Race on to claim legacy of Lord Ram
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) “We are the descendants of Lord Ram.” The chorus of this claim is just growing by the day, cutting across party lines. Interestingly, these claims have found voice against the…
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Kohli, Iyer guide India to ODI series whitewash
Port of Spain, Aug 15 (IANS) Skipper Virat Kohli scored his second consecutive hundred to lead India to a series-clinching victory in the third ODI against West Indies at the Queen’s Park Oval. Chasing a…
Revoking Article 370 is step towards realising Sardar Patel’s dream: Modi
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime MInister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed his government’s decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying that it was a…
Andhra seeks Central aid for linking Krishna, Godavari
Amaravati, Aug 14 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has sought assistance from the Centre for the proposed scheme to link Godavari and Krishna rivers to provide water for irrigation, drinking purpose…
Court restores Chandrababu Naidu’s security
Amaravati, Aug 14 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to restore the security of former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with 97 police personnel. A division bench of the…
Godse followers may shoot me dead: Owaisi
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the followers of Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Nathuram Godse might shot him dead. “I am sure one day somebody will shoot me dead. Followers of…
After Kashmir, focus on economy, Tweeple’s message to Modi
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tweeting a link to his exclusive interview with IANS, many of his followers took the opportunity to share their own takes on the…
Floods ‘drown’ BJP’s euphoria on returning to power in K’taka
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, Aug 14 (IANS) The BJP’s euphoria over its dramatic return to power in Karnataka seems to have ‘drowned’ in the floods that the southern state is reeling under, in the aftermath…
Imran: India’s Kashmir move strategic blunder, to cost it heavily
Muzaffarabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday termed India’s move to revoke special status to Jammu and Kashmir a “strategic blunder” and said that the move will cost New Delhi “heavily”….
Mika in ban-soup for ‘anti-national’ act
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) The Federation Of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), the mother body of all the 24 crafts of filmmaking, has banned singer Mika Singh aka Amrik Singh from any performance, recording, playback…
India, China no longer growing nations: Trump
Washington, Aug 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer “growing nations”, claiming that they are “taking advantage” of the tag from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and…
When can I come to J&K, asks Rahul to Malik
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday agreed to visit Jammu and Kashmir in response to Governor Satya Pal Malik’s invitation without any conditions and sought to know when he…
Kashmiri Pandits longing to return to their homeland
BY VISHAL GULATI Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) Though living in ‘forced exile’ within their own state for over three decades now, the longing to return to their homeland in the turmoil-hit Kashmir Valley has not…
Striking down Article 370 tipping point, say Kashmiri Pandits
BY VISHAL GULATI Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) Striking down of Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir a sense of specialness, is the tipping point as it can further escalate the communal tension in the…
Modi trying to change Kashmir’s demography: Owaisi
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that the Modi government is trying to change the demography of Kashmir through delimitation of Assembly constituencies in Jammu to install a BJP leader as…
Scrapping Article 370 freed us from slavery: West Pak refugees
BY VISHAL GULATI Jammu, Aug 14 (IANS) West Pakistan Hindu refugees, whose ancestors had migrated to India during the 1947 partition and settled in the Jammu region, were feeling stateless and cheated even after seven…
Chandrayaan-2 enters Lunar Transfer Trajectory
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) India’s spacecraft to the moon Chandrayaan-2 on Wednesday successfully entered the Lunar Transfer Trajectory (LTT) after its orbit was raised further, said Indian space agency. According to Indian Space Research Organisation…
CBS and Viacom to merge, creating ViacomCBS
New York, Aug 14 (IANS) CBS and Viacom announced a merger agreement that will reunite the two companies, which previously merged but then separated in 2006, and create a single entity to be called ViacomCBS,…
Gold hits record high of Rs 38,666 per 10 gram
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Demand for safe haven assets amid uncertain global business environment took the gold price to fresh highs on Tuesday. The precious metal hit a life-time high of Rs 38,666 per 10…
India, Pakistan to mark I-Day with key events in Kashmir
New Delhi/Islamabad, Aug 13 (IANS) India and Pakistan will mark their respective Independence Days with events emphasising their territorial stamp on the two divided parts of Kashmir. While Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will spend…