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The Health Ministry has ordered a probe after traces ofpolio type 2 viruswere found in some batches of oral polio vaccine (OPV) manufactured by a Ghaziabad-based pharmaceutical company, even as the firm's managing director was arrested Saturday from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFX9VU Press Trust of India

India on Sunday strongly hit back at Pakistan for the "preposterous allegation" its foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made at the UN. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QjsoMe Press Trust of India

For the past two decades, Sambhaji has been selling calendars. This started off in the late 1990s when one of his uncles suggested him to make a living out of it. The piece of advice changed Sambhaji's life as he embarked on the journey of traversing villages. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFtHzF Sanket Jain

The collection at the Government Museum of Chandigarh, divided in Lahore on 10 April 1948, came this side of the border after long and complex negotiations between the representatives of the two newly formed governments of India and Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QjAcxf Vandana Shukla

Sandhya Visweswariah is internationally recognised as a world expert in gut disease. She chairs two biological research labs at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru and has received several grants, fellowships and awards. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Q9Wtxp The Life of Science

The two girls were abducted Friday night when they were asleep with their parents inside a make-shift hut at a construction site in Indore's MG Road area, and found near the hut in a brutalised condition. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QibddE Press Trust of India

One could officially deny Christians and Muslims some political rights under a Hindu rashtra, however, because a Hindu rashtra also erodes the power and the rights of the majority of Hindus, one can be assured that this is not something that the BJP, or any other force can do from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zGHeXB Aakar Patel

Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 48th edition of his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme on Sunday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qibc9A Asian News International

Narendra Modi to inaugurate projects across Gujarat today; Sushma Swaraj hits out at Pakistan in UNGA address, Padma Lakshmi's NYT op-ed makes her assaulter apologise, and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zGHbLp FP Staff

According to a complaint lodged by the victim's husband, their neighbour, Gaurav Kumar, entered the house in Shamli in the husband's absence and raped her at gunpoint from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qiba1s Press Trust of India

According to the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), 80 million elderly people in India are entitled to a pension of Rs 200 per month. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFWYtI Indo-Asian News Service

A newly married woman was allegedly gang raped by her husband's relatives and a 'tantrik' in Haryana's Yamunanagar, police said Saturday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QemVGq Press Trust of India

Following a complaint lodged by Pehlu Khan's son Irshad at the Neemrana police station, a case was registered and investigation initiated, they said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFWVy2 Press Trust of India

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that former president of Russia, Joseph Stalin, was instrumental in "murdering" Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qhj5w4 Press Trust of India

On 27 August this year, the Chhattisgarh High Court had quashed the extension given to Dr Sukhpal Singh as V-C, but the Supreme Court stayed the order. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zEJVJ1 Press Trust of India

Close to 60 hospitals in Delhi may soon be empanelled under the Centre's Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QibNbu Sonal Matharu

Defence sources said the Pakistan Army resorted to an unprovoked ceasefire violation on the LoC in Karnah sector of Kupwara district. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFWOT8 Indo-Asian News Service

Sushma Swaraj, while delivering her statement at the UN on Saturday, blamed Pakistan for the terrorism being spread in India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QjsmUC FP Staff

According to police, Apple executive Vivek Tiwari was shot dead when he allegedly refused to stop his car for checking in Lucknow's posh Gomti Nagar neighbourhood. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFWNi2 Press Trust of India

When it comes to lucrative foreign deals like Rafale, French presidents are notorious for counting chickens before they are hatched. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QlILb6 Srinivasa Prasad

A property dealer was hospitalised with severe injuries after he rammed his speeding Jaguar into the divider on a highway in Greater Noida. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zFWLqq FP Staff

The villages have been identified by the Punjab agriculture department as those where paddy stubble is traditionally being burnt, according to an official spokesperson. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QlIJ2Y Press Trust of India

Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Sunday to inaugurate a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, an Amul chocolate plant. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QgLvGA Press Trust of India

Former RAW chief AS Dulat spoke about the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir and the possibility of peace with Pakistan. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2NQmcOT Rashme Sehgal

There's a Ganesha - the potbellied, elephant-headed, rat-riding Indian god - almost everywhere you look, and his stories are always popular with children. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2O8GTFe Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

India's social and cultural norms are changing so rapidly that there is now a fear that the public synapses will go into overload. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2NOZirl Bikram Vohra

Narendra Modi on Saturday pointed out the challenges the Indian education system is presently facing and shared central government's plans to enhance the system. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QgLpPe Asian News International

In the aftermath of the Sabarimala verdict, it is important to ask: Since when did religion become more significant than the rule of law in the country? from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2NQjKI3 Anshu Lal

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hinted that an agreement on purchase of Russia's S-400 Triumf missile defence system and other defence equipment might come through amid talks that India may reconsider the deal owing to the sanctions imposed by United States. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2On3Qo5 FP Staff

A colleague of the deceased said the police constable, failing to stop Apple sales manager Vivek Tiwari during a checking, chased him and shot him in the neck and killed him. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IruR4n FP Staff

It is, perhaps, useful to remind that the Aadhaar Act and the Aadhaar project were under the lens - not the petitioners. If the question is whether the project came out unscathed, the answer is an unequivocal no. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ol3eiF Prasanna S

Born in Borim, Goa, on 18 November 1934, Borkar was conferred the Padma Shri in 2016 for his contributions to Indian music. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IruOFJ Indo-Asian News Service

While the infrastructure damaged during floods in Sabarimala are not expected to be revived before the commencement of the annual pilgrimage season, SC verdict has left the government with the daunting task of creating additional facilities for women within 50 days from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xYHwqC TK Devasia

A colleague of the deceased said the police constable, failing to stop Apple sales manager Vivek Tiwari during a checking, chased him and shot him in the neck and killed him. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N7gRO5 Indo-Asian News Service

The reason why women were not allowed in Sabarimala is both religious and historical. But, will women who believe in the story and history behind the shrine even want to go? from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R9xxaQ MA Deviah

The 19-year-old Rewari-local's hospitalisation came hours after her discharge from the same hospital, where she had been a patient since 12 September. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N8JCKb FP Staff

Even if one were ideologically neutral about the Aadhaar project, the approach taken by the majority judgment in the KS Puttaswamy versus Union of India case leaves much to be desired in terms of consistency of logic, judicial reasoning, and constitutional law from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R8whEX Malavika Prasad

The Punjab AIG was also booked for criminal intimidation and stalking under the Indian Penal Code as well as the Arms Act at the Amritsar Cantonment police station. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N8gqmt Indo-Asian News Service

Donald Trump administration has reiterated its support for India's bid for a permanent seat in a reformed UN Security Council. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R8wcRF Press Trust of India

Even if one were ideologically neutral about the Aadhaar project, the approach taken by the majority judgment in the KS Puttaswamy versus Union of India case leaves much to be desired in terms of consistency of logic, judicial reasoning, and constitutional law from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QgWtf8 Malavika Prasad

Around 4,000 Indians who entered the US illegally this year did so over a three-mile stretch of border fence at Mexicali, Zamora said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R9qoXV Reuters

In a cryptic statement, home minister Rajnath Singh suggested that India launched surgical strikes on Pakistan. The comments come after a BSF jawan was killed at the border. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Qghtmw FP Staff

A Special Police Officer (SPO) fled with several rifles on Friday from the residence of a People's Democratic Party (PDP) MLA at Jawahar Nagar in the city where he was posted, police said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R9mRJd Press Trust of India

The Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 was attempting to land at Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia but ended up half submerged in Chuuk lagoon after the accident on Friday morning. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QjQRB8 AG Noorani

The Sabarimala verdict clearly paves way for the Supreme Court's positive interference in matters of religion when it can be demonstrated that the religious practices are opposed to constitutional morality and play a transformative and inclusionary role from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R8SH91 Poongkhulali B and Chethana V

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to address the UNGA, meanwhile the prime minister will observe Parakram Divas in New Delhi. The govt will also launch a sanitation convention today to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QgCI7v FP Staff

