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PM Modi named Somnath Temple trust chairman

He is the second Prime Minister to hold post

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Amit Shah offer prayers at the Somnath temple in Gujarat. File photo

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Aware of Chinese construction along the LAC, says MEA

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A second official source said, “They are doing it [the construction] on their side and we are doing it on our side.”

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Army trucks move towards LAC eastern Ladakh. File

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Farmers' protest | Agriculture Ministry postpones next round talks to Wednesday

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Farmer groups welcome SC’s comments on Republic Day plans, hold discussions with Delhi Police

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Farmers at Singhu Border, in New Delhi. File

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NIA postpones examination of two key members of Khalsa Aid indefinitely

The agency has examined 12 persons so far in connection with a case against Sikhs for Justice

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A file photo of a protest held by Sikhs for Justice in New York.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Amit Shah offer prayers at the Somnath temple in Gujarat. File photo

PM Modi named Somnath Temple trust chairman

Army trucks move towards LAC eastern Ladakh. File

Aware of Chinese construction along the LAC, says MEA

Farmers at Singhu Border, in New Delhi. File

Farmers' protest | Agriculture Ministry postpones next round talks to Wednesday

A file photo of a protest held by Sikhs for Justice in New York.

NIA postpones examination of two key members of Khalsa Aid indefinitely

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SC committee to meet farmers’ groups from Jan. 21

Farmers and farm labourers from Tarn-Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Ferozpur and Kapurthala region will start marching on tractor-trolleys etc., to the National Capital. File

Punjab farmers all set to start tractor marches to Delhi

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Covishield vaccine immunisation for COVID-19 at the Government General Hospital in Chennai on January 17, 2020.

70% of targeted beneficiaries vaccinated on inaugural day Jacob Koshy

Six States where the vaccination drive was carried out are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur and Tamil Nadu.

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Two ULFA militants surrender

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Doctors advise TRS Chief to call off fast

Women should join politics: Rahul

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Three held with uranium in Navi Mumbai

I did not force the chopper to land: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today sought to nip in the bud a possible controversy when he made it clear that he did not force the helicopter pilot to

Congress asks TRS chief to adopt reasonable approach

“Seriously concerned” at violence spreading in Andhra Pradesh over the Telangana issue, Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a meeting with senior

American jihadist helped plan 26/11 carnage

Early last December, interrogators from the Mumbai Police and Intelligence Bureau listened patiently as Mohammad Ajmal Amir “Kasab” described just how

Krishna promises all help to Sri Lanka Tamils

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Monday reiterated that India would give full help and support to the Tamils in Sri Lanka and it was only

U.S. nuclear companies may begin preliminary work next year

American nuclear power companies on Monday said they have to take the required authorisation from the Barack Obama administration to commence exports

Plea against Montblanc ads with Gandhiji image

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and Montblanc Boutique, on a petition to restrain the international company from misusing the

Political parties’ help sought to impeach Justice Dinakaran

The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reform (CJAR) and the Forum for Judicial Accountability (FJA) on Monday circulated to Congress president

Krishna calls for judicious and sensible use of hydrocarbons

External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Monday said India was confident of a positive outcome from the Copenhagen global climate summit. He also

U.S. team briefs Indian sleuths on Headley-Rana role in Mumbai attacks

The team will be travelling to Pakistan to meet the authorities in Islamabad as they are “working with Pakistani officials to follow up on leads regarding Headley’s activities and connections in that country.”

Telangana: hectic parleys on to resolve deadlock

After eight days of violent protests demanding a separate Telangana State disrupted life in the region, a worried leadership of the Congress in Andhra

Postal Department expects Rs.5,632 crore deficit

The government on Monday said the Postal Department is expected to have a deficit of Rs.5,632.46 crore in the current fiscal, which has increased

Parliament approves Bill to split J&K Central varsity

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill 2009 to bifurcate the Central University in Jammu and Kashmir to cater for

Russia joins India in asking Pak to punish 26/11 perpetrators

Russia on Monday backed India’s demand that Pakistan punish the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks. A joint statement issued after talks

BJP steps up offensive on Telangana

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday stepped up the offensive in Parliament demanding that the government bring a Bill in the current session for

Russia supports India’s claim for permanent UNSC seat

Terming India a “deserving candidate”, Russia on Monday backed its claim for a permanent membership in an expanded United Nations Security Council

Navy foils attack on tanker

The Navy, on Monday, announced that it had foiled an attempt by pirates who attacked a tanker flying a Norwegian flag during patrolling off the Gulf

India and Russia sign civil nuclear agreement

Under the agreement four new nuclear reactors would be set up by Russia in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu and a site for the fifth one has been identified in West Bengal.

