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New Delhi, Aug 6: Defence minister AK Antony's statement on killing of five Indian soldiers in Poonch on Tuesday sparked of a controversy because he described the intruders as "terrorists along with persons dressed in Pakistan army uniform" while an Army spokesman said "soldiers from Pak Army" were involved. Making a suo motu statement in both the Houses of Parliament, Antony said an Indian Army

New Delhi, Aug 6: Chief economic advisor Raghuram G Rajan has been appointed as the next governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Rajan will replace D Subbarao, who completes his five-year term on September 4, and will be the 23rd governor of the central bank. "Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has approved appointment of Raghuram Rajan as governor of RBI for a term of three years," an official

Srinagar, Aug 6: The ‘American dream’ of a 15-year-old girl from an orphanage in Jammu and Kashmir to study in the United States is all set to come true as authorities on Tuesday issued a passport to her which she had claimed was denied earlier due to her uncle’s militant past. “We have issued the passport of Sufaira Jan on Tuesday. Her police verification was received last evening,” Regional

Hyderabad, Aug 6: Agitating against the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh, Samaikyandhra supporters on Tuesday continued with their week-long protest across coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions. Protesters belonging to different organisations supporting united Andhra Pradesh took out huge rallies and resorted to road blockades at several places as the protests entered the seventh day on

Mumbai, Aug 6: Indian stock market slipped below the trillion-dollar level in terms of total valuation of all listed companies on Tuesday morning, as downward pressure continued on rupee and share prices. Rupee touched its all-time low level of Rs 61.51 against the US dollar in early trade and the stock market also lost further ground with a fall of over one per cent in the benchmark Sensex. As a

Jammu, Aug 6: Pakistani troops attacked an Indian post along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir late last night, killing five Indian soldiers. Defence sources today said the Pakistani soldiers intruded into the Indian territory past midnight and ambushed the Sarla post on the Indian side of the LoC. Five Indian soldiers were killed, the sources said. Chief Minister Omar

Bangalore, Aug 6: The scene for the ensuing byelections to the two Lok Sabha and three Legislative Council seats is hotting up with the leaders of the ruling Congress and principal opposition JD(S) making allegations and counter allegations. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the reported move by the JD(S) and the BJP for an understanding in the bypolls has exposed the true colours of the

New Delhi/Lucknow, Aug 5: The national green tribunal (NGT) on Sunday banned mining or removal of sand from river beds across the country without an environmental clearance amid the uproar over suspension of an IAS officer who had cracked down on sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh. In its order, the Tribunal noted that the loss caused to the state exchequer due to illegal sand mining may run into lakhs

Budgam/Jammu and Kashmir, Aug 5: She was offered a scholarship by the US, but orphaned Kashmiri teenager Sufaira has been denied a passport by her own country - just because her uncle was a militant even before she was born. 15-year-old Sufaira Jan, who stays in an orphanage in Budgam, was to have left for the US in the first week of August, after winning a one-year scholarship under the India-US

New Delhi, Aug 5: Supreme Court Monday allowed CBI to withdraw the prosecution of mafia don Abu Salem under the provisions of criminal law that attracts death penalty. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam also vacated the stay on the trial of the cases going on against Salem in several courts across the country. While disposing off the petition by Abu Salem, the court ruled