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New Delhi, Aug 21: Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation (FETO), blamed for last month's failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has "infiltrated" India, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Asserting that FETO is "secretive transnational criminal network" with presence around the world, Cavusoglu said, "Unfortunately, FETO has also infiltrated India through

Srinagar, Aug 21: Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir, killing three militants who were involved in an attack on a BSF post in the area two days ago. "Army foiled an infiltration bid in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district. Three terrorists have been killed in the operation," an army official said. He said the slain militants were involved

New Delhi, Aug 20: Modi government promoted Urjit Patel, a deputy governor in charge of monetary policy at the Reserve Bank of India, to serve as its next governor for a three-year term, it said on Saturday. He will replace Raghuram Rajan, a former International Monetary Fund chief economist who stunned financial markets in June by announcing he would step down in September and return to academia

New Delhi, Aug 20: Outspoken BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today came out in support of V K Singh, amid the ongoing row over the Army chief's affidavit against him, saying the Minister was continuously being targeted by "certain corrupt forces" and there was a "paid slander campaign" against him. Swamy said that the government should take steps to protect Singh since as a Minister he cannot defend

Srinagar, Aug 20: Schools, colleges and private offices remained closed while public transport remained off roads.The attendance in government offices was thin. Mobile Internet and telephony services also remained suspended. Curfew remained in force in Srinagar district and two south Kashmir towns even as normal life in the Valley was paralysed for the 43rd day today due to unrest in the wake of

New Delhi, Aug 19: Irked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks over adversities faced by BJP, Congress today hit back, accusing the ruling party's erstwhile avatar the Jan Sangh and RSS of being "collaborators" of the British during the freedom struggle. Targeting the Prime Minister for "trivialising" the freedom struggle, the party said that Modi should not only take back his "shameful"

Srinagar, Aug 19: The CRPF has informed Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities. "In case, this (pellet gun) is withdrawn from the options available with the CRPF, CRPF personnel would have no recourse in extreme situations but to open fire with rifles

Jaipur, Aug 19: A suspected Pakistani spy was apprehended by intelligence sleuths in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. "The accused who identified himself as Nandu is a Pakistani national and entered the country on visa," U R Sahoo, ADG Intelligence told PTI today. "He was found in suspicious circumstances in Jaisalmer yesterday and was interrogated. He is now being taken to Jaipur. He will be

New Delhi, Aug 19: A special court today framed various charges including cheating and criminal conspiracy against former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, two public servants, private firm Vikash Metals and Power Ltd and its two officials in a coal blocks allocation scam case. Special Judge Bharat Parashar put on trial all the accused in the case in which the CBI's closure report was earlier rejected by

New Delhi, Aug 19: During a surprise inspection in a Delhi government hospital, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia catches hospital worker ignoring duty and fires him on the spot. Government hospitals across our country are known for their indifferent attitude towards the patients. Seeing a staff merrily ignoring duty while patients are waiting to be attended is really not a surprise. When Delhi Deputy CM