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Jammu, Oct 8: Two women of a family were today killed and 15 others injured in heavy mortar shelling and firing by Pakistani troops along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll to eight in the continued ceasefire violations by Pakistan for over a week. Pakistani Rangers targeted 50 border out posts (BoPs) and 35 hamlets overnight along the 192-km boundary. The

Kancheepuram, Oct 8: A CISF head constable today allegedly shot dead three of his colleagues attached to the Kalpakkam Nuclear complex here and injured two others in their camp. Head Constable Vijay Prathap Singh allegedly opened fire from a 9mm carbine, killing Assistant Sub-Inspector Ganesan and head constables Subburaj and Mohansingh at the CISF barracks in Kalