After drawing flak from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the Opposition for embracing the Pakistan Army chief, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu said today that he was prepared to give a strong reply to all when needed. “Whenever the reply has to be given, I will give and I will give it to all… It […]
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At least 43 cases of malaria have been reported in the first 18 days of August in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in the city this season to 131, according to a municipal report released today. Two cases of malaria were reported in February, one each in April […]
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Best known for films such as “English Vinglish”, the actor lost the battle with cancer last night. She was suffering from fourth stage metastatic cancer (metastatis) and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital. “Her condition worsened day before yesterday at the hospital,” the insider said. Actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Sujata’s younger sister, also took to Twitter to […]
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The rainfall intensity over Kerala has decreased over the past two days, the meteorology department said today, adding that there is no alert of heavy precipitation for the next four days in the state. India Meteorological Department’s Additional Director General Mritunjay Mohapatra said, yesterday the state recorded 9 cm of rainfall. On August 16 and […]
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The opposition in Punjab today targeted Navjot Singh Sidhu for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan’s Prime Minister, with the BJP describing his visit to Islamabad as “shameful”. It also asked the cricketer-turned-politician whether it was necessary to visit Pakistan at a time when India was mourning the demise of former prime […]
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The Amarnath Yatra resumed today after it was suspended for a day yesterday due to non-availability of adequate number of pilgrims, officials said. The 43rd batch of 306 pilgrims left the base camp here for the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, they said. Meanwhile, the 10-day Budha Amarnath yatra, which began […]
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Actor Parineeti Chopra arrived at the residence of her cousin Priyanka Chopra to attend a ceremony related to her engagement to American singer Nick Jonas here. Dressed in a yellow traditional outfit, Parineeti, 29, arrived at Priyanka’s suburban Juhu residence after she flew in here from Lucknow, where she was shooting for her film “Jabariya […]
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President Ram Nath Kovind today described Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise a personal loss for him and said it was the former prime minister’s stature and dignity that attracted him to public life by giving up his legal profession. Conveying his condolences on the passing away of Vajpayee, the president in his letter to the former […]
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The condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee remains critical and he continues to be on advanced life-support system, sources said. The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. […]
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Heavy rains pounding Kerala triggered a series of landslides in the hilly Idukki district and northern parts, killing 26 people since last night with chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today describing the situation as ‘very grim’. The Army and National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in affected areas in Idukki, Kozhikode, Waynad and Malappuram districts […]
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