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New Delhi, Aug 29: Pellet guns, which are being used by security forces for crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir, will not be completely banned but will be fired in "rarest of rare cases", a top government official said today. Senior government functionaries have arrived at this conclusion after extensive consultations with security forces and examining the ground realities in Kashmir Valley. The

New Delhi, Aug 29: A consortium of banks including SBI today told the Supreme Court that beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya had deliberately not made full disclosure of his assets including USD 40 million which he received in February from a British firm. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the consortium of banks, told a bench of justices Kurian Joseph and R F Nariman that Mallya has

New Delhi, Aug 29: The Supreme Court on Monday asked a consortium of banks led by State Bank of India (SBI) to reply to liquor baron Vijay Mallya's plea seeking recall of an order asking him to disclose his assets. On April 7, the apex court had directed Mr Mallya to disclose all assets held by him and his family. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi had on July 25 told the Supreme Court that Mr Mallya

New Delhi, Aug 29: Taking note of a plea of the father of the Bulandshahr gangrape victim that the probe and trial in the case be shifted out of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court today issued notice to the state government and its minister Azam Khan in the matter. A bench comprising justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan also took note of the alleged controversial statement of the state's Urban

Srinagar, Aug 29: Authorities on Monday lifted curfew from Kashmir after 51 days since the ongoing unrest began on July 9, officials said. “Curfew has been lifted from the entire Valley. But, it will remain in force in Pulwama town and in areas under the jurisdiction of Nowhatta and M.R. Gunj police stations in Srinagar,” a senior police official said. The decision to lift curfew was taken at a

New Delhi, Aug 29: Whosoever is ready to reject violence and help in restoring peace should be engaged in a dialogue to address the Kashmir problem, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday, adding that she was not averse to involving the separatists if they are looking for a peaceful resolution. However, Ms. Mufti said, a “conducive atmosphere” is needed to be created for a dialogue and the

Srinagar, Aug 28: The father of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, who met the Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the latter's ashram in Bengaluru, discussed the situation in the Valley with the spiritual guru. "I met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar during a personal visit to Bengaluru last week. Since Sri Sri is a man of peace, I apprised him about the ground situation," Muzaffar Wani

New Delhi, Aug 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said "Ekta" (unity) and "Mamata" (love) are the basic mantras for addressing the Kashmir problem even as he slammed those pushing children to create unrest, saying they will have to give answers to those "innocent" kids some day. He emphasised that if any life is lost in Kashmir, whether of any youth or any securityman, "that loss is ours, of

New Delhi, Aug 28: The death toll in Bihar rose to 153 on Saturday with four more fatalities as floods continued to ravage the state, while higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh experienced the season’s first snowfall. In West Bengal, the flood situation in Malda worsened with two fresh deaths reported from Kaliachak III block, taking the toll to four in the district. Twelve more panchayat areas were

New Delhi, Aug 27: Scores of passengers who had just deplaned a SpiceJet flight escaped unhurt at Jabalpur airport today when the wing of a taxiing Air India plane narrowly missed hitting the coach in which they were travelling. The incident happened when the coach carrying passengers, who landed from a Delhi flight (SG-2641) was preparing to move towards the terminal building. There were no