order for giving reservation benefits to economically weaker sections and for promotion in govt jobs to SCs,STs in Jammu and Kashmir.

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UGC NET 2019: NTA releases notification, online application process to start today, find the forms at ntanet.nic.in

The notification for the UGC NET 2019 examinations have been released by the National Testing Agency (NTA) in its website, ntanet.nic.in.

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Masood Azhar is really unwell, says foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, claims Pakistan wants to 'sit and talk' to India

Day after Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan announced that IAF's captured pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on Friday as a gesture of peace and the "first step" to open negotiations with India, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told CNN that Pakistan never wanted to escalate issues, adding that it was when India attacked Pakistan is when matters escalated

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JeM resolved to continue fighting 'holy war' against India in 2017 conference, says intelligence report

Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which was responsible for the killing of 40 CRPF personnel in Pulwama, had resolved in a conference over a year ago that its "Ghazwa-e-Hind" (Holy War Against India) will continue irrespective of India-Pakistan ties, according to an intelligence report.

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Encounter breaks out in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara, 2-3 militants believed to be trapped, no casualties reported

An exchange of fire broke out between militants and security forces in Handwara in north Kashmir's Kupwara district

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Daily Bulletin: Pak to release IAF pilot; Sushma to attend OIC meet in Abu Dhabi; Netanyahu may be indicted; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Wing Commander Abhinandan is set to be released by Pakistan after a tense two days' captivity; Sushma Swaraj will attend the OIC's meeting in Abu Dhabi, PM Narendra Modi will address rallies in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu; and more.

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Sushma Swaraj leaves for Abu Dhabi to attend OIC meet; India invited as guest of honour for first time

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Thursday left for Abu Dhabi to attend the foreign ministers' meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) states

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India-Pakistan tensions: Islamabad to release pilot Abhinandan today; IAF says move 'expected' under Geneva Conventions

In an unexpected statement, Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan said during the joint session of their parliament that Abhinandan will be released on Friday "as a peace gesture".

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Amarinder Singh offers to receive IAF pilot Abhinandan at Attari border upon release from Wagah today

The Congress leader tweeted his request to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's announcement that the IAF pilot would be released on 1 March.

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Social media companies must ensure platforms not misused to weaken country's morale, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned social media firms not to allow their platforms to be abused for 'weakening the morale of the country'

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India-Pakistan tensions LIVE updates: Northern Command chief visits LoC; Islamabad vows to release captured IAF pilot

India-Pakistan tensions LIVE updates: Narendra Modi will conduct a security review meeting with all three service chiefs, and intel chiefs, CNN-News18 reported. NSA Ajit Doval will be briefing the prime minister about the day's developments.

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Should the president run India?

The argument that a presidential form of government reduces corruption is misplaced and is not relevant to the whole debate. The parliamentary system is equally equipped to be transparent and accountable.

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Pakistan set to send IAF pilot Abhinandan Vartaman back to India amid Donald Trump's claims to aiding in de-escalation

Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan has already called for talks with India to prevent the risk of a "miscalculation" between their nuclear-armed militaries.

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By announcing release of captured IAF pilot, Imran Khan takes hold of narrative for now, grabs moral high ground

On Wednesday, social media was full of images and video clips of captured IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman bloodied, arrested, blindfolded, then cleaned up and casually quizzed while sipping a cup of tea

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India will continue talks on Kartarpur Corridor, Pakistan called them off amidst tension between two nations, says report

The Kartarpur route, along the India-Pakistan border, is 3 km away from Gurdaspur in Punjab. Once functional, the corridor would allow Sikh pilgrims direct access to the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan, where Guru Nanak passed away in 1539.

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IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan to be released tomorrow: Move lays ground for trust in Imran Khan's leadership

It is now clear that at least one pilot, reportedly named Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, is in Pakistan's custody. Which is not surprising. This is what happens in war. Each side accepts this reality

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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be released tomorrow, says Imran Khan; pilot was captured on Wednesday

The Indian Air Force pilot was confirmed by the Ministry of External Affairs as having been locked in aerial engagement with an aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (believed to be an F-16 that was felled by India) that violated Indian airspace over Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

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AIMA MAT Result 2019 likely to be declared today; candidates can check scores at mat.aima.in

The All India Management Association is likely to declare the AIMA MAT 2019 result on its official website (mat.aima.in) on Thursday

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India-Pakistan tensions: IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan to be released tomorrow, says Imran Khan

Earlier, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the country is willing to consider returning IAF pilot Abhinandan if it leads to "de-escalation."

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New Mumbai Police commissioner Sanjay Barve assures residents city is safe, but says people should stay alert

Sanjay Barve said Mumbai Police force is for the safety and security of city residents, and maintaining law and order and protecting children, women and senior citizens are also its priority

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IT ministry tells YouTube to remove 11 video links of captured IAF pilot Abhinandan following MHA directive

Pakistan held Abhinandan on Wednesday after fighter jets of both the nations engaged in an air battle following an unsuccessful attempt to target Indian military installations in retaliatory strikes.

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SC stays eviction order on forest land: Centre's application to apex court points out grave anomalies in rejection of land title claims

According to the Union tribal affairs ministry's application to the Supreme Court, its letter to state governments dated 12 September, 2014, had noted that reasons for rejection were not communicated.

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Professor at Odisha's KIIT sacked for saying India shouldn't go to war against Pakistan on local news channel

Madhumita Ray, who taught at Odisha's KIIT, appeared on a Kanak News discussion on 18 February, along with retired Indian Army Colonel Purna Chandra Patnaik

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IAF pilot captured by Pakistan: Is he a prisoner of war, is this an armed conflict; key terms of the Geneva Conventions explained

Even thought India has not confirmed the name of the missing pilot of the MiG-21 Bison, which went down across the LoC on Wednesday, speculation is rife on the international statutes that require his return soon.

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US NSA John Bolton dials Ajit Doval for a second time amid tensions between India and Pakistan

US National Security Adviser John Bolton has talked to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval for a second time amidst tense ties between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack and New Delhi's air strike against JeM terror training camp in Balaklot.

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Navy retrieves body of Meghalaya miner 77 days after tragedy; body recovered using UROV and NDRF boat

This is the second "heavily" decomposed body to be lifted from the Meghalaya mine after it flooded on 13 December, 2018. The body was dispatched to Civil Hospital at the district headquarter in Khliehriat for post-mortem

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Delhi court to hear 2016 sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar and others despite absence of govt sanction for prosecution

A Delhi court said it will go ahead with the hearing of the sedition case against Kanhaiya Kumar, others even if the Delhi government doesn't give its sanction

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SC stays 13 Feb order directing eviction of 11.8 lakh forest dwellers; asks state govts for reasons behind rejecting land claims

The Supreme Court stayed its 13 February order directing 21 states to evict 11.8 lakh illegal forest dwellers whose claims over the land have been rejected

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Paramilitary forces gravely dissatisfied with lack of pay parity as promise of better service conditions remains unfulfilled

Despite the India-Pakistan conflict escalating after the Indian Air Force carried out air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot and additional paramilitary forces being deployed in the Kashmir Valley to quell any insurgency, the issue of pay parity among Indian security forces continues to simmer.

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India-Pakistan tensions LIVE updates: Pakistan says it will decide on status to IAF pilot in few days; India seeks immediate release

India-Pakistan tensions LIVE updates: Pakistan has said it will decide on whether to give IAF pilot the prisoner of war status or not. They said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was safe and healthy in Pakistani custody.

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Australia makes second request to India and Pakistan to 'exercise restraint'; says cycle of escalation 'very dangerous' for all

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, who was in London on Wednesday, said that she was very concerned about the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. "I was hearing very serious reports about an escalation of the conflict between Pakistan and India. I am very concerned about those.

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Fake news flying thick on India-Pak air strikes; don't buy the BS: Photos of 'felled Indian MiG-21' actually of Pak F-16 debris

Given the relatively short period of time within which these three developments broke, confusion reigned on social media where journalists, news portals and those following the news traded various versions of the yet unverified reports of the three air crashes.

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Pakistan shells forward posts in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch for seventh consecutive day

The Pakistani Army heavily shelled forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army

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Experiencing the 'living heritage of humanity' at the Kumbh Mela 2019: Separating fact from fiction

The tribute UNESCO paid to the Kumbh as the living heritage of humanity is what I saw at Prayagraj.

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Narendra Modi says 'India will live as one,... grow as one, fight and win as one' amidst tensions with Pakistan

Modi remarked that "India will live as one, work as one, grow as one, fight as one and win as one". He also said that today he sees a new India which is much stronger, full of enthusiasm and has the will to do and die for the country.

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'Abhi is alive, not injured, sound in mind': Captured IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's father hopes for his safe return

Pakistan claimed that it had arrested Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Wednesday, and also said that its air force had shot down two Indian aircraft.

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India-Pakistan hostilities: US urges end to 'cross-border military activity', France tells Islamabad to stop terror; how world powers reacted

Here is a lowdown on how some of the prominent world powers reacted to the hostilities between India and Pakistan

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Congress, PTI condemn BS Yeddyurappa's comment on air strikes; Karnataka BJP leader says remarks being taken out of context

Many parties and party leaders respectively have condemned BS Yeddyurappa's comments, accusing him of being focussed on politics during the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan.

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Wing Commander Abhinandan in Pakistan custody should be given Prisoner of War status; cases like pilot Nachiketa's tell us why

Going by the examples of prisoners of war released in the past and the state of affairs between India and Pakistan, IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan may, indeed, be considered a POW, making it vital for Pakistan to treat him humanely as per the Geneva Conventions.

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Pakistan violates ceasefire in Mendhar and Krishan Ghati of Jammu and Kashmir, India retaliates

At about 7 pm, Pakistan indulged in unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along Mendhar and Krishan Ghati sectors, officials said.

