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Buoyed by the BJP’s massive victory in the civic polls in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath today advised Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to remain grounded rather than flying high and criticising the Gujarat model of development. Without taking Mr Gandhi’s name, he said, “It will be …

The telecom department on Friday outlined detailed procedure for telcos to undertake mobile re-verification of foreign nationals and NRIs, and instructed players to operationalise the process for these subscribers by January 1, 2018. The procedure has been spelt out for re-verification of mobile connections of foreign nationals, as well as …

At least four militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group were killed in an airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. According to the Tolo News, the provincial government media office, in a statement, confirmed the air strike and said it had killed at least four militants and …

New Delhi, Nov 24: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) patriarch Mohan Bhagwat for his remark advocating the construction of temple at the site of Ram Janambhoomi- Babri   Owaisi had lashed out at Nirmohi Akhada …

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear next week a fresh plea seeking a direction to makers of the Bollywood film “Padmavati” not to release it outside India on December 1.   A bench of the Apex Court said it would hear the case on Tuesday the plea that …

Prime minister Narendra Modi today said digital technology has emerged as a great enabler and helping business and economies grow. Inaugurating fifth global conference on cyber space, he said rapid change in digital domain has brought changes in the entire world.   Mr Modi said technology breaks barriers and has …

Death of a Telugu girl in Chennai’s Satyabhama University has created a sensation. Radha Mounika, a first year student of computer engineering hanged self from the ceiling fan of her hostel room in the university on Wednesday. Radha Mounika, a native of Hyderabad, was believed to have been sent out …

In Jammu and Kashmir, three non-local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in a brief encounter in Magam area of Handwara in Kupwara district this morning.   A senior police official told AIR that the anti-militancy operation is in progress. Details are awaited

In Gujarat, BJP State President Jitu Vaghani has filed his nomination papers for Bhavnagar West constituency. Today is the last day for filing nominations for the first phase of polling. The polling for this phase will be held on December 9 in 89 constituencies.   The scrutiny will be held …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has credited the efforts of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and MEA officials for the re-election of Dalveer Bhandari to the International Court of Justice.   He also expressed gratitude to members of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council for their support and …