The Supreme Court had in July ordered that the central and state governments should broadcast on radio and television and other media platforms, including the official websites of the home department and police of the states, that lynching and mob violence of any kind shall invite serious consequences under the law. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ReOHnA Press Trust of India

In a huge snub to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left a meeting of the SAARC foreign ministers early. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezYHR Press Trust of India

SPO Adil Bashir went missing, along with ten weapons, from the guard room at the residence of PDP MLA from Wachi constituency Aijaz Ahmad Mir, officials said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R7fGBj Press Trust of India

This SC ruling may open a Pandora's box and have much wider ramifications. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezX6L Sreemoy Talukdar

The government is celebrating Parakram Parv from 28-30 September to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strikes that the forces had carried out on terror launch pads. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R9qnmP Press Trust of India

India has a broadly liberal law that allows abortion services to save lives of women, preserve physical and mental health. Yet, the recent Guttmacher study (2017) shows that around 56 percent of abortions in India are conducted illegally. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezVMb Neha Chauhan

In Gujarat, the acquittal rate in POCSO cases is many times higher than the conviction rate which is in single digits and much lower than the national rate. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QappFD Sonal Kellogg

India has been trying to get the NSCN-K to the negotiating table like the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) faction as it is felt that peace won't hold unless all the rebel groups agree to it. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezUrB Sanjib Kr Baruah

Supreme Court's judgment on the Sabarimala temple issue is the decent, honourable thing. But the decent thing isn't necessarily the right thing. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R7uYG6 Praveen Swami

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among 48 world leaders who have endorsed a collective statement issued by UN chief Antonio Guterres reaffirming their continued personal commitment to support efforts to combat sexual exploitation across the UN system and to make zero tolerance of such cases a reality. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezSjt Press Trust of India

A series of measures announced by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on empowering local government in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to significantly change the ground rules in Kashmir if implemented. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2R7fFgJ Tara Kartha

The Supreme Court on Friday paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala in Kerala as it ruled that the repression of women under the garb of "physiological factors" cannot be legitimised. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezQbl FP Staff

Ahead of Misra's final day as the head of the judiciary of India, here's a look at the key important judgments pronounced since Monday by the Supreme Court. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xKsEwC FP Staff

Amid paranoia over attempts to further dilute the state's special status, the popular wave in the Valley seems opposed to the polls. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2QezOAf Rayan Naqash

The Centre has released Rs 122 crore to rain-hit Himachal Pradesh as an initial assistance to undertake rehabilitation measures. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OT8N5e Press Trust of India

The law criminalising adultery, Section 497 of the IPC is based on stereotyping the roles of one gender, and can never stand any test of equality. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xMyVrI Akaant Kumar

During the visit, Putin will hold official talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will meet President Ram Nath Kovind as well. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OVoskr Asian News International

Arvind Kejriwal, Medha Patkar and Meera Sanyal, were booked under various provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act pertaining to holding public rallies without prior permission from the police. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xMaDy7 Press Trust of India

Romila Thapar read out a joint statement by the petitioners detailing why they had approached the Supreme Court. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OVopFh FP Staff

Supreme Court refused to interfere with the arrest of five rights activists by the Maharashtra Police in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xInKR6 FP Staff

Justice Malhotra, the lone woman judge in the bench, passed a dissenting judgment and said that issues which have deep religious connotation should not be tinkered with. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OWjSm1 FP Staff

According to a circular by the Education Department Secretary, the Broadcasting and Information Ministry had issued directions for holding activities to observe Friday as the 'Surgical Strike Day' in schools in Jammu and Kashmir. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xF34JF Press Trust of India

Most of these Indian women who kill themselves are under 40, and most are married. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OVomt5 The Ladies Finger

Sharad Pawar's comments, made to a Marathi news channel, set off a political storm, and the NCP's national general secretary Tariq Anwar resigned from the party. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xKcNyl FP Staff

Chief justice of India Dipak Misra, through powerful judgments in Section 377 case, Section 497 case and now the Sabarimala temple entry case not only pronounced legal verdict that tends to correct certain 'legal' wrongs, but also unleashed a spree of social reforms from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OVojNV Shishir Tripathi