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RRB Group D Result 2019 may be released in three to four days, claims report; candidates can check results on regional websites

The RRB may not release the result of the Group D examinations soon, which was held between September and December 2018

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Twitter users share military aircraft details online putting at risk national security, pilots' safety, says report

With open source flight tracking websites, bloggers and aviation enthusiasts putting out live movement of IAF aircraft in social media, national security stands threatened

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India-Pakistan air strikes aftermath: Narendra Modi to address BJP workers today, Opposition hits out at prime minister

The Opposition has once again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not putting off political campaigning as the nation faces a tense situation at the border with Pakistan. While the nation is praying for the safe return of the missing IAF pilot, Modi is scheduled to address booth level party workers of BJP at noon on Thursday.

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Delhi HC orders National Herald publisher AJL to vacate Herald House, dismisses plea against earlier order

AJL argued that the transfer of a majority of the shares of the company to Young India, did not automatically make Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi (who are shareholders of Young India) owners of the National Herald building.

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Sushma Swaraj to leave for UAE today to attend OIC meet amid Pakistan's threat to boycott event

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India-Pakistan tensions: Imran Khan, Pakistan Army address media after air strikes but apart from MEA statement Indian govt maintains silence

While Imran Khan has responded in a public address after India and Pakistan's air strikes on Wednesday, India is yet to hear from Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Arun Jaitley appeals to Opposition to introspect their joint statement alleging 'blatant politicisation' of armed forces' sacrifices

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley appealed to Opposition to introspect their statement on blatant politicisation of the sacrifices of the armed forces

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Railway RPF SI recruitment: Admit card for exam to fill 9,739 posts available on constable1.rpfonlinereg.org/home.html

The admit cards for exams being conducted for the second stage of recruitment for the posts of constable and sub-inspector (SI) have been released by the Railway Police Force. They can be accessed at constable1.rpfonlinereg.org.

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Modi has tough choices after Pakistan's capture of IAF pilot: Diplomacy may work, but will have strategic, political costs

Pakistan's foray into Indian airspace - as expressed by the statement released by MOFA on Wednesday morning - was aimed more at reclaiming some lost ground and playing to the gallery back home instead of a serious retaliation.

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As Vatican summit on sexual abuse yields few concrete measures, Kerala's survivors face anxious future

The papal conclave ended with vague promises of concrete measures and special programmes. For the survivors in Kerala, this means nothing - except a continuation of their trauma and uncertainties.

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No Nation for Women: Journalist Priyanka Dubey on her searing reportage on rape in India

Journalist Priyanka Dubey spent six years travelling across India to document cases of rape and sexual assault. Her reportage, compiled in a book, presents a stark picture of the problem, and looks at the path ahead.

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National Science Day: Remembering CV Raman's unsung student Sukumar Chandra Sirkar

S C Sirkar was involved in the work on scattering of light, which later came to be known as the Raman Effect.

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Pakistan leaks video of IAF pilot Abhinandan 'praising' his captors; India objects to 'vulgar display' of injured personnel

Soon after his capture, Pakistan Army released a video showing a man blindfolded, who identifies himself as 'Abhinandan', a flying pilot with the IAF.

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India-Pakistan tension: Manmohan Singh 'hopes' saner counsel prevails between leaderships

Amid growing tension between India and Pakistan, Manmohan Singh received an award named after PV Narasimha Rao and said saner counsel must prevail between the respective leaderships of the two nations.

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US tells Pakistan it must abide by UNSC commitments to deny terrorists safe haven, block access to funds

The United States has asked Pakistan to abide by its UN Security Council commitments to deny terrorists safe haven and block their access to funds.

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Schools in Jammu and Kashmir within 5 km of International Border and LoC to be closed today, exams rescheduled

All government and private schools within a range of 5 kilometers from the International Border will remain closed on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district as per orders of the District Development Commissioner of Samba.

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Pakistan puts all Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hospitals on alert, asks them to stock up on medicines, emergency supplies

Amid rising hostilities between India and Pakistan and an imminent rise in cross-border tensions, the government in the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has asked all public hospitals to stay alert.

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Daily Bulletin: Nation prays for IAF pilot's return; Modi reviews security status as tensions escalate with Pak; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Nation hopes for safe return of captured IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan; Pakistan airspaces shut down; PM Modi chairs high-level security meeting; and more.

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US, UK, France ask UN Security Council to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar; China yet to respond to proposal

The US, UK and France have asked the 15-member UN Security Council sanctions committee to subject JeM chief Masood Azhar to an arms embargo, global travel ban and asset freeze.

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Pakistan airspace to remain closed indefinitely to both domestic, international flights amid tensions with India

Amid tensions with Pakistan, flight operations across eight airports in India - Amritsar, Pathankot, Srinagar, Jammu, Shimla, Dharamshala, Kullu and Leh - were shut briefly on Wednesday.

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Wing Commander Abhinandan's poise in Pakistan captivity is commendable; a true officer and a gentleman

India stands by Wing Commander Abhinandan, because, in him, the IAF pilots who went and destroyed JeM camps in their Mirages now have a face India can identify with

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Full Text: MEA issues demarche to Pakistan on act of aggression against India, objects to 'vulgar' display of injured IAF pilot

India also strongly objected to Pakistan's vulgar display of an injured personnel of the Indian Air Force in violation of all norms of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Convention.

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Amid tension on India-Pakistan border, Air India caps fares to J&K at Rs 5,000; GoAir, Vistara waive cancellation fees

Many airlines have waived off cancellations and re-booking charges for the armed forces and for other passengers following the escalation in tension along the borders with Pakistan

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Not all termites are pests; most are soil engineers, play key role in functioning of tropical ecosystems

Only a handful of the 3,000 or so known termite species are pests for humans. The rest are soil engineers, who strengthen the ground under your feet and keep it healthy. Termites thrive by eating what others can't or won't: wood, dung, lichen, even dirt.

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J&K govt hospitals directed to paint Red Cross signs on rooftops amid rising tension between India and Pakistan

Earlier on Wednesday, India shot down Pakistan Air Force's (PAF) F-16 jet after an airspace violation in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera sector in Rajouri district.

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Residents of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch say they saw Pakistani aircraft cross into Indian territory

The intermittent shelling along the border and the Pakistani aircraft in Poonch caused a panic among the residents, several of whom moved to safer places.

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India-Pakistan air strikes: Changing nature of terrorism demands focus on manpower-centric deployment of troops

it is worth taking note of the way the Indian Army is preparing for the security challenges it faces.

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Left in lurch, widows of paramilitary personnel battle to get benefits, parity with those of armed forces

Thousands of widows of central paramilitary forces (CPF) soldiers are battling tremendous odds. They feel not enough attention has been paid to addressing their needs as compared to widows of the armed forces.

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Hindu leaders converge at VHP's two-day Dharma Sansad, Yogi Adityanath meets Mohan Bhagwat, Puri Shankaracharya

A two-day Dharma Sansad organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) started at Prayagraj on Thursday and saw Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath drop by.

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Lucknow comes to standstill as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hits road for Congress road show ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Lucknow came to a standstill as Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hits the road for Congress' mega rally ahead of Lok Sabha polls

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NIOS D.EI.ED 2018 exam result declared; candidates can check scores here nios.ac.in

Launched by the NIOS on 3 October, 2017, the D.El.Ed programme conducts the training of untrained in-service elementary teachers by offering diploma through Open and Distance Learning mode across India.

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Pulwama terror attack: NIA raids 11 locations in south Kashmir, including homes of JeM members Sajjas Bhat and Mudassir Ahmed Khan

The NIA raided the houses of Mudassir Ahmad Khan and Sajjad Bhat, active terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammed and key accused in the 14 February terror attack at Pulwama,

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India-Pakistan air strikes LIVE updates: 21 Opposition parties raise concern for missing IAF pilot, condemn 'Pakistani misadventure'

India-Pakistan air strikes LIVE updates: After 21 political parties of the Opposition held a meeting, they released a joint statement which said, "The leaders expressed concern on the emerging security situation. Post the statement from the MEA regarding targeting of our military installations and loss of one fighter aircraft, the leaders condemned the Pakistani misadventure and expressed their deep concern for the safety of our missing pilot."

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Opposition urges govt to take it in confidence on 'all measures'; raises questions on 'blatant politicisation' of armed forces

The Opposition also raised concerns and "deep anguish" on the "blatant politicisation" of the sacrifices of the armed forces, by the ruling party. The statement mentions that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not convene an all-party meeting after the air strike, which is the "established practice of democracy".

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#BringBackAbhinandan trends on Twitter after Pakistan claims IAF pilot in custody; India yet to name missing airman

The hashtag #BringBackAbhinandan became a top trend on Twitter on Wednesday, with netizens urging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to bring the pilot back home to safety

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'Why shouldn't I hold an opinion?': Meghalaya guv Tathagata Roy on Kashmir, social media trolls and secularism

Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy's tweets have attracted sharp and widespread criticism and even spurred debate if governors are needed

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BJP-JD(U) govt in Bihar claims it transformed education sector, but state of public schools remains lamentable

Schools across Bihar face an uncertain future as the state government has decided to close down or merge nearly 3000 schools, due to unavailability of land or lack of enough students

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Imran Khan urges Narendra Modi for talks, says India and Pakistan cannot afford 'miscalculation'

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan called for dialogue to resolve issues between India and Pakistan, hours after one Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crossed the Line of Control and was engaged by Indian Air Force MiG jets

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At least five dead after IAF Mi-17 chopper crashes in J&K's Budgam; identity of four yet to be ascertained

Reports said that the IAF helicopter crash happened due to a technical fault

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Geneva Convention applies to captured IAF pilots, so Pakistan must treat them humanely and with respect

The convention clearly states PoWs cannot be prosecuted for taking a direct part in hostilities

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Indian Railways issue security alert across network in view of India-Pakistan air strikes; trains to J&K not cancelled

Indian Railways has issued a security alert across its network in view of the escalating tension with Pakistan, a senior official of the Railway Protection Force said on Wednesday. Security has been beefed up on board all trains operating in border areas and on railway premises, he said.

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'Give peace a chance': Pakistan says 'no intention to escalate' tension with India, but stresses right to self-defence

Pakistan on Wednesday said it does not have any intention to escalate the confrontation with India and wanted peace to be given a chance, hours after its jets violated Indian air space and dropped some bombs in Rajouri sector in Jammu and Kashmir.

