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JK: Mirwaiz 'not allowed' to offer Friday prayers

India, Jan. 10 -- Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the chief cleric of Kashmir, was placed under "house arrest" on Friday and not allowed to lead prayers at the Jama Masjid in the Nowhatta area here. Taking to th... Read More


Rahul slams BJP's double engine govts in various states

India, Jan. 10 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday dubbed the BJP 'Bhrast Janata Party' and claimed that its double-engine governments in various states have ruined the lives of the people throu... Read More


Budget session of Parliament likely from Jan 28

India, Jan. 10 -- The Budget session of Parliament is likely to commence on January 28, and the Union Budget is set to be tabled on February 1, a Sunday. Officials, citing the tentative schedule fina... Read More


63 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh

India, Jan. 10 -- As many as 63 Naxalites, 36 of them carrying a collective bounty of over Rs 1.19 crore, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Friday, a senior police official said. Th... Read More


Himachal BJP welcomes HC order on Panchayat elections

India, Jan. 10 -- Welcoming the verdict of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, the leader of the opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, on Friday said that the state Congress government was trying to postpone the p... Read More


Preventing crime priority of Govt: Haryana CM

India, Jan. 10 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said preventing crime in the state is the foremost duty of the State Government. Negligence in crime control will not be tolerated ... Read More


Restore schools as vibrant institutions: Pradhan

India, Jan. 10 -- Union Education Minister Dharmedra Pradhan on Friday emphasised the need to restore schools as vibrant institutions rooted in society and said reducing learning gaps and drop-outs an... Read More


'Climate issues deeply rooted in Indian ethos'

India, Jan. 10 -- Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan on Friday asserted that India's engagement with climate issues is deeply rooted in its civilisational ethos, as the country developed conservation pra... Read More


Army Chief's visit boosts ties with UAE, Sri Lanka

India, Jan. 10 -- Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi's visit to the UAE and Sri Lanka this month has "significantly advanced" defence and military-to-military cooperation with both countries through e... Read More


SIT arrests Sabarimala chief priest in temple gold theft case

India, Jan. 10 -- The Special Investigation Team probing the Sabarimala gold loss case on Friday arrested chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru, citing his close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty... Read More