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Geneva, Oct 7: There are about 18,000 Rohingya refugees and asylum-seekers, living in different locations, who have registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in India, said an UN official. Speaking on the recent deportation of seven ethnic Rohingya Muslims to Mayanmar, Andrej Mahecic-spokesperson for UNHCR told mediapersons at UN Office at Geneva. “[We]

New Delhi, Oct 7: Within a day of the one-off excise duty cut and PSUs subsidising fuel, petrol and diesel prices are on the rise again and have hit a three week high. Petrol and diesel prices were cut by a minimum Rs 2.50 on October 5 when the government's only second cut in excise duty of Rs 1.50 per litre and state-owned fuel retailers providing a Re 1 per litre subsidy came into effect. In BJP

New Delhi, Oct 7: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the menace of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) will be wiped out from the country in about three years. Addressing troops of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) on the occasion of their 26th anniversary celebrations here, Singh said their action should be rapid and quick but never "reckless." Singh, speaking at the CRPF camp here, said districts

Shillong, Oct 7: The Rafale fighter jets are "highly capable" and will be a game changer for the Air Force, Chief of the Eastern Air Command Air Marshal R Nambiar has said. All Air Force units in the region, except for some in West Bengal, will get the modern platforms, including the Rafale, the Chinook and the Apache attack helicopters, Air Marshal Nambiar told mediapersons here Saturday. "The

Morena, Oct 7: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of working for the interest of a few rich people and ignoring the farmers and other sections of society. At an event organised by tribal organisation Adivasi Ekta Parishad at Morena in Madhya Pradesh, he also raked up the multi-billion Rafale fighter jet deal with France to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Mr. Gandhi

Abu Dhabi, Oct 6: As Abu Dhabi gets ready to welcome more than 7,000 athletes to compete in 24 sports at the Special Olympics World Games in 2019, the organising committee has invited youth and other members of the community to be part of the humanitarian sporting event. Abu Dhabi's World Games will be the most unified Games as it will host more than 170 countries, hence, breaking the record of

New Delhi, Oct 6: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's recent address at an event in New Delhi was deeply appreciated by the leaders of the Opposition belonging to different political parties across the country. During the address, the Union Home Minister had called "terrorism a crime against humanity" and said, "it was not linked to any religion or caste". He had also added, "Even Islamic nations

Raipur, Oct 6: BJP president Amit Shah targeted the Congress in Chhattisgarh yesterday over the alleged involvement of a leader of the opposition party in circulation of a 'sex CD' purportedly featuring a state minister. The Congress was supporting and promoting a person who insulted women by distributing obscene CDs, Mr Shah said. He was apparently referring to state Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel

New Delhi, Oct 6: With non-BJP ruled states refusing to cut taxes on fuel, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday questioned Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his "reluctant allies" if they are only committed to tweets and television bytes when it comes to giving relief to the common man. In a Facebook post titled 'The oil prices and the hypocrisy of the opposition', Jaitley accused the

Lucknow, Oct 6: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday said it has "waited too long" for the Congress and will now "consult" the BSP and the Gondwana Gantantra Party for the Madhya Pradesh polls. The SP's move comes days after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati parted ways with the Congress, alleging that the Rahul Gandhi-led party was adopting a stubborn attitude and it was out to finish