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Ending the uncertainty over holding Jallikattu (bull taming) this year, the Modi government on Friday lifted the ban on the sport days before the traditional harvest festival begins in Tamil Nadu. Union ministry of environment and forests headed by Prakash Javadekar issued a notification to this effect. Bulls may be continued to be exhibited or trained as a performing animal, […]

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away on Thursday, with party MLAs unanimously electing her as their leader and writing to Governor N N Vohra in this regard. A party delegation met the Governor at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar and handed […]

Putting the ball squarely in Pakistan’s court, India on Thursday linked the Foreign Secretary-level talks to Islamabad’s “prompt and decisive” action in the Pathankot terror attack for which it has provided “actionable intelligence”. New Delhi has also identified Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother Rauf, and two others as “handlers” behind the terror attack. Uncertainty prevails on talks scheduled […]