Six killed, around 3000 families displaced in Tripura floods

Flash floods caused by incessant rain triggered mudslips, killing six people, and marooned at least 3000 families in Tripura in the past four days. Several localities in capital Agartala are waterlogged, while the water was flowing above the danger level in three rivers. Officials said the flood situation remained grim owing to torrential rains in the hills of north Tripura […]

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BSF jawan killed in firing along IB in Jammu

One Border Security Forces (BSF) jawan and two civilians were killed as Pakistan violated the Ramzan ceasefire agreement and resorted to shelling on the International Border in Jammu on Friday. An official said Pakistani troops targeted Indian positions and civilian areas on Thursday night, which left one BSF jawan dead in R.S. Pura. “In continuing shelling, two civilians were also […]

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Telangana Congress leaders book rooms for Karnataka MLAs as marriage party

In a midnight operation that put the top functionaries of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) leaders managerial skills to ultimate test, the party’s central leadership issued a diktat to arrange accommodation for the newly elected party legislators from Karnataka on war footing. With clear instructions that the entire exercise should be a closely guarded affair, the TPCC leaders led […]

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CM Siddaramaiah sends legal notice to PM Modi, Amit Shah over corruption allegations

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today sent a legal notice for criminal and civil defamation to BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Yeddyurappa over allegations of corruption levelled against the Congress leader. In the notice, Siddaramaiah’s lawyer cited instances of political advertisements published by the BJP and speeches delivered by PM Modi during election rallies and accused the […]

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Neiphiu Rio pushes for settlement on Naga accord

Representatives of six Naga national political groups and the NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Issak-Muivah faction) have been camping in Delhi amid indications that the Naga peace agreement could be signed any time. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who was in Delhi last week, told The Hindu that Naga groups had been in Delhi for more than a month to […]

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