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Indian and Chinese armies today kicked off a 10-day joint anti-terrorism exercise in China’s Yunnan province which officials said will help enhance mutual understanding, communication and cooperation. India for the first time fielded a contingent of 175 troops from 2nd Battalion of Naga Regiment from Eastern Command which looks after the border with China. China, […]
Around 13 per cent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 49 assembly constituencies of Bihar in a peaceful atmosphere. “Till 9 AM. 13 per cent turnout has been recorded in all the 49 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first phase. Polling is peaceful in the state as we […]
Piku co-stars Irrfan and Deepika Padukone share a warm camaraderie and mutual respect for each other.For the last few days, Deepika has been keenly following the reactions to Meghna Gulzar’s investigative thriller Talvar, that has Irrfan, Konkona Sensharma and Neeraj Kabi in the lead roles. Deepika was keen to see the film. Irrfan organised a […]
Today, one labor of Kosambari village of Dharampur taluk in Valsad district killed 5 children, a grandson and his wife. After killing 7 family members, he ended up himself by hanging him. Reason for threshing entire family is unknown. Shravan was a Labor was of Warli community who killed 3 daughters, 2 son, 1 grandson […]
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been drafted into the Indian ODI squad after Ravichandran Ashwin suffered a side strain during the opening game of the five-match series here today. Harbhajan, who was part of the T20 squad for the three-match series, was left out for the ODIs but the Punjab-born player got a lucky call-up […]
India and the Maldives today decided to ramp up cooperation in various fields including defence, security, energy and health as the two nations restarted the Joint Commission talks after a hiatus of 15 years. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is here on a two-day visit, assured the Maldives that India will always be the […]
In 2013, Surat wing of the Samast Patidar Samaj SPS began to organise marriages of Odiya women with the Patels in Surat. On October 16, 42 women from Odisha’s Kurmi community will marry with Patidar men at a mass marriage ceremony in Surat. In the first year, seven Odiya women married Patels. This year, 42 […]
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday became a gala event for the film industry, as many Bollywood celebrities wished him good health and happiness.From veteran actor Rishi Kapoor to newcomer Athiya Shetty, everyone took to Twitter to wish the veteran actor, who turned 73 today. “Birthday wishes to Amitji on this day. I erred by wishing him […]
The US has said it welcomes any contributions by India in dealing with the problems of climate change and looks forward to cooperate with the country in this regard. “Any contributions by India towards helping us deal with the problems of climate change and clean energy initiatives are welcome and we would look forward to […]
After Dadri, tension now prevails in this district where rumours of cow slaughter triggered violence with protesters targeting police vehicles and setting afire shops, leaving seven policemen injured. Twenty-one people have been arrested for yesterday’s violence even as the circle officer has been suspended for alleged laxity. The violence started after some persons spread rumours […]
