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May 8, 2016 6:37 PM

Former Defence Minister Antony hits back at ruling party

A day after the BJP targeted him over the AgustaWestland deal, former Defence Minister A K Antony today hit back at the ruling party. He said the deviation in the tender process for purchasing the VVIP helicopters started in 2003 during the NDA rule headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mr Antony claimed ...

May 8, 2016 4:42 PM

Prez Pranab pays floral tributes to Tagore on his 155th birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherjee today paid floral tributes to Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 155th birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. In his message, Mr Mukherjee said, Tagore was a great admirer of nature and many of his literary works invoke the simple beauties of the natural world. &...

May 8, 2016 1:45 PM

Centre to extend all help to Assam govt in tackling terror threat

Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju has said, the Centre will extend all help to Assam government in tackling terror threat.<br/><br/>Talking to news persons in Guwahati last night, Mr Rijiju said, that Centre has been providing all supports to the state in this regard. He sai...

May 8, 2016 1:45 PM

India conveys to China that it cannot have double standards on terrorism

India has conveyed to China that it cannot have double standards on terrorism. The move comes after the neighbouring country blocked India's bid at the United Nations to ban Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar. <br/><br/>Union Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh y...

May 8, 2016 11:28 AM

Vigorous electioneering on in Kerala

In Kerala, vigorous electioneering is on for the May 16 Assembly polls. <br/><br/>Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Alappuzha&apos;s Kuttanad this afternoon and in the State capital Thiruvananthapuram in the evening.<br/><br/>...

May 8, 2016 11:27 AM

FTII gets letter with live detonator over Kanhaiya Kumar

The Film and Television Institute of India, FTII in Pune yesterday received an envelope containing a live detonator packed with a bomb-like substance. <br/><br/>It was addressed to the institute's former director Prashant Pathrabe warning him not to invite JNU student leader Kanhaiy...

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