BJP under fire as Liberhan debate opens

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh Parivar came under severe criticism in the Lok Sabha on Monday for their role in the Babri Masjid demolition

Majority of Indians worried about climate change

Indians are most concerned about air pollution (62 per cent) followed by water pollution and concerns over water shortages (61 per cent). However, globally the concern for climate change has come down this year.

Petroleum Ministry seeks Rs 20,871cr oil bonds for fuel retailers

Petroleum Ministry has sought oil bonds worth Rs 20,871 crore for state-run fuel retailers to make up for the losses incurred on selling domestic LPG

FBI team promises to share information

As a team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrived here on Monday, the government said the U.S. has “promised” total support in probing

From rat eaters to flag bearers of Bihar's anti polio drive

For years the Musahars have been looked down upon for being rat-eaters. Deprived, illiterate and often completely untouched by health initiatives,

Rann of Kutch terrain comes in way of fast border fencing

The marshy, barren and treacherous terrain of the Rann of Kutch is coming in the way of speedy erection of barbed wire fencing along the Gujarat

Punjab bandh begins on peaceful note

A day-long Punjab bandh called by radical Sikh outfits to protest the killing of a demonstrator in alleged police firing in Ludhiana began on a

Justice Mukhopadhaya appointed Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court

President Pratibha Patil has appointed Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya of the Madras High Court as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court. Justice

I will come out of the muddle with clean hands: Dinakaran

Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, facing allegations of land encroachment at Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu, has said he will come out of

Hopes raised on Copenhagen

The crucial climate change summit to draw up a new plan to tackle global warming that will replace the Kyoto Protocol beyond 2012 will begin in

Third phase of polling in Jharkhand tomorrow

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the third phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections scheduled for Tuesday in 11

Import of edible oil will continue: Pawar

Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that the import of edible oils would continue as there was a huge oil deficit in the market.

Number of ‘freedom fighters’ still growing

It has been more than six decades since Independence, but the Union Home Ministry is grappling with a peculiar problem: the number of freedom fighters

Jairam irons out differences with negotiators

Seeking to set at rest reports of differences with two key negotiators of the Indian team over the country offering unilateral concessions without

Rahul to rev up membership drive in central U.P.

Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi embarks on his two-day visit to central Uttar Pradesh on Monday, a journey touted as the first step towards

BJP cannot rake up Ram Janmabhoomi again: Shourie

BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Arun Shourie, who had launched a broadside against the leadership of his party after its Lok Sabha poll debacle, feels the BJP

Danish move will be disastrous for India

The draft proposal prepared by the host nation Denmark for the climate change summit starting on Monday removes the distinction between the developed

Headley probe: FBI team coming today

A team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will arrive here on Monday on a two-day visit to acquaint the Indian authorities with the outcome

India keen to play deal-maker at Copenhagen

India, in association with Brazil, South Africa and China (BASIC), is expected to present a draft proposal demanding adherence to the principles of equity as per Kyoto Protocol.

4 killed as Maoists blow up truck in Chhattisgarh

Four people were killed on Sunday when Maoists blew up a truck on the national highway in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, police said. “A truck

SP dismayed, disappointed at India’s stand on climate change

Expressing dismay and disappointment over the stand taken by India on climate change, the Samajwadi Party today said the country should not be made to

We can’t imagine of hurting anyone: Geelani

In the wake of attack on moderate separatist leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, the hardline Hurriyat Conference today said it had no control over any militant

AP decides to withdraw cases against TRS chief

In a bid to mollify the fasting TRS president K. Chandrasekhar Rao demanding a separate Telangana, the Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday decided to

Ludhiana remains peaceful; curfew relaxed at some places

Curfew was relaxed for 90 minutes in at least three places in this industrial hub of Punjab where situation on Sunday remained peaceful, a day after

Mamata will be chief ministerial candidate: Pranab

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has described the alliance between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress as “timely” and said the leader

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Covishield vaccine immunisation for COVID-19 at the Government General Hospital in Chennai on January 17, 2020.

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