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Madras High Court dismisses plea challenging Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 for non-maintainability

Dr. Manmohan singh Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi present the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration to Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt at Jawahar Bhawan New Delhi.

Indian Coast Guard vessel, today, rescued five fishermen who had ventured into the sea for fishing on October 28 from Chettuva Harbour.

Asha Devi, mother of December 16 Delhi gang-rape victim: This should have happened long ago, Supreme Court had given the verdict in 2017. I have been struggling for 7 years now, but they haven't been hanged yet. Jail authorities have taken the right step.

Bhopal Court has sent the two accused in Madhya Pradesh Honey trap matter to 5-day police remand

The deep depression over Maldives-Comorin areas has intensified into Cyclonic Storm Maha. Naval Officer-in-Charge Lakshadweep-Minicoy & INS Dweeprakshak at Kavaratti, are taking all precautions in coordination with Lakshadweep administration to ensure the safety of all.

Indira Gandhi will be remembered for a long time for her cause of national integration, remarks Former PM Manmohan Singh.

CBI files chargesheet in a case registered on March 2018 on the basis of written complaint from Bank of India (BoI). It mentions that accused during Sept 2016-Jan 2017 entered into criminal conspiracy to cheat BoI which caused Rs 50 Crore loss to bank & a gain to the accused.

Today we see rising intolerance, rising violence, a skewed vision of our history&society is being imposed along with falsehood & unscientific ideas. All this is the antithesis of liberal, secular & democratic foundations of our country, says Congress Interim President, Sonia Gandhi in Delhi

“The Indian government officially announced the establishment of so-called Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory and Ladakh Union Territory that included some of China’s territory into its administrative jurisdiction. China deplores and firmly opposes that. India unilaterally changes its domestic laws and administrative divisions challenging China’s sovereignty,” says Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang, reported Indian Express

A flood alert has been sounded here, following the release of water from the Avalanche Dam and the people living in the low-lying areas hav been asked to move to safer places.

Due to incessant rains for the last few days in Nilgiris district, Avalanche Dam reached its full capacity on Thursday. For safety, 500 cusecs of water was being released since morning.

In view of this, the district Collector Innocent Divya advised the people living on the banks coming under revenue villages of Mulhigoor, Bikketti and Balacola to move to safer places.

While saffron allies Shiv Sena and BJP are bickering over the power-sharing formula even ten days after the state elections, Maharashtra Congress leaders on Thursday met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar here.

State Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat and former chief ministers Ashok Chavan and Prithviraj Chavan were among those who visited Pawar's residence here, sources said.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the AIIMS director to constitute a medical board today itself to give opinion on the health of former finance minister P Chidambaram, who is suffering from Crohn's disease.

The high court said Hyderabad-based gastroenterologist Nageshwara Redy be included in the board to give his opinion on Chidambaram's medical condition, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.

Chidambaram has sought interim bail in the INX media money laundering case on medical grounds, saying his condition is deteriorating and he needs to be in a sterile environment.

As many as 61 patients of dengue have been reported from Lucknow in the past four days.

A top American General has said the Islamic State is still dangerous and it could attempt a retribution attack after the killing of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid.

The head of US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, speaking to reporters after the Pentagon released video and photos of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of Baghdadi, acknowledged that the terror group's leadership may be disjointed and that it could take some time for it to recuperate, but that doesn't mean it is not a threat.

The rupee appreciated by 9 paise to 70.81 against the American currency in early trade on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate.

A positive opening in the equity market, weak dollar against other major currencies overseas and persistent foreign fund inflows supported the rupee, forex dealers said.

Death toll rises to 16, in incident where fire broke out in Karachi-Rawalpindi Tezgam express train in Liaqatpur near Rahim Yar Khan today.

Radha Krishna Mathur was on Thursday sworn-in as the first Lt Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh, which came into existence after bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir.

The oath of office was administered by chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir high court Geeta Mittal at a simple function held at Leh.

CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta passes away at the age of 83 in Kolkata. He was suffering from heart and kidney related ailments

The Pentagon released video and photos on Wednesday of the US special forces raid that resulted in the death of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Among the images released by the Defence Department was grainy black-and-white footage of US troops approaching on foot the high-walled compound in northwestern Syria where Baghdadi was holed up.

The Pentagon also released video of airstrikes on a group of unknown fighters on the ground who opened fire on the helicopters that ferried US forces in for the assault on Baghdadi's compound in Syria's Idlib province.