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The nomination papers will have to be filed before noon by August 8, Rajya Sabha speaker Venkaiah Naidu informed the House soon after it assembled for the day. (Photo: File | PTI)

Election for Rajya Sabha’s deputy chairman to be held on Aug 9

The post has been lying vacant since June this year after PJ Kurien's retirement, who was elected to RS on Congress ticket from Kerala.

06 Aug 2018 2:00 PM

The incident is considered an assault with a deadly weapon and hate crime. The victim's identity is not being released at this time, Sheriff Sergeant Tom Letras said. (Photo: Representational/AP)

‘Go back to your country’: Sikh man beaten up in US, racially abused

The man was beaten on the head with a rod, suffered cuts and other wounds and had 'Go back to ur country' spray painted on his truck.

06 Aug 2018 1:49 PM

The gunbattle took place on Monday morning in a forest area in south Sukma, around 500 km from Raipur, Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P said. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

At least 14 naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

Several firearms were seized from the encounter site, police said.

06 Aug 2018 1:30 PM

A case was registered against the man, a priest at the Chirakal Bhagavathy temple in Thrissur, for criminal intimidation. (Photo: File)

Kerala temple priest issues death threat against Prez Kovind, held

He had called police control room in Thrissur and threatened to plant a bomb in St Thomas College where the President will attend an event.

06 Aug 2018 1:27 PM

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also ordered adequate security in all shelter homes in Bihar, including those for women. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Bihar CM orders probe in all shelter homes after horrific rapes

Nitish Kumar said the rapes should be probed by the CBI, under the High Court.

06 Aug 2018 1:16 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi praised Union minister Nitin Gadkari in a tweet on Monday but the compliment was nothing more than sarcasm directed at the government. (Photo: File | PTI)

Every Indian asking same question, where are jobs? Rahul's jibe at Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said, 'The government recruitment is frozen. Where are the jobs?'

06 Aug 2018 1:10 PM

'Shouldn't we call the people who died in Kashmir since 1953 as 'Shaheed'? Who will you call 'Shaheed' then? Are they fighting for their personal interests? There is some reason because of which people are shedding hot blood here,' Veeri said. (Photo: ANI)

All people who fought for Kashmir should be called 'shaheed': NC leader

Bashir Ahmed Veeri's statement comes after NC leaders staged protest against interference with Article 35A of the Constitution.

06 Aug 2018 1:02 PM

Faesal, a 2010-batch IAS exam topper, is currently pursuing a mid-career masters programme in the United States. (Photo: Facebook/Shah Faesal)

Scrapping Article 35A will end J&K relationship with rest of India: IAS Shah Faesal

Shah Faesal said the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India took place before the Constitution had come into force.

06 Aug 2018 11:55 AM

Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Dr S D Singh said the cache of grenades were headed for Delhi and could have been used to disrupt Independence Day celebrations in the Capital. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Terror plot to wreck August 15 in Delhi busted, claims Jammu police

Man arrested with grenades, was on his way to Delhi.

06 Aug 2018 11:42 AM

Supreme Court adjourned hearing petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A which empowers Jammu and Kashmir that guarantees special privileges to the residents of the state. (Photo: File)

SC adjourns hearing plea challenging validity of Article 35A

'Petitions on Article 35A will now be heard in week commencing August 27,' Chief Justice Dipak Misra said.

06 Aug 2018 11:19 AM

The director of Deoria shelter home and her husband have been arrested. (Representational Image)

UP shelter home license cancelled after girls complain mistreatment, 24 rescued

License of Deoria shelter home was cancelled after a girl escaped and informed the police how they were all treated like servants.

06 Aug 2018 10:47 AM

Bharti further said that she immediately registered the complaint with the police and also submitted copies of the CCTV footage for further investigation. (Photo: ANI)

Security lapse? Girl rescued from Bihar's Muzaffarpur shelter home goes missing

Pragya Bharti, who runs the NGO, where the girl was shifted said there was adequate security, and alleged a 'security lapse or conspiracy'.

06 Aug 2018 9:56 AM

In his note and video, K Srinivas stated that allegations made against him were not true and that he was being victimised. (Representational Image | AFP)

‘Harassed’ by senior, Hyderabad jail warden missing after sending suicide note, video

In the suicide note and video, victim K Srinivas alleged that the jail superintendent has been harassing him.

06 Aug 2018 9:25 AM

There are apprehensions, amongst sections of Kashmiris, that if the law is repealed or diluted, outsiders would be settled in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: File)

SC to hear petitions challenging validity of Article 35A in J&K today

The Joint Resistance Leadership had called for a two-day strike in Kashmir, on Sunday and Monday.

06 Aug 2018 8:43 AM

'BJP MLA Pooran Prakash was injured after stones were pelted at his car in Mathura's Jamunapur yesterday,' the Mathura SSP said. (Photo: ANI)

Third attack: Stones pelted at BJP MLA Pooran Prakash's car in UP

'I was sitting inside my car when huge stones were being pelted, breaking the windshield of my car,' said MLA Pooran Prakash.

06 Aug 2018 8:26 AM

Will gouge out eyes of those who dared look at Massanjore: Marandi

The ruling dispensation in the state had on August 3 objected to the West Bengal government's move to paint the dam in shades of white and blue.

06 Aug 2018 6:37 AM

Stikes put Amarnath yatra on hold

Separatist have called for a two-day srike against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35-A.

06 Aug 2018 6:34 AM

The state government has ordered an inquiry into the incident whereas the police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the men of the Army unit involved in the firing. (Representational image)

Herdsman killed, one hurt in Army firing in J&K

The Army, however, said that its men opened fire after they came under fire in the area.

06 Aug 2018 3:49 AM

Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI)

Factionalism hurting Congress election plans

The leaders were seen working at cross-purposes to further their own interests, leaving the party cadres confused and demoralised.

06 Aug 2018 3:43 AM

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and Aparna Yadav

Fissures appear once again in Samajwadi clan

Aparna Yadav has supported the NRC draft list and has said that Ms Banerjee should not support the presence of illegal migrants in Assam.

06 Aug 2018 3:11 AM

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