No compromise with J&K’s special status, says Mehbooba after meeting PM.
Srinagar Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday who she said assured her of no fidgeting with Article 370, which grants special status to J&K. The meeting comes in the backdrop of a debate on Article 35A of the Constitution, which was added to Article 370 in 1954 by a […]
Strengthen bonds of commonality: Yechury says in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) There is a need to strengthen the bonds of commonality among the Indians and shun the post-truth politics in order to make the country stronger, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said on Thursday. “Our country can strengthen only when we strengthen the bonds of commonality that run through our diversity,” Yechury […]
Naidu terms Ansari’s comments as ‘political propaganda’
August 10, 2017 Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday rejected as ‘political propaganda’ the view that there is a sense of insecurity among minorities in the country, apparently a rejoinder to outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari. Though Naidu did not name anyone, his comments are seen as a response to Ansari’s remarks in a TV interview that there was unease […]
RSS wants India to become world leader by strengthening unity
August 10, 2017 Coimbatore, Aug 10 (PTI) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh wants India to become the world leader by making it stronger through unity, its chief Mohan Bhagwat has said. Referring to the fall of the erstwhile USSR, he said the RSS did not want India to be a “superpower like that”, but a strong […]
Low intensity bomb found on Amritsar-bound train
August 10, 2017 A crude bomb and a letter purportedly by Indian Mujahideen warning of revenge for the killing of Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Abu Dujana was on Thursday recovered from the Amritsar-bound Akal Takht Express in Amethi, police said. The recovery of the bomb came to light at a time when security forces were maintaining tight […]
Iran’s Team Melli slides one place in latest FIFA world rankings
Thu Aug 10, 2017 The Iran men’s national soccer team, domestically known as Team Melli, has plunged one position in the August 2017 edition of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings to land in the 24th spot in the world. According to the latest monthly rankings released by the world’s soccer governing body on Thursday, […]
Sensex ends at 1-month low, hit by losses for 4th day
August 10, 2017 The benchmark Sensex plummeted 267 points to hit a one-month low of 31,531 and the Nifty crashed below 9,900 on Thursday as investors exited, unnerved by sliding global shares due to stand-off between the US and North Korea. Both fell for the fourth straight day. North Korea upped the ante, defying the […]
Ministries want cut in bio-diesel GST, new bio-fuels policy
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Union Petroleum and Road Transport Ministries will ask for a reduction in GST on bio-diesel from the current 18 per cent to 5 per cent while a note on a new policy on bio-fuels is to be placed for cabinet approval soon, it was announced on Thursday. “Along with […]
Israel demolishes four Palestinian homes in West Bank
Thu Aug 10, 2017 Israeli forces have demolished four West Bank homes belonging to the families of the Palestinians allegedly involved in attacks on Israeli forces. In pre-dawn attacks on Thursday, Israeli forces demolished three homes in the villages of Deir Abu Mashaal and one home in Silwad in the Ramallah district, Ma’an reported. The three […]
South Korea urges North to stop ‘threatening words’
South Korean authorities urged their reclusive northern neighbor to stop using “threatening words” Thursday, and called for Pyongyang to enter into dialogue to ease tensions in the region. It came as North Korea claimed it was writing an attack plan to fire missiles toward the western Pacific island of Guam — a U.S. territory — “to signal a crucial […]