The note highlighted that the politburo, Maoist's top decision-making body, controls the urban activities through various regional bureaux and sub-committees, including those involved in mass organisations. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xMaDOD Yatish Yadav

The Supreme Court has said that the bare feet of ladies log can now enter Sabarimala, now trudge up those 18 steps, see the light of the Makara Villak if they wish. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Iobolg The Ladies Finger

A prime witness in the killing of BJP leader Visheshwar Ojha was shot dead Friday in Bihar's Bhojpur district allegedly by unidentified miscreants, police said. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zDb27v Press Trust of India

As the 2019 elections draw near, Narendra Modi's outreach to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes must be seen as a determined plan to expand the party's support base beyond its traditional social constituency from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ilyskk Ajay Singh

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's refusal to interfere with the probe by the state police against five Left-wing activists in connection with violence in Bhima-Koregaon in December last year. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCBspI Press Trust of India

For the first time, primary health centres, primary schools and anganwadi centres in Jammu and Kashmir will come under the administrative control of the panchayats when elections to the local body will be completed next month, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2InpV0m Press Trust of India

The court directed Internet service providers to strictly obey a notification issued by the Centre three years ago for a ban on porn sites. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCBtKi Press Trust of India

Quoting the court's order, Patra claimed that the fact that a majority judgment has held that the accused were not arrested because of dissent, confirms BJP's stand from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IoLJc2 FP Staff

Supreme Court judge, Justice DY Chandrachud penned another strongly worded dissenting opinion this week, which also happens to Dipak Misra's last week as the Chief Justice of India. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zD08hY FP Staff

The Supreme Court's order has created hope for expeditious hearings once they commence in October - a timetable that happens to align with the BJP's campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Congress sources denied the idea, suggesting that the battle over ownership was complicated which would take time. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2In7wAF FP Staff

The scrutiny of nominations will be held on Friday and the last date for withdrawal of nominations is 1 October. The polls are slated for 10 October, from 7 am to 2 pm, they added. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLLRC Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that women will be allowed entry into Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala temple in Kerala. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zBseKk FP Staff

Amit Shah was responding to a tweet posted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi on 28 August criticising the arrests of five activists in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence, from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2IluI2o FP Staff

The decision resonated with a report filed by the Western Railway committee in October 2017. The committee had absolved the railway authorities stating that no one was responsible for the Elphinstone bridge stampede. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Ok4lPL FP Staff

Amit has been accused of allegedly making "objectionable" speeches while campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls in Muzaffarnagar on 4 April 2014. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCydPj Press Trust of India

JKPSC had organized the Preliminary Examination for the JKPSC Combined Competitive Exam 2018 on 16 September. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLCxy FP Staff

Sabarimala verdict LIVE updates: From reading down Section 377 that criminalised consensual gay sex in adults, to scrapping the adultery law that treated a married woman as a property of her husband, the Supreme Court has championed the tenets of gender parity in its recent judgments from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCgPdC FP Staff

India has been seeking entry into the 48-member elite nuclear club, which controls nuclear trade, but China has repeatedly stonewalled its bid. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLzBS FP Staff

A ban on women in Sabarimala was no social evil, but a matter of faith. The Supreme Court should have left the faith to the believers. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zCyced Dinesh Unnikrishnan

Contrasting reactions indicate that Supreme Court's decision not to refer the Ayodhya title suit and an associated judgment to a larger bench has altered the equation on the ground from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLUo8 Sreemoy Talukdar

The online application process for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main January 2019 will end on Sunday. One can apply at the official website, jeemain.nic.in. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zBxCxp FP Staff

The Supreme Court on Friday said that the interim order passed by the court for house arrest of activists arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case shall continue for four more weeks. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLrlS FP Staff

Amit Shah stressed on the need for a more inclusive education system while insisting that the Indian education system should not only focus on management, technology or finance alone but also work towards turning a person into a good human being. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zAKGD9 Asian News International

Ahead of local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in a flurry of tweets, announced several initiatives taken to empower local bodies and panchayats to bring grassroot level changes and development in the militancy-affected state from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2OVoqck FP Staff