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India-Pakistan air strikes LIVE updates: Imran Khan says we didn't want civilian deaths, just show India that we too can enter your territory

India-Pakistan air strikes LIVE updates: Imran Khan, in his address to the nation, raised several important issues. "All wars in world history have been miscalculated, those who started the wars did not know where it will end. So, I want to ask India, with the weapons you and we have, can we afford miscalculation," he said.

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Mumbai on high alert after India-Pakistan air strikes; government asks schools to exercise caution

In the wake of air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on terror camps in Pakistan's Balakot, the Maharashtra government has called for office bearers of the School & Co. Bus Owner's Association to ensure the safety of schoolchildren keeping the prevailing situation in mind.

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As India-Pakistan tensions bubble over, a question for warmongers: Do you know the real consequences of war?

The Pulwama attack has again left 40-plus families. Thousands of people have taken to social media to demand justice, action and revenge from the enemy on the other side of the border

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Fake news flying thick on India-Pak air strikes, don't buy the BS: Pak channels show video of pilot hurt in Surya Kiran crash, claim he was caught

Given the relatively short period of time within which these three developments broke, confusion reigned on social media where journalists, news portals and those following the news traded various versions of the yet unverified reports of the three air crashes.

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MEA says Indian pilot 'missing in action' after aerial engagement with Pakistan aircraft over J&K's Rajouri

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India is "missing a pilot in action" after an aerial engagement with Pakistan aircraft over Rajouri. The pilot has been identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan.

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DGCA withdraws order to shut down 9 airports; commercial flight services expected to resume soon

Sources at airlines said they were aware of the notice but it would take a little while for flights to resume

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RRB group D result 2019 to be declared soon; candidates can check score on www.rrbcdg.gov.in

The Railway Recruitment Board is set to release the results of the Group D examinations soon, which was held between September and December 2018. Check score at www.rrbcdg.gov.in

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India-Pakistan air strikes: Locations targeted by PAF home to many brigades of Indian Army's Northern Command

These locations targeted by PAF are significant in the context of the escalating India-Pakistan tensions as they have a number of Indian Army formations under the Northern Command in these parts, especially Bhimber Gali.

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Shiv Sena says Pakistan dangerous for entire world, global peace impossible until country eliminated from map

The Sena, in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana, said there cannot be peace across the globe until Pakistan is wiped off the world map.

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Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar: Pakistan ISI's blue-eyed boy was sure his 1994 custody in India wouldn't last long

Masood Azhar, the Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief whose terror academy in Balakot faced a blitzkrieg from Indian Air Force jets early on Tuesday, is an overweight fugitive released by India in exchange for passengers of a hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999. He has since been a blue-eyed boy of Pakistan's external snooping agency ISI.

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'If US SEALs can take out Osama in Abbottabad, why can't we do the same?': Arun Jaitley on India-Pakistan air strikes

Arun Jaitley's statement comes in the aftermath of the Indian Air Force strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed installations across the border. Pakistani troops Wednesday intensely shelled Indian posts in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Narendra Modi cuts short address at Vigyan Bhawan, rushes to attend emergency meeting amid India-Pakistan air strikes

The government is in a huddle to discuss the security situation arising out of 26 February development after Indian Air Force bombed a vast and advance Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.

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India, China and Russia's foreign ministers agree on closer policy coordination to 'eradicate breeding grounds' of terrorism at RIC meet

Supporting India's push to isolate Pakistan, China and Russia agreed for a closer policy coordination to eradicate the breeding grounds of terrorism

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India-Pakistan air strikes LIVE updates: Imran Khan to address his country shortly; 9 airports, including Srinagar and Jammu, shut

India-Pakistan air strikes LIVE updates: Flight operations temporarily suspended at Shimla, Bhuntar and Gagal airports in Himachal Pradesh. Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to address Pakistan shortly. Meanwhile, nine airports, including the ones in Srinagar and Jammu, were closed on Wednesday for civilian air traffic amid escalating tension with Pakistan, officials said.

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Army, BSF troops put on highest degree of alertness; schools in 5-km radius of LoC in Rajouri, Poonch temporarily closed

The news comes amid air space violations and the night-long heavy firing and shelling by Pakistani troops on forward and civilians areas across the LoC.

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India, Russia and China's foreign ministers issue joint statement after RIC meet: Full text of communique

The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China held their 16th meeting in Zhejiang, China on 27 February, 2019 and discussed international and regional issues of common concern

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Special Task Force, Kolkata Police arrest two Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh operatives in West Bengal; explosive materials seized

The JMB duo in West Bengal happen to be associates of Kauser and Sajjad, who were nabbed on 29 January for their involvement in 2014 Burdwan blast case, he said. On 2 October, 2014, a blast had occurred in a house at Khagragarh in Burdwan district, killing two persons

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India-Pakistan air strikes: Airlines suspend services to five airports due to airspace restrictions

Some of the flights en route to Jammu, Leh and Srinagar airports have been diverted to their origin stations

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Narendra Modi remains true to word; IAF strikes on JeM camps in Pakistan show sea change in govt policy from UPA era

The IAF strikes at JeM camps in Pakistan show a change in the line of thinking (act and react strongly) under the Narendra Modi government as compared to the UPA era when the govt was undecided on striking at Pakistan even after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

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No reports of any IAF jet damaged by Pakistan, defence sources tell PTI; say Pak F16 strike report to be verified as well

Earlier in the day, Pakistan claimed it shot down two Indian military aircraft over Pakistani air space and arrested at least one of the pilots.

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With Tuesday's air strike on JeM base in Balakot, India's subtle response neutralises Pakistan's carefully-crafted deception

The world knows Pakistan's deceit. It has been breeding terror groups under the protective cover of nuclear weapons

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Pakistan fighter jets drop bombs in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri sector; no casualties reported

Pakistan jets reportedly violated Indian air space in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday and dropped bombs on their way out

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Rajnath Singh reviews security situation a day after IAF air strike on terrorist camp in Pakistan; Ajit Doval present at briefing

During the meeting, attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval among others, a detailed presentation was given about the security situation in the country and steps taken to ensure peace in all sensitive places

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Pakistan claims to have shot down 2 IAF aircraft, arrested one Indian pilot; says 'purpose was to demonstrate right to defend self'

Reports had said that in retaliation to Tuesday's airstrike, Pakistani jets had violated the Indian airspace in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri sectors.

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Pakistani fighter jets pushed out of Indian air space in Nowshera sector; aircraft dropped bombs while returning, say officials

Pakistani fighter jets violated Indian air space in Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district but were pushed back by Indian aircraft

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Pakistan troops shell Indian Army posts in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri; no casualties reported so far

A day after Indian Air Force strikes on JeM training camps, Pakistan troops on Wednesday intensely shelled Indian posts in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir

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Five airports, including Srinagar, Jammu and Leh, closed for civilian flights amid tension between India, Pakistan

Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Chandigarh and Amritsar airports were closed on Wednesday for civilian air traffic amid escalation of tension between India, Pakistan

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Ratan Tata hails IAF for strikes in Pakistan, praises prime minister Narendra Modi's leadership

Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata on Wednesday praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hailed the Indian Air Force (IAF) for carrying out strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed's terror camp in Pakistan

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West Bengal govt shifts 14 Pakistani inmates to high-security cells amid India-Pakistan tension

The state government's move comes days after a 50-year-old Pakistani convict was allegedly killed by fellow inmates in Rajasthan's Jaipur Central jail.

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Balakot air strikes: India upheld sanctity of LoC by targeting JeM; Pak retaliation will cast doubts about anti-terror effort

Should Pakistan resolve to seek revenge for the Indian Air Force operation, then its commitment to maintaining peace in the subcontinent will be in more doubt than usual.

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DoT official Ashish Joshi suspended day after filing complaint against Kapil Mishra for 'incendiary' video

Ashish Joshi had written a letter to Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Amulya Patnaik on Monday urging the top police officer to take action against the "inflammatory and incendiary video" and for "hate mongering" under section 153 A of the Indian Penal Code

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Sushma Swaraj attends Russia-India-China trilateral meet in Wuzhen: All you need to know about the RIC grouping

Together, Russia, India and China form the crucial RIC grouping, but even though it comprises three of the most powerful countries in Eurasia, the efficacy of their trilateral meetings have gradually diminished with time.

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IAF jet crashes near Budgam due to technical failure, pilot feared dead, say reports

Reports said that the IAF plane crash happened due to a technical fault

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Shah Mehmood Qureshi not to attend 1 March OIC meet if Sushma Swaraj will attend, say reports

Qureshi had on Tuesday "expressed reservations" about the invitation to Swaraj to attend the OIC meeting. His comments came in the wake of India's air strikes inside Pakistan early Tuesday.

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Air strikes in Pakistan's Balakot: IAF used Sukhoi 30 MKIs, laser pods for its 'most successful' op that lasted 21 minutes

The probable timeline of the surgical strikes suggests that the entire operation was executed within 30 minutes, and the attack, including crossing over to the other side of the border and returning to Indian airspace, was achieved in under 21 minutes.

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In the Himalayas, growing population of feral dogs poses threat to wildlife, humans

The explosion of tourism, the lack of proper garbage disposal mechanism, and hyribidisation of breeds has led to a growth in feral dog population, leading to attacks on livestock, wildlife, and humans.

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Daily Bulletin: Pakistan PM Imran Khan summons special NCA meeting; cross-LoC shelling injures 10 jawans; day's top stories

Day's top stories: Pakistan convenes NCA meeting, LoC sees intense shelling, Opposition parties to meet to chalk out Common Minimum Programme, India look for win against Australia in the Bengaluru T20I, and more.

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US urges India, Pakistan to show restraint; Mike Pompeo says Islamabad must take 'meaningful action against terrorist groups'

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on India and Pakistan to "exercise restraint" amid soaring tensions between the two nuclear-armed countries, while urging Islamabad to take action against militants.

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Declassified US survey finds 47% respondents in Pakistan favour State backing of Kashmiri militants in India

Few months after 2001 Parliament attack, US State Department conducted a survey within Pakistan in 2002 to understand whether common Pakistanis support terrorists in Kashmir. The results were shocking. Plurality favored continued support for Kashmiri militants and even felt that assisting terrorists in Kashmir was more important than any benefits that could be gained from closer ties with India.

