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JAMMU : An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer deployed on Amarnath Yatra duty died of heart attack on Thursday while 14 pilgrims were injured in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir.

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AHMEDABAD : Breaking his silence on cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made it clear that killing people in the name of "gau bhakti" was unacceptable.

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NEW DELHI : India on Thursday downplayed the use of the term "Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir" in the US State Department's designation of Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin as a global terrorist.

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RANCHI : RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday said Bihar's ruling Grand Alliance made up of his party, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the Congress cannot be broken, no matter how hard one tries.

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MUMBAI : Convicted smuggler and mafia operative Mustafa Ahmed Dossa, who died following a heart attack here was buried at the Bada Kabrastan in Charni Road early on Thursday.

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NEW DELHI : The Election Commission on Thursday announced that the election of India's next Vice President will take place on August 5. The term of Vice President M. Hamid Ansari ends on August 11.

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MUMBAI : Femina Miss India 2017's first runner-up Sana Dua, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, says she feels happy and proud that with her victory, her state is in the news for the right season.

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JAMMU : Amid tight security, a total of 2,481 pilgrims left here to undertake the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on Thursday. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra will attend the official launch of the Yatra.

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JAMMU : Two Indian soldiers were injured on Thursday in a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) by the Pakistan Army.

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WASHINGTON : The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a clear message around the world that ties bewteen the two countries are going to be "substantially closer", Energy Secretary Rick Perry has said.

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NEW DELHI : Two turbaned men sitting in the visitors gallery in the Delhi Assembly on Wednesday flung torn bits of paper in the Assembly hall and shouted slogans against Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain. The two were arrested.

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PANAJI : A cabinet minister in the BJP-led coalition government, who has in the past demanded a ban on bikinis in Goa, has warned that no untoward incident against "gau mata" will be tolerated in the state.

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NEW DELHI : The government has notified rules that require all assessees to mandatorily link their Aadhaar number with the Permanent Account Number (PAN) effective from July 1.

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KOLKATA : Raising concern over the launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the unnecessary disastrous hurry will be an epic blunder of the Centre, after the demonetisation move.

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MUMBAI : One of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, Mustafa Dossa, is in serious condition in a city hospital due to heart and diabetes issues, official sources said here on Wednesday.

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NEW DELHI : Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has asked states to give priority to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) persons in allotment of Fair Price Shops (FPS) to generate employment for them.

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NEW DELHI : The government on Wednesday said operations at one of the container terminals at Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) port was impacted due to a global cyber attack.

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LOS ANGELES : Actor Brad Pitt is reportedly dating actress Sienna Miller, marking his first romance since splitting with Angelina Jolie.

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SRINAGAR : Three separatist leaders were arrested here on Wednesday, a day before they were to be questioned by the NIA in Delhi. They include hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Ahmad Shah.

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NEW DELHI : Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar represents the values that bind everyone as a nation.