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US, China Trade war begins
A trade war between China and the US -- the world's largest economies -- began on Friday as the two sides started slapping additional tariffs on each other's goods, worth nearly $70 billion, a development that could impede global economic…
Delhi Government clears Signature Bridge Project
The Delhi government on Friday cleared two major pending projects -- completion of a signature bridge and two new academic blocks in the Delhi Technological University (DTU).
The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC), in a meeting with…
7 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
Seven Maoists, including four with rewards on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Friday, police said.
Of these four, one had a Rs 8 lakh bounty on him while three others carried Rs 1 lakh reward each for their…
Nawaz Sharif gets 10-year Jail in Corruption case
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was on Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison by the accountability court in Islamabad, Pakistan in a corruption case, the media reported.
Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz was sentenced to seven years in…
PM Modi, dignitaries pay tributes to Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with other dignitaries like L. K. Advani, speaker of lok sabha Sumitra Mahajan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday paid tribute to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder and former parliamentarian Syama…
Delhi CM okays doorstep ration delivery, orders implementation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday approved the much debated doorstep ration delivery system and directed the Food Department to implement it immediately.
"Approved Doorstep Delivery of Rations. Overruled all objections to…
Abducted J&K Policeman killed by Militants
The body of a local policeman abducted by militants was found on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said.
Javaid Ahmad Dar was abducted on Thursday evening from his home in Shopian district's Vehil village.
Dar's…
Prayers mark Dalai Lama’s 83rd Birthday celebrations
Special prayers were held in this mountainous district of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who turned 83 on Friday.
Large crowds donning traditional dresses began to assemble since…
’67 Girls found in raid on Rajasthan Ashram are Hypnotised’
Counselling of 67 girls, found in a police raid on an ashram being run in a hotel in Rajasthan's Rajsamand, has been of no avail as they are unwilling to answer any questions about themselves and seem "hypnotised", a child rights panel…
Centre asks States, UTs to prevent mob lynching
The Union Home Ministry has issued an advisory to states and Union Territories (UTs) asking them to take measures to prevent incidents of mob lynching fuelled by rumours of child lifting circulating on social media, an official said on…