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New Delhi, Aug 24: Sensitive documents detailing the technical and stealth capabilities of India's Scoprene submarines designed by French shipbuilder DCNS have been leaked, with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar seeking a report from the Navy chief on the matter. The leaked DCNS data, running to 22,400 pages, details the secret stealth capabilities of six new Indian submarines, including what

New Delhi, Aug 23: The Justice (retd.) A K Roopanwal Commission, which was constituted by the HRD Ministry to look into the circumstances leading to the death of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University, is learnt to have submitted its report. Sources said the one-member Commission has submitted its report to UGC officials, though there was no official confirmation. Top

Gandhinagar, Aug 23: As many as 44 Congress MLAs were today suspended from the state Assembly and nearly 400 of its workers detained even as the party stepped up its offensive against the BJP government in Gujarat over "atrocities on Dalits", including the Una flogging incident. While the Assembly witnessed ruckus over the issue, thousands of party workers took out a 'Janakrosh rally' against the

Srinagar, Aug 23: Curfew was today lifted from most areas of Srinagar in view of the improving situation, even as normal life in the Valley remained affected for the 46th straight day due to restrictions and strike in the wake of violence following killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Curfew has been lifted from most areas of Srinagar district. However, it will remain in force in

Ahmedabad, Aug 23: A journalist was allegedly murdered by some unidentified persons at the office of a newspaper he was working with in Gujarat's Junagadh district. Kishore Dave (53) was stabbed to death at the office of a Gujarati daily at Vanjari chowk around 9.30 PM on Monday, Superintendent of Police Nilesh Jajadiya said. Dave was the bureau chief of the newspaper which is published from

Bihar, Aug 23: The Centre tonight rushed 10 NDRF teams to flood-hit areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in order to launch massive relief and rescue operations to help those marooned in these states. NDRF Director General O P Singh told PTI that while five teams are being airlifted for immediate deployment from its base in Odisha to Uttar Pradesh, the rest five are being picked by choppers from

New Delhi, Aug 22: In a bid to reach out to people of Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed his "deep concern and pain" over the situation there and asked all political parties to work together to find a "permanent and lasting" solution to problems in Jammu and Kashmir. Making an appeal for restoration of normalcy in the Valley where the unrest entered the 45th day, Modi emphasised

New Delhi, Aug 22: A joint delegation of opposition parties led by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him of the ground situation with an appeal to adopt a political approach in dealing with the unrest in the Valley. The situation in the Valley, which continues to remain under curfew for last 45 days, prompted all the

Agra, Aug 21: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati today warned the people against the "communal designs" of the RSS and the BJP and urged them not to lose their cool in the run-up to the 2017 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. She accused the Modi government of raising issues of cow slaughter and 'love jihad' to keep the minorities "under fear" as well as of being "anti-Dalit". Describing the

New Delhi, Aug 21: Hang the corrupt but honest civil servants should not be harassed by probe agencies in service or after retirement, an association representing over 4,900 IAS officers said today and decided to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss providing protection to well-meaning officers with integrity. "An honest civil servant should not be harassed by anybody or agency or