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What is National Command Authority: Imran Khan convenes meeting of Pakistan's apex nuclear body after Balakot air strikes

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has called for a meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) in the aftermath of India's pre-emptive, non-military air strike at terror camps in and around Balakot in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

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Narendra Modi was up all night monitoring airstrike on Jaish-e-Mohammed camp, say sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was up all night as he monitored the Indian Air Force operation to destroy a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Pakistan, relaxing only after all the pilots returned safely home, government sources said Tuesday.

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In China, Sushma Swaraj attacks Pakistan for Pulwama attack, defends IAF strikes on Jaish camps, says were not military operation

Sushma Swaraj has raised the Pulwama attack at the foreign ministers' meeting in China with Wang Yi in Wuzhen, a day after IAF attacked a JeM camp in Balakot.

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China asks India, Pakistan to 'exercise restraint' after IAF strikes Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot

On India's assertion that it was a "non-military pre-emptive strikes" directed against training camps of the terrorist groups who are carrying out violent acts in India, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said, "as for India's claim on taking action against terrorism, well fighting terrorism is a global practice

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US defence dept flagged JeM training camp in Balakot 15 years ago, WikiLeaks documents reveal

Fifteen years ago, the major terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot in Pakistan found a mention in a purported secret US Defence Department file leaked by WikiLeaks.

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Encounter underway in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces launched search op in Meemendar area

An encounter broke out on Wednesday between militants and security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Meemendar area of Shopian following information about presence of militants there, the officials said.

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IAF air strikes on Jaish camps in Pakistan a measure of Narendra Modi's strategic pragmatism

Narendra Modi seems to be guided by the maxim that time and patience are the biggest warriors. He chooses his own time to react to a situation and displays infinite patient in the face of heavy odds.

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Indian Army destroys 5 Pakistan posts along LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir after heavy shelling

The Indian Army destroyed five Pakistan posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night in a befitting retaliation to firing from across the border

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Pakistan resorts to heavy shelling along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir post Balakot strike, injures 5 Indian Army jawans in Akhnoor

Pakistani troops resorted to intense shelling and firing along the Line of Control

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After IAF air strikes on JeM terror camps in Pakistan, it's business as usual for US politicos while foreign policy wonks go all in

In Washington DC, it's business as usual in reaction to India's 3:30 am airstrikes on 26 February against terrorist training camps in Pakistan's Balakot which came in retaliation for the Pulwama attack on 14 February. The American capital's politicos busied themselves for multiple headline grabbing events that will unravel this week.

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EU, Australia, China and UK urge India-Pakistan to exercise 'maximum restraint' after IAF strikes JeM camps in Balakot

Earlier on Tuesday, India said its warplanes attacked a militant camp where Pakistan-backed fighters were preparing suicide attacks on its cities, killing a "very large number" of militants from the JeM terror outfit.

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Surgical strike on Pakistan: Opposition lauds IAF at all-party meet; Ghulam Nabi Azad says will back forces to end terrorism

Sushma Swaraj had convened the all-party meeting to brief the Opposition parties. Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vijay Goel were also present at the meeting.

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India successfully testfires two surface-to-air missiles capable of engaging multiple targets in Odisha's Chandipur

The missiles, equipped with radars with search on move capability, were test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore on a day when India conducted a major air assault on the biggest training camp of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed inside Pakistan.

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After IAF strikes, Pakistan foreign minister 'expresses reservations' to UAE counterpart on India's OIC invite

Addressing a press conference after a special meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) in the wake of India's air strikes inside Pakistan early Tuesday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the situation has changed now

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Expect Pakistan to discredit IAF strikes, demonise Narendra Modi; Islamabad has always been good with self-delusion

India has achieved what it wanted and if letting Pakistan engage in gameplaying freezes an all-out conflict, it is a small price to pay.

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Legality of Pakistan surgical strikes: India has arsenal of lawful defences at its disposal, conjecture is unnecessary

While it is indisputable that, principally, bombings well within the territory of Pakistan bear greater legal repercussions than the erstwhile surgical operations in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, authors argue that India has a whole arsenal of legal defences at its disposal and the conjectures are therefore inappropriate

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RBI to soon put into circulation new series of Rs 100 banknotes bearing signature of Shaktikanta Das

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said it would shortly put into circulation new-series Rs 100 denomination banknotes bearing the signature of its Governor Shaktikanta Das

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Narendra Modi boards Delhi Metro to attend Gita Aradhana event at ISKCON, unveils 800-kilogramme Bhagavad Gita

ISKCON had earlier dubbed the book as the "Astounding Bhagavad Gita" that measures 2.8 metre by 2 metre. The body also said that it is the "largest principle sacred text ever to be printed

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Declining ground water levels add to the woes of farmers in this UP village

With apathetic government figureheads and worsening natural conditions, it isn't hard to see why people like Dhanshyam believe, "There is no remedy."

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Pakistan likely to be in two minds to retaliate after IAF airstrikes, India can ill-afford to lower its guard

In essence, Pakistan could soak up some punishment-secure in the knowledge it is tying India down by inflicting disproportionate costs on its strategic adversary in Kashmir.

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IAF strikes JeM camp: Jammu and Kashmir border residents appeal for peace, say war no solution to India-Pakistan conflict

Residents living along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir have appealed for dialogue between India and Pakistan fearing an escalation of the situation between the neighbouring countries after IAF aircrafts struck JeM camp in Pakistan

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Surgical strike in Pakistan: India just announced paradigm shift in security architecture by revising its retaliation doctrine

In short, India has just blown away the nuclear threshold for conventional operations and called Pakistan's bluff on nuclear deterrence. This is the second message from the Balakot operation.

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'Spend our lives like vagabonds': Manual scavengers whose feet PM washed at Kumbh Mela pray for 'permanent jobs'

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IAF strikes in Pakistan: Islamabad to raise issue of India's LoC 'violation' at UN, says media report

Pakistan will raise the issue of India's "violation" of the Line of Control (LoC) at the United Nations and other international forums, a media said on Tuesday, quoting sources.

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A lesson in peace and war games, futility of war: Pakistan media reacts to IAF airstrikes in Balakot and Pulwama aftermath

Here is what media editorials in Pakistan are saying today after the Surgical strike and about the Pulwama aftermath

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IAF's strikes in Pakistan, empty coffers leave Imran Khan with two choices - end terror and govern or fight India

The Indian Air Force conducted airstrikes across the LoC to attack well-known terrorist camps deep inside Pakistan. Pakistan's Major General Asif Ghafoor chose to say that the attacks were carried out in Muzaffarabad, but India's foreign secretary confirmed that the IAF operation targeted a JeM camp.

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Surgical strike on Pakistan: National Security Committee says India 'committed uncalled aggression', response at time and place of choosing

The National Security Committee meeting was attended by Pakistan's ministers of foreign affairs, defence, finance, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan and other civil and military officials.

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Surgical Strike LIVE updates: Imran Khan asks Pakistanis to stay ready for any eventuality after Indian air strike

Surgical Strike LIVE updates: In his first response after the Indian air strikes, Imran Khan said that Pakistan will strongly respond to the Indian aggression at a time and place of its choosing. He also asked Pakistani citizens to stay prepared for any eventuality.

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British Opposition indicates support for second Brexit referendum after EU agrees to postponing exit deadline beyond March

Britain's main opposition Labour Party has said it could support a second Brexit referendum as the European Union opened the door to postponing the country's exit from the bloc beyond the 29 March deadline.

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Air strike on terror camps in Pakistan increases Narendra Modi's chance to retain power: Stock market analysts

The air strike on terror camps in Pakistan is a positive for the markets as it illustrates a "decisiveness" in foreign policy and increases the chances of Narendra Modi to retain power after the forthcoming polls, say analysts

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Gujarat on 'high alert' after IAF's pre-emptive strike on Jaish-e-Mohammad camps in Pakistan

Gujarat police on Tuesday issued a "high alert" across the state following India's pre-emptive strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest terror camp in Pakistan.

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'India is in safe hands': Narendra Modi hails IAF strike in Pakistan, vows not to let nation bow down

Modi hailed the air strikes and said that it was the perfect opportunity to remember the pledge he took in 2014 after taking over as PM as he recited BJP's anthem

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Pakistan terming IAF strike on Jaish terror camps on its soil a 'failure' shows its unwillingness to escalate situation

The fact that PAF has desisted from a counterstrike is significant and suggests that GHQ Rawalpindi thinks it will be difficult to sustain a legitimacy narrative.

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IAF's surgical strike at Balakot is balanced and appropriate strategy, gives India definite advantage against Pakistan

The Indian government must do extensive war gaming of the situation to assess the possible Pakistan response, but as of now, it is India which is decidedly at an advantage.

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IAF ops in Pakistan: Modi gave Pulwama jawans' kin closure, but Islamabad delusional that strikes only harmed trees

Narendra Modi has honoured the 42 CRPF troopers who died in Pulwama by issuing orders on the 13th day to the Indian Air Force to strike at terror camps in Pakistan.

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IAF airstrikes in Balakot: Imran Khan convenes review meeting with top defence and foreign ministry officials

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday summoned a meeting to review the situation after Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out multiple aerial strikes at major terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC).

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Pakistan violates ceasefire for 4th consecutive day in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, Indian forces retaliate

The Pakistani army violated ceasefire even as India conducted a major preemptive strike on Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest camp early Tuesday to prevent suicide attacks being planned by the Pakistan-based terror group, killing a large number of terrorists and trainers

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Narendra Modi makes indirect reference to air strikes at Gandhi Peace Prize event; tells audience he was 'busy' with 'other work'

Narendra Modi made an indirect reference to the IAF strikes during the Gandhi Peace Awards, apologising for being late as he was 'busy' with 'some other work'

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Jaish-e-Mohammed's Balakot camp was sitting duck target for IAF, 350 terrorists killed while sleeping, claims report

India received intelligence that JeM had shifted many in-training terrorists and hardcore operatives, along with their trainers, to the Balakot camp, which has facilities for 500 to 700 people, and even has a swimming pool along with cooks and cleaners.