The Aadhaar judgment is a potential goldmine for those seeking to understand privacy and data protection laws in India and ensured that the pet project of two successive governments, has found sanctity in law. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLm1y Joshua Patnigere

The prime minister was accorded guard of honour upon his arrival at the Jodhpur airport. He also visited the Konark War Memorial where he laid a wreath and signed the visitor's book. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2zB2LAM IANS

It said religion is a way of life basically to link life with divinity. While Justices R F Nariman and Y Chandrachud concurred with the CJI and Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice Indu Malhotra gave a dissenting verdict. The court pronounced its verdict on a clutch of pleas challenging the ban on the entry of women of menstrual age in Kerala's Sabarimala temple saying law and society are tasked with the task to act as levellers. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2ImLjmo Press Trust of India

Embroidery, practised all across India from the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu to Kashmir, is one of India's traditional and under-appreciated professions from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xMDYbL Sahapedia

Bhagat Singh was born in Banga village of Faisalabad district (previously called Lyallpur) now in Pakistan's Punjab province in 1907. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N8gmmD Asian News International

The Supreme Court on Friday is likely to pronounce its verdict on the long-standing contention against prohibiting women from entering Lord Ayyappa's Sabarimala temple in Kerala. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xJBgUg FP Staff

Narendra Modi's plan to dissolve the Medical Council of India (MCI) was so confidential that people in the council did not even see it coming from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N7Zr3I Pankaj Kumar

Most of them were stranded at various locations in the Himalayas for the past six days with heavy snowfall in the region triggering massive landslides that snapped road links in the Lahaul-Spiti district since 22 September. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xHSv8r IANS

Sushma Swaraj said that an environment of peace and security is essential for regional cooperation to progress and achieve economic development and prosperity. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N3XXri Press Trust of India

According to the last survey conducted by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), 181 buildings were found dangerous as on 21 September. On account of rain and collapse of one building at Sawan Park, the authorities said, the survey will seek to find other dangerous houses in the NDMC area from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xHC9ga Press Trust of India

With the striking down of adultery under Section 497 of the IPC, constitutional law has finally entered the institution of marriage in a bid to ensure constitutional freedoms, destroy hierarchies, eliminate inequalities and attempt to democratise matrimonial relationships from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N7ignQ Deya Bhattacharya

The government on Thursday released a fresh video clip of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, two days ahead of the military action's second anniversary. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xJBgne Press Trust of India

Idol Wing DSP Ashok Natarajan said a total of 89 items including 56 stone idols, 22 pillars and 12 metal statues were recovered from Ranvir Shah's home on Thursday. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2Na6wkx Press Trust of India

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj emphasised to SAARC countries that an environment of peace and security in South Asia is essential for cooperation and economic development, but Pakistan accused India of obstructing the region's progress and prosperity. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xHC7VA Press Trust of India

The Modi government on Thursday constituted an eight-member search committee, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N8gkv1 Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court will announce verdicts on the Sabarimala temple issue and the arrest of five activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, Asia Cup defending champions India to take on Bangladesh, and more. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xFoPZK FP Staff

"If this (decriminalisation of adultery) is right, then what is the sanctity of marriage? They should ban marriages as well," Maliwal remarked. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N7b2zZ FP Staff

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj exchanged views with BRICS ministers on matters of global political, economic, and security significance. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xJrLVj Press Trust of India

Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude to the global community for conferring upon him the United Nations (UN)'s "Champions of the Earth" award. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N7b0YT Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court will now begin hearing on Ayodhya matter from 29 October to decide the suit on merit. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xHBZFA Asian News International

Rahul also alleged that the officer who raised questions over the deal was penalised, while those who sided with the government were rewarded. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N5CEWg Press Trust of India

India on Thursday expressed hope that other member states, including the traditional donors, will step in to support the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2xLKP58 Press Trust of India

The Supreme Court bench unanimously declared that adultery was not a crime and struck down the anti-adultery law, saying it was unconstitutional as it dented the individuality of women. from Latest News India on Firstpost https://ift.tt/2N7pNCN Press Trust of India