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Congress a nationalistic party, doesn't need certificate from BJP, says Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday that the results of the last assembly elections in which Congress trounced the BJP in three out of the five states were an indicator of voters' mood, which would set the tone for the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

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Surgical Strike LIVE updates: India is in safe hands, Narendra Modi says in first response after IAF airstrikes

Surgical Strike LIVE updates: Addressing a public rally at Rajasthan's Churu and in a first response after the IAF airstrikes in Pakistan's Balakot area, Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his speech to the slogans of Bharat Mata ki Jai. "India is in safe hands, bhaiyyon aur beheno," said Modi to a massive gathering where the crowd chanted "Narendra Modi" in unison.

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India's surgical strike against Pakistan: Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi laud IAF operation

Bollywood celebrities Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan and Anupam Kher took to social media and expressed their sentiments regarding the Balakot IAF operation.

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Maulana Yusuf Azhar, mastermind of Kandahar hijack, was main target of IAF's airstrike in Balakot; has Interpol notice against him

Yusuf Azhar was the main target of the IAF strike at Balakot, which is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan which Gokhale claimed was a "pre-emptive non-military" attack on the terrorist camps to eliminate terrorists who were being trained to carry out jihadist attacks in India in the wake of the 14 February Pulwama attack which killed 40 CRPF jawans.

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AgustaWestland case: Delhi court issues production warrant against lawyer Gautam Khaitan in chopper scam

Gautam Khaitan had been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the CBI a few years ago in connection with their probe but was granted bail in the case

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IAF struck 'JeM's biggest training camp' at Balakot, says Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on India's operation in Pakistan

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said the Indian Air Force had 'struck the biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot' in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and 'a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and jihadis were eliminated'.

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IAF strikes in Pakistan: 'How's the Jaish? Dead, sir', Indian Twitterati takes to celebratory memes after operation in Balakot

The Indian Air Force (IAF)'s pre-emptive strikes on terror camps in Pakistan was received with praise for the security forces and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government.

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MEA statement on IAF's 'non-military pre-emptive action' in Pakistan's Balakot differentiates it from surgical strike of September 2016

Gokhale's statement that makes it amply clear that India has no intention to escalate tensions with Pakistan but will take all necessary steps to defend itself.

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Surgical strike on Pakistan: Exact target of IAF operation identified as Jaba Top; air force carried out several hits around site

There was confusion over whether the IAF operation took place just across the LoC in Balakot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, or in Bala Kote near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector.

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Pakistan accuses Indian Air Force of violating Line of Control in Muzaffarabad sector, says 'no casualties or damage'

"Indian aircraft intruded from Muzaffarabad sector. Facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force released payload in haste while escaping which fell near Balakot. No casualties or damage," Major General Asif Ghafoor, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the army, said in a tweet

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AP EAMCET 2019: Application process for Andhra Pradesh Engineering Agricultural and Medical CET starts today; apply at apeamcet.nic.in

The last day to submit applications for AP EAMCET 2019 is 27 March and the exam will be conducted from 20-24 April, 2019.

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Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar's listing as global terrorist may figure at Russia, India, China foreign ministers' meet

Listing of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist is expected to figure prominently at Russia, India, China Foreign Ministers' meeting

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Pakistan foreign minister convenes emergency meeting after Indian Air Force operation across LoC

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called an emergency meeting after India carried out air strikes across the LoC and destroyed terror camps

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Pakistan drone shot down in Gujarat's Kutch near International Border with Pakistan

A Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was on Tuesday shot down near the International Border in Kutch district of Gujarat, police sources said. Debris of the UAV was seen near Nanghatad village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch, they said.

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Supreme Court to pass order in Ayodhya land dispute case on 5 March; case may be sent for court-monitored mediation

SC will pass an order in the Ayodhya land dispute case on 5 March on whether the case will be referred to a court-appointed mediator, a five-judge bench said

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Telling BR Ambedkar's story is difficult; for Bahujan filmmaker Jyoti Nisha, it has proven to be even more so

It is hard to tell Ambedkar's story. Ironically, it is harder to tell his story if you are Dalit or Bahujan.

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India's surgical strike against Pakistan: Politicians react to IAF operation; Rahul Gandhi salutes pilots, Omar Abdullah says exercise caution while reporting

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday alleged that the Indian Air Force violated the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakot in the Muzaffarabad sector.

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Surgical Strike LIVE updates: Pakistan drone shot down near Kutch in Gujarat at around 6.30 am, claim reports

Surgical Strike LIVE updates: Reports have said that a Pakistani drone has been shot down at around 6.30 am in Gujarat's Kutch region. More details on this are awaited.

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Cabinet meets after IAF operation in Pakistan; Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman attend meet at Narendra Modi's house

The Cabinet Committee on Security met on Tuesday morning after the IAF operation in Pakistan. The meeting was at theat the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Indian Air Force carried out air strikes in Pakistan.

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Balakot in PoK or Bala Kote in Pakistan? Confusion prevails over targets of IAF operation against Jaish launch pads

Pakistan's armed forces on Tuesday claimed that Indian Air Force jets had "intruded from the Muzzafarabad sector" and "dropped a payload" near Balakot in Mansehra district in Pakistan.

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NIA raids homes of J&K separatist leaders including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in terror funding investigation

The NIA sleuths accompanied by local police and CRPF personnel carried out searches at nearly nine places across the valley, which included the house of Nayeem Geelani, son of pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani

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12 Mirage 2000 jets strike Pakistan: All you need to know about Dassault-made aircraft that played key role in Kargil war

The Mirage 2000s have once again proven to be the hero of yet another operation by the Indian Air Force, the jets first gained prominence after what was reported to be their success in the 1999 Kargil war.

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India's dream of isolating Pakistan will never be fulfilled, says Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Monday that India's "dream" of isolating Pakistan will never be fulfilled, amidst simmering tensions between the two countries after the Pulwama terror attack.

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11 days after Uri, India conducted surgical strikes; 11 days after Pulwama, guns are silent, and for good reasons

India has plenty to ponder before it strikes Pakistan - if it does. That should explain the silence of the guns even 11 days after the Pulwama attack

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Rising India Summit Day 2: Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley to address sessions; #WeToo and India's startup culture also in focus

Day 2 of the News18 Rising India Summit on Tuesday will begin with BJP president Amit Shah speaking at an hour-long session titled "Mahabharat". This comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address.

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What is Article 35A: SC to hear petitions challenging validity; what does statute say and why are there calls to abolish it

The Supreme Court will begin to hear challenges to Article 35A of the Constitution on Tuesday. The apex court's decision to list the matter on Monday has heightened the already taut atmosphere across Jammu and Kashmir.

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Telangana TSBIE 1st, 2nd year hall tickets 2019 released; download them from bie.telangana.gov.in

The timings for Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education's IPE 2019 exam is from 9 am till 12 pm.

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Differently-abled youth protesting in Pune allege police lathicharge; Opposition hits out at Devendra Fadnavis

Meanwhile, Baramati Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule termed the Pune police lathi-charge as "shameful" and hit out at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio.

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Maharashtra guv Vidyasagar Rao lauds Fadnavis govt's effort to relieve farmer distress, says loan waiver is 'unprecedented'

Maharashtra government's farm loan waiver scheme is unprecedented in its beneficiary coverage, particularly among farmers in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions, Governor C Vidyasagar Rao said on Monday.

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Article 35A, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Assam NRC, Arunachal PRC moves that could change demography, go either way for BJP

With months to go for the elections, the BJP has got itself embroiled in a host of controversial issues that could swing either way for both the party and the concerned demography, leaving a trail of uncertainty for the residents in turmoil.

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SC to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A starting today: Mood of dread in Jammu and Kashmir, say reports

The Supreme Court has listed for hearing from 26 to 28 February petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir residents.

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Daily Bulletin: SC to hear Ayodhya case, pleas on validity of Article 35A today; NIA claims progress in Pulwama case; day's top stories

Today's top stories: The Supreme Court will conduct a hearing of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case on Tuesday, BJP president Amit Shah to speak at the Rising India summit, India eyes medals at the ISSF New Delhi Shooting World Cup, and more.

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H1B spouses' H4 work permits are being walked off the cliff in the Donald Trump era and anxiety is peaking: All you need to know

The Donald Trump government's process of slow-walking the H4 visa work permit off the cliff is on its last mile and anxiety is peaking across the community of H1B spouses in the United States.

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CTET 2019: Online registration open till 5 March at ctet.nic.in; here's how candidates can apply

Applications for CTET 2019 will begin today on the official website ctet.nic.in. The last to apply for which is 5 March

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Narendra Modi inaugurates National War Memorial near India Gate; calls it symbol of soldiers' sacrifice and courage

rime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the country's National War Memorial (NWM) adjoining the iconic India Gate complex in the heart of the capital, nearly 60 years after it was mooted to honour the fallen soldiers after Independence

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News18 Rising India Summit: Ramdev calls for 'big steps' after Pulwama attack; Jaggi Vasudev cautions against war-mongering

Baba Ramdev and Jaggi Vasudev took diametrically opposite positions on how India should respond to the Pulwama attack.

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DoT tells Delhi Police to take action against rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra for 'provoking people' to attack anti-national elements

he Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has written to the Delhi Police, urging it to take action against rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra for allegedly provoking people to start a war against "anti-national elements".

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At National War Memorial launch, Narendra Modi targets Congress, says national security suffered due to UPA's 'criminal negligence'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched an all out attack on the Congress accusing it of adopting a "family first" approach and said national security suffered due to "criminal negligence" of the previous dispensation, in remarks which came shortly before he inaugurated the National War Memorial in New Delhi.

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Narendra Modi at Rising India Summit: PM alleges those opposing Aadhaar unhappy over role of middlemen being cut out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded his government's achievements at the News18 Rising India Summit on Monday, saying his government has brought a change in national priorities.

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Europe risks faling behind in 5G race due to weak investment climate: Report

High spectrum fees, regulatory uncertainty are pressing concerns of 5G delay, says Ericsson

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Jimmy Chin’s “Free Solo” Wins Oscar For Best Documentary Feature

Alvin Drew Works on the International Space Station

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The Jaish-e-Mohammad's fidayeen factory: How Masood Azhar set up his industry of terror in Kashmir

Feeding the fidayeen factory in Kashmir is a much larger army: the infrastructure which organises the hundreds of young south Punjab men who head to the Jaish's military camps each year

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AIBE XIII Result 2019: Bar Council of India to declare scores soon; check allindiabarexamination.com

The AIBE XIII 2019 was conducted on 23 December, 2018. Candidates, who have appeared for the written examination can check and download their results from the official website, allindiabarexamination.com.

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Narendra Modi to speak at News18 Rising India Summit; political leaders, economists, entertainment icons to address gathering as well

Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address the News18 Rising India Summit on Monday, will speak on "Beyond politics: Defining national priorities."

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By washing feet of sanitation workers, Narendra Modi delivers message of inclusivity as well as blow to Opposition's politics

At Kumbh Mela, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was washing the feet of the poor and the oppressed as well as mocking the elitism that marks the corridors of power in India

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Daily Bulletin: 58 die after drinking spurious liquor in Assam; CoA to consult Centre over Pakistan match; day's top stories

Today's top stories: 58 people, most working at a tea estate, have died after consuming spurious liquor; the Committee of Administrators has decided to consult the Centre over the Indian team's match with Pakistan at the World Cup; questions over PM Modi's whereabouts during the Pulwama attack divide Congress and BJP, and more.

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Pati Patni Aur Woh: Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Pandey-starrer confirmed to release on 10 January, 2020

Pati Patni Aur Woh has been bankrolled by T-Series's Bhushan Kumar, and BR Chopra's grandsons Juno Chopra and Abhay Chopra.

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Jammu and Kashmir administration maintains stance on Article 35A in SC, says only elected government can take stand

Article 35A, which was incorporated in the Constitution by a 1954 Presidential Order, accords special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Delhi court refuses to stay interrogation of Robert Vadra in money laundering case, tells him to appear before ED tomorrow

Special CBI judge Arvind Kumar directed the agency to supply within five days hard copies of the documents seized from Vadra during raids conducted at his offices in 2018.

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AgustaWestland case: Delhi court grants bail to accused Rajiv Saxena in Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal

Saxena was allegedly operating a number of bank accounts in Switzerland in which huge amounts of money were deposited, according to the government dossier.

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A new generation inherits poisoned genes of Bhopal gas tragedy, and the broken promises of govts too

Even 35 years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the city is still feeling its after-effects. Those born to the survivors have been afflicted with birth defects, while the survivors themselves suffer from a myriad of ailments.

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North India likely to experience rainfall untill March; some hilly areas may also face hailstorm, strong winds in coming days

During the winter season, hills are first to get affected in terms of rains wherein the plains see weather activities a day later. As far as this season is concerned, rains were on the backseat in the beginning for plains, however, starting mid-January, rains started to peak. In fact, rains have been a little more frequent than the average due in the region.

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Omar Abdullah says elected Jammu and Kashmir govt will 'safeguard' Article 35A, asks Narendra Modi to hold polls as per schedule

NC leader Omar Abdullah on Monday called on the Centre and Satya Pal Malik to hold elections in the state saying the new govt will 'safeguard' Article 35A.

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Maharashtra school bandh: Around 4,400 institutes closed on Monday to protest skewed implementation of RTE Act

A bandh was called by the Federation of School Association of Maharashtra (FSAM) after the state government failed to respond to the issue raised by the administration in a letter dated 24 January

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ICSI December 2018 Result declared: Professional and executive exam scores available on official website icsi.edu

The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) released the results of the ICSI Professional 2018 exam on Monday on their official website icsi.edu.

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Hooch tragedy claims 150 lives in Assam; Golaghat worst affected region as mass alcohol poisoning grips North East after UP, Bihar

Hundreds of mainly poor people die each year in India from tainted liquor, which normally costs just a few US cents a bottle. Cheap, locally made booze is common in rural parts and bootleggers often add methanol - a highly toxic form of alcohol sometimes used as an antifreeze - to their product to increase its strength.

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TMC leader Naju Sheikh shot dead in West Bengal's Murshidabad district; police on lookout for bike-borne assailants

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Naju Sheikh was shot dead in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Monday, only a few weeks after party MLA Satyajit Biswas was gunned down in the state's Nadia district.

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Supreme Court directs Centre to airlift Kirloskar pumps to Meghalaya to recover trapped miners' bodies

The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre, directing it to recover the bodies of miners trapped in Meghalaya's East Jaintia hills district

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In Twitter video, rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra calls Barkha Dutt, Shehla Rashid 'traitors', says they should be 'dragged out of homes'

Rebel Aam Adami Party MLA Kapil Mishra is in the news again - this time, for declaring in a video on Twitter that "we will wage a war against traitors" for their anti-national comments. In the clip, he sings that they "should be dragged out of their homes onto the streets".

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India's invitation to OIC as 'guest of honour' allows New Delhi to expose Pakistan's 'deep state' backing terror

India's deepening ties with the Islamic world could act as a bulwark to prevent Pakistan from using the secretariat and OIC forum for its own propaganda.

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Digital push in Jharkhand goes awry: Anomaly in Aadhaar linking deprives 43% of tribal groups of crucial schemes

A recent survey by NREGA Sahayata Kendra in November, 2018 revealed that 43% of sample of 325 households in Manika and Satbarwa blocks in Jharkhand, slept hungry most often or sometimes.

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Exclusion of 30 lakh voters during Aadhaar linking exercise in 2015 impacted 2018 Telangana Assembly polls, claims Swecha

Around 30 lakh voters in Telangana were left out of the electoral process by the end NERP-AP in April 2015

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SC dismisses plea seeking judicial inquiry into Pulwama, Uri attacks; PIL wanted 'local administrative lapses' probed

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition seeking a judicial inquiry into administrative lapses that allegedly led to the Uri and Pulwama attacks. The plea filed by advocate Vineet Dhanda also sought stern legal action against those who attack the armed forces in any form in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Supreme Court to hear petitions against Article 35A from Tuesday; pleas challenge validity of special provision for J&K residents

The Supreme Court has listed for hearing from 26 to 28 February petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35A which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir residents.

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Delhi court orders ED to give Robert Vadra copies of documents seized from his office in money laundering case probe

A Delhi court on Monday directed the Enforcement Directorate to provide Robert Vadra with the soft and hard copies of documents seized by it during raids conducted at his offices last year in a money laundering case.

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Marrying climate change and financial sustainability: The curious and troubling case of coal in India - II

Coal's viability is a fight with Economics and Climate ranged on one side vs Democratic realities and Financial stability on the another.

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Narendra Modi to inaugurate National War Memorial today: Commemorative structure around India Gate to honour fallen soldiers

The memorial pays tribute to those killed in the Indo-China War in 1962, Indo-Pak wars in 1947, 1965 and 1971, Indian Peace Keeping Force Operations in Sri Lanka and the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999. It also commemorates those who died in the UN peacekeeping missions and during counter-insurgency operations.

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Chilly Critters And Wintertime Wildlife

As my photography evolved, I went through numerous phases. I knew I wanted to make it my career. I reconciled this meant taking on work so I’d be able to support myself. I started as a wedding and portrait photographer working for both myself and two other studios. Between my full-time teaching job and working every weekend, I was kept busy, but I was also transitioning.

For those of you who frowned when you read I did weddings and portraits, please invert them to smiles. Photographing these events made me who I am today as a photographer. I learned about light. I learned how to use flash to augment natural light. I learned what makes a good and bad background. I learned about the interaction of subjects and subject placement. I learned about backlight and how it makes subjects glow.

Everything I learned about photographing people, I apply to my wildlife subjects regardless of the season. Since winter is a time when many like to hibernate, I share with you all I learned about weddings and portraits and apply those principles to critters in the cold!

Wildlife is a great subject any time of year. Autumn provides warm backgrounds of changing leaves. The problem is, it’s short-lived. With snow as a backdrop, images with equal impact can be made and snow lasts for a long time. Winter is also a great time to make wildlife images as the animals can be more easily seen. Trees are bare so there’s less camouflage. The subjects are also more docile as they need to conserve energy. The availability of food is less and doesn’t provide as much nutrition. With this in mind, be careful to not stress the animals as they need to conserve energy to survive.

The perfect conditions are when you encounter an animal at sunrise or sunset with a freshly fallen snow. Everything has a virgin feel, the snow is pristine and early and late light are spectacular. Additionally, if the animal happens to be side lit as opposed to front lit, the sun’s reflectivity off the snow bestows you with natural fill-in shadow areas.

When you meter the scene, it’s essential to take into account how much white appears in the frame, how much image real estate is occupied by the subject, the color and tone of the subject’s coat or feathers and the intensity of the light. Adjust your exposure accordingly. If a lot of snow fills the composition, bracket on the plus side to prevent your image from being too dark. Make a single shot and take a quick look at the RGB and Luminosity histograms and adjust your exposure to find a happy medium between highlights and shadows.

It’s essential you don’t blow out the snow. Shadows can be opened in post-processing, but nothing can save grossly overexposed highlights. If the capture is made at sunrise and sunset, base the exposure of your highlights on the RED channel as warm tones more easily blow out than cool tones. Avoid “mushy” reds, oranges and yellows. Bring extra batteries as the cold will drain power more quickly.

Dress in layers and by all means, wear gloves and a warm hat to keep you warm and comfortable so you’ll want to stay out and continue to look for more great shots. My fingers are extremely sensitive to the cold, so I purchased heated glove liners. On the medium setting, the batteries provide warmth for four hours. By then, I’m ready to find full body warmth. I do carry an extra set of batteries as a backup.

This winter, don’t be a bear. Get out and make images of subjects you’ve photographed the rest of the year but this time with a backdrop of snow. Yes, it will be cold, but there will be fewer people so when you find something good, you may even be the only one on it for hours. That doesn’t happen in the summer or fall.

If you’re lucky, you may even stumble across something that can be photographed from the warmth of your vehicle. Regardless, when you get back to the comfort of your home, hotel or camper, think about how good that hot toddy will be as you gloat over the fabulous images you just captured.

Visit www.russburdenphotography.com for information about his nature photography tours and safari to Tanzania.

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Subramanian Swamy moves Supreme Court for urgent listing of plea seeking 'fundamental right to pray' at Ram temple

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked Swamy to remain present in the court on Tuesday when the main Ayodhya matter will be taken up for hearing

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Narendra Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi: How PM-KISAN works, who is eligible and other details

Under the PM-KISAN programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land up to 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year.

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Arunachal Pradesh PRC row: Pema Khandu says state won't implement panel report, Kiren Rijiju blames Congress for violence

Despite assurances from the Centre and Arunachal Pradesh government, protests over the issue of the permanent resident certificate (PRC) being proposed for six communities escalated on Sunday after the death of two people.

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Priya Ramani gets bail in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar on surety of Rs 10,000; next hearing on 10 April

Journalist Priya Ramani on Monday got bail in the criminal defamation case filed against her by former Union minister MJ Akbar. He had sued her for defamation after several women, including Ramani, accused Akbar of sexual misconduct during his years as an editor and a journalist amid the #MeToo movement in India.

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Pulwama: No easy options for India; diplomacy, international isolation of Pakistan key to strategic policy

Should our military options be directed more specifically at the Pakistan army? The ISI and Pakistan military leadership is the real driving force behind terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and unless they feel real pain, they will have no reason or incentive to change their ways.

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Venezuela aid boat docks at Curacao in the Caribbean after navy blocks cargo from reaching crisis-hit country

A boat carrying aid from the United States docked at the island of Curacao on Sunday after officials said the Venezuelan military had stopped it from reaching the crisis-hit country.

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Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan won't use nukes on India, claims 'if we attack them with one, they will finish us with 20'

He also said that if Pakistan will attack India with one atomic bomb then the neighbouring country could "finish us by attacking with 20 bombs"

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'Give peace a chance': Imran Khan's message to Narendra Modi amid rising tensions in Kashmir after Pulwama attack

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday asked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to "give peace a chance" and assured him that he "stands by" his words and will "immediately act" if New Delhi provides Islamabad with "actionable intelligence" on the Pulwama attack.

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#MeToo India: Priya Ramani to appear in Delhi court today in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar

Journalist Priya Ramani is expected to appear in a Delhi court on Monday morning in connection with a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar over allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him amid the #MeToo movement in India in 2018.

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Travels through the Hindi belt: Chhattisgarh govt struggles to assuage investors, agents duped in chit funds during BJP's tenure

Over 400 cases of irregularities have been registered against chit fund companies in Chhattisgarh. The Congress government is struggling to assuage those who lost their money.

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SSC JE recruitment 2019: Application process for 1,627 junior engineer posts to end today, apply at ssc.nic.in by 5 pm

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will be closing the application process for at least 1,600 vacant posts at the level of junior engineer (JE) at 5 pm on Monday.

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Daily Bulletin: Modi to unveil war memorial in Delhi; Roma wins big at Oscars; Bandipur forest fire enters day 5; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the National War Memorial in Delhi to the nation; Roma wins big at Oscars 2019; GST rates for housing properties under construction slashed to 5 percent; and more.

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Manual scavenging in India doesn't need denial and politicised narrative on solutions, but sanitation policy reforms

Despite a law stressing not only eradication of manual scavenging but also rehabilitation of families dependent on the job, septic tanks have turned into death beds for many young men in India.

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Arunachal Pradesh govt has rejected high-level panel's recommendation to grant PRCs to six communities, says Kiren Rijiju

People in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh have been protesting after the state government announced that it was considering issuing PRCs to six non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe communities.

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Yoga guru Ramdev calls for 'war' against Pakistan, says it does not understand any other language

Expressing dismay over the killing of 40 CRPF jawans in a terror attack in Pulwama orchestrated by Pakistan-based terror outfit-Jaish-e-Mohammad, Ramdev said: "No one is purified without war."

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Kulgam encounter: Senior J&K Police official, army jawan killed in gunfight during counter-insurgency operation

Aman Kumar Thakur, a senior official in the Jammu and Kashmir Police, was killed after being hit by a bullet in the head during an encounter in Kulgam.

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Article 35A row: J&K Police arrests several separatist leaders; state remains on edge amid heavy deployment of forces

The crackdown on the separatist leaders in Kashmir continued with the police making several overnight arrests on Saturday.

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Pakistan violates ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, resorts to shelling, firing along LoC in Nowshera sector

No one was injured in the shelling in Rajouri, which still continued when the last reports were received, the Jammu and Kashmir Police official added.

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Senior police official, army jawan, three JeM militants killed during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigam area of Kulgam district following information about presence of some militants there, a police official said.

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Firstpost Editor's Picks: Dal Lake in distress, Gully Boy and cannabis, unrest in Kashmir, Carabao Cup final; today's must-read stories

Research by Dr Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, head of the Earth Sciences Department at University of Kashmir, found that 32 percent of the Dal Lake faced severe degradation.

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EVMs are 'information', can be demanded from Election Commission under RTI Act, rules CIC

An EVM is 'information' under the Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an applicant from the Election Commission of India on a payment of Rs 10

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Andhra Pradesh inter hall tickets 2019 for 1st, 2nd year released; check at jnanabhumi.ap.gov.in

Candidates who will appear for Andhra Pradesh board exam should get their admit cards signed by the Principal to consider it as valid.

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Jayalalithaa birth anniversary: Narendra Modi says former Tamil Nadu CM was 'fine administrator and compassionate leader'

Describing Jayalalithaa as a "fine administrator and compassionate leader", Modi said her welfare measures had "benefitted countless poor people".

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Permanent residence certificate row: Protesters set ablaze Arunachal Pradesh deputy CM's house

Permanent residence certificate row agitators allegedly set ablaze the private residence of Arunachal Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein

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Kumbh Mela 2019: Narendra Modi takes holy dip, offers prayer at Sangam, performs Ganga aarti in Prayagraj

Kumbh Mela is the largest human congregation in the world, with over 130 million pilgrims expected to participate in the festival.

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Minority and the self: "I am appalled at attempts to make me less Muslim and more Indian. Both identities can co-exist"

Any assertion by a Muslim brings about restlessness and discomfort in the majority. For many non-Muslims, the disproving of misconceptions challenges everything they thought they understood about Islam and Muslims, and opens a window to the complexity and diversity of the Muslim identity

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DSP (Operations), militant killed during encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, two army personnel also sustain injuries

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigam area of Kulgam district following information about presence of some militants there, a police official said.

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Dal Lake in distress: Kashmir's iconic attraction is facing a slow death by sewage as politicians look the other way

Though the Jammu and Kashmir government claims it makes all efforts to preserve the Dal Lake in Srinagar, there is little proof of effective implementation on the ground of cleanup projects.

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EC deletes 50 lakh names from Maharashtra voters' list as authentication drive picks up pace ahead of elections

More names were likely to be deleted in Maharashtra in the coming weeks as the process of authentication of voters was underway, an ECI official said.

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Farooq Abdullah briefs Rajnath Singh about tense situation in Kashmir Valley, asks Centre to 'reassure people'

Residents of Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley went on a panic buying spree on Saturday as government departments issued circulars and advisories, which hinted at the possibility of long drawn disruption in normal life.

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Encounter between militants and security forces underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam; no reports of casualties

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Turigam area of Kulgam district following information about presence of some militants there, a police official said.

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Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump impersonators spotted in Hanoi ahead of summit; Vietnam threatens them with deportation

A Kim Jong-un lookalike, the Hong Kong-based impersonator who uses the name Howard X, posted on Facebook that about 15 police or immigration officers demanded a mandatory "interview" with them following a talk they gave at the state-run VTC station.

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Shiv Sena's Chandrakant Khaire claims he can 'cure' people by chanting mantras, using ash at National Health Mission event

Shiv Sena MP Chandrakant Khaire has claimed that he can "cure" people by feeling their pulse, chanting mantras and giving them vibhuti (residual wood ash from ritual fires).

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P Chidambaram calls PM-KISAN scheme 'bribe for votes', claims Election Commission 'unable to stop' BJP's tactics

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday termed the PM-KISAN as a "bribe for votes" and said the "greater shame" is that the Election Commission is unable to stop it.

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Twins abducted from Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot found dead in Uttar Pradesh; six arrested, vehicles seized amid protests

The six-year-old twin sons of a businessman kidnapped at gunpoint in Madhya Pradesh's Chitrakoot have been found dead in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh.

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Mann ki Baat: Narendra Modi says army resolved to wipe out terrorists, dedicates National War Memorial to security forces

The Army has resolved to wipe out terrorists and their harbourers following the Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

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Pulwama aftermath: Telecom dept offers grievance redressal to journalists receiving abusive messages, threats on social media

In a crackdown on trolls and vitriolic sentiments being spread via social media, the DoT has provided a platform to those receiving abusive and inappropriate WhatsApp messages and asked them to report them with screenshots and contact number of the abuser.

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NCP supremo Sharad Pawar backs Sachin Tendulkar, says cricket legend began career by defeating Pakistan

Pawar said those slamming Sachin Tendulkar for saying that India should not boycott match with Pak should remember he started his career by beating them

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Assam hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 124, 330 undergoing treatment; 12 persons detained for questioning in Golaghat

The death toll in Assam's hooch tragedy has shot up to 124, while 331 people are undergoing treatment in hospitals, officials said

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Naveen Patnaik urges Narendra Modi to increase PM-KISAN aid to Rs 10,000 from Rs 6,000 annually

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase assistance under PM-KISAN to Rs 10,000 from Rs 6,000 per year.

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Narendra Modi launches PM-Kisan scheme in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur; interacts with beneficiaries via video conference

After launching the PM-KISAN scheme, the prime minister also handed over certificates to select beneficiaries of the scheme. Later, he also interacted with the farmers of Kerala via video conferencing.

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Rahul Gandhi says paramilitary jawans killed in action will get 'martyr' status if Congress is voted to power

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said paramilitary personnel who are killed in the line of duty will be accorded 'martyr' status if his party comes to power.

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Security heightened across airports after Air India receives hijack threat; airlines and CISF to follow enhanced safety measures

Air India's Mumbai control centre on Saturday received a phone call threatening to hijack its plane, after which the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) ordered all airlines and CISF to follow specific enhanced measures to ensure security, according to an official note.

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Three Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Gumla district; ammunition recovered from site

Three Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Sunday

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Narendra Modi says no Mann ki Baat till May to uphold 'democratic traditions' ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Narendra Modi suspended the Mann ki Baat broadcast for March, April, and said he will be back the last Sunday of May, by when Lok Sabha results are expected

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Jammu and Kashmir admin orders rationing of fuel, cites shortage of stocks due to closure of highway

As panic-gripped people queued outside petrol pumps across Kashmir, the administration on Saturday ordered rationing of fuel, citing low stocks due to persistent closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway.

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Himachal Pradesh avalanche: Three days after disaster, five army jawans still untraceable; search operations continue

Six jawans of the Army's 7 JAK Rifles - four from Himachal Pradesh, one each from Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir - were buried under the avalanche that occurred near the Shipki La border outpost in Himachal Pradesh's tribal Kinnaur district around 11 am on Wednesday.

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Narendra Modi to inaugurate National War Memorial in Delhi on 25 Feb; 'iconic landmark' to feature wall with names of fallen soldiers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National War Memorial near India Gate on 25 February, officials said Friday

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Narendra Modi launches PM-KISAN in Gorakhpur today: Here's how it works, who is eligible and other details

Under the PM-KISAN programme, vulnerable landholding farmer families, having cultivable land up to 2 hectares, will be provided direct income support at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per year.

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Rahul Gandhi asks Chhattisgarh CM to file review petition against SC order on eviction of tribals from forestlands

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday told Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel to file a review petition against a Supreme Court order asking states to ensure eviction of tribals and forest dwellers whose claims for the forest land have been rejected.

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Vande Bharat Express damaged once again after miscreants throw stones at driver's screen, windows in UP's Achalda

The main driver's screen and some side windows of the Vande Bharat Express were damaged when the train was hit by stones during its Varanasi-New Delhi journey

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Kashmir shutdown: Separatists' call for strike disrupts life in Valley; shops closed, public transport off roads

Authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions in parts of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order in the wake of a strike called by separatists.

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'Stand to protect India, but seen as doubtful citizen': Army soldier who served at Siachen fighting to prove citizenship in Assam

Shahidul Islam, hailing from Assam's Barpeta district, has served in Baramulla in north Kashmir, and at the Siachen Glacier. "I have been posted in Kashmir, Kargil, and Siachen. I love my country and stand to protect it. But back home (in Assam), I am (seen as) a doubtful citizen," he said.

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Pakistan backtracks on action against suspected JeM headquarters, says Bahawalpur seminary 'has no link' with terror outfit

Taking a complete U-turn, the Pakistan government on Saturday dismissed its own claim of taking over the control of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur and said the complex has no link with the terror outfit, which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama suicide attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Tension grips Kashmir amid separatist call for shutdown; govt caps sale of petrol, asks health staff to stock meds

Tension prevailed in Kashmir after over 100 companies of Central Armed Police Forces were deployed in the region. The situation worsened after authorities limited the sale of petrol each day to 3 litres for consumers.

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Bihar BPSC 64th preliminary test result declared: Check list of successful candidates at bpsc.bih.nic.in

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) declared results for the 64th Preliminary Test on Saturday night. Results can be checked on BPSC's official website

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Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal announces structural income for farmers at Rs 6,000 per annum in 3 instalments

The scheme for farmers has a budget outlay for Rs 75,000 crore for FY19.

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In Facebook post, Robert Vadra says will 'dedicate larger role in serving people', denies reports of him joining politics

Businessman Robert Vadra on Sunday expressed philanthropic sentiments in a Facebook post a day after he moved a Delhi court seeking a copy of the documents seized by the Enforcement Directorate in the money laundering case against him.

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Narendra Modi to launch PM-KISAN scheme in Gorakhpur today; 'over one crore farmers' to benefit in first disbursement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will launch the Rs 75,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh,

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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Six of seven girls, who escaped Bihar childcare institution, found in Darbhanga

Opposition parties flayed the NDA government in Bihar, alleging that five of the girls were "witnesses" in the Muzaffarpur scandal and claimed their escape was a "conspiracy" hatched by the ruling dispensation to protect "big shots".

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Daily Bulletin: Modi to launch PM-KISAN scheme; toll in Assam hooch tragedy rises to 102; shutdown in Kashmir; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Narendra Modi to visit Kumbh mela in Prayagraj today and also launch the PM-KISAN scheme, toll in Assam hooch tragedy rises to 102; and more

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Narendra Modi to address nation on Mann Ki Baat today; 53rd edition PM's first radio broadcast since Pulwama attack

Mann Ki Baat will be broadcast on the entire network of All India Radio and Doordarshan at 11 am. Apart from it, the monthly radio programme will also be streamed on the YouTube channels of the Prime Minister's Office, information and broadcasting ministry.

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Manohar Parrikar taken to Goa hospital for endoscopy, official statement says his health is stable

Parrikar, diagnosed with a pancreatic ailment, has been ailing for past year. He underwent treatment at a US hospital and also at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi.

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India invited as 'Guest of Honour' to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meet, Sushma Swaraj to attend

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the invitation a "welcome recognition" of the presence of 185 million Muslims in India and of their contribution to its pluralistic ethos, and of India's contribution to the Islamic world.

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Assam hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 102; state government cracks down on illicit liquor amid protests

The toll in the Assam hooch tragedy has been rising with every passing hour, with over 400 still admitted in hospitals.

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'BJP needs no Cabinet or advice as it has Narendra Modi': P Chidambaram hits back at Arun Jaitley

The former finance minister said while Jaitley "debunked" the Congress, he should have added to his comment that the BJP needs no advice as it has Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Assam hooch tragedy: At least 84 killed, 200 hospitalised; 12 arrested for making spurious liquor

A number of women are among the casualties in the Assam hooch tragedy. Many of those that drank the liquor were tea plantation workers who had just received their weekly wages, according to a state government official.

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Rajnath Singh appeals for calm in Arunachal Pradesh as protests over PRC certificate to non-tribals turn violent

Rajnath also spoke to Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu, who briefed him about the prevailing situation in the border state.

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In Gaya, world's fourth most polluted city, political apathy keeps environmental degradation from becoming an election issue

In Gaya, world's fourth most polluted city, political and administrative apathy keeps environmental degradation from becoming an election issue as successive municipal corporations take no note of people's deteriorating health due to the worsening air quality.

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'RSS has now changed its priority from Ram temple to Kashmir': Shiv Sena says Sangh's approach fits narrative in country

The Shiv Sena also questioned if the Ram temple will be constructed even after 2019 elections

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Watch: Madhya Pradesh Police constable carries man who fell off train for one-and-a-half km to nearby station, saves life

A police constable Saturday saved the life of a man who fell off a train by carrying him on his shoulder and running for about one-and-a-half kilometres to a nearby railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district.

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Firstpost Editor's Picks: Pakistan's blackmail, phenomenon called Mulayam, and Muzaffarpur case; today's must-read stories

Going away silently was never in Mulayam Singh Yadav's blue book for political survival.

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Robert Vadra moves application in Delhi court seeking copy of documents seized by ED in December raid

Robert Vadra said in his application that the ED has been interrogating him based on the seized documents and therefore their copies should be provided to him. On 7 December, 2018, the agency had carried out raids at Vadra's offices at Delhi.

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Protests, stone-pelting in Valley after rumours spread of SC getting ready to 'strike down' Article 35A

Dozens of protests and incidents of stone-pelting were reported from the major districts of the Valley, with people thronging the markets to stock up on essential supplies in apprehension of the longer period of shutdown and curfew.

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Five rescued after avalanche strikes Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, say officials

The avalanche occurred in Chrawan area of Ajas in north Kashmir's Bandipora district early on Saturday morning, disaster management department officials said.

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Issue of evicting tribals and forest dwellers should be seen 'compassionately', says forest minister Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan, however, did not elaborate on his statement saying the issue of evicting tribals should be seen compassionately, saying he had not read the 13 February judgement and came to know about it only through the media.

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Punjab Police sets up helpline number 181 for Kashmiris facing threats, DIG to attend to complaints

Kashmiris in need of help can call on 181 or send an SMS or WhatsApp message on 76961-81181. They can also fax their complaint on 0172-6626181 and e-mail it to help@181pph.com, according to the release.

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Ten killed in explosion at carpet shop in UP's Bhadohi city; store suspected to be a front for fireworks factory

Bhadohi locals have claimed that the store owner was also in the business of illegal firecrackers, adding that some could be trapped under the debris following the blast,

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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 5 rape victims, 2 other minors go missing from child care institution in Patna district

Seven girls, including five rape victims of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case, escaped from a shelter home in Patna early on Saturday morning.

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Arvind Kejriwal to begin indefinite fast from 1 March for full statehood for Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government of obstructing development work in national capital.

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Jammu and Kashmir government pulls advertisements from two prominent English dailies, draws ire of state editors guild

Greater Kashmir, the state's largest circulated English daily, its sister publications and Kashmir Reader, another prominent English daily, have stopped receiving advertisements from the state information department for the past five days.

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Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, police officials of six states hold meeting in Odisha to ensure peaceful polls

In a bid to ensure peaceful elections, an inter-state coordination meeting of senior police officials of six states was held in Odisha on Friday.

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Narendra Modi govt doesn't want to accept that there is a job crisis, says Rahul Gandhi at interaction with students in New Delhi

Firing a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the government "did not want to accept" that there was a "job crisis" in the country, and said the prime minister should hold discussions with the youth to address the issue.

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'Political views unpalatable to a certain party': Sumanth Raman says he has been removed as DD quiz show host

Television anchor Sumanth Raman wrote on Facebook that he had been removed from his role as a quizmaster for the BSNL Sports Quiz show on Doordarshan Podhigai as his political views had proven unpalatable for the ruling BJP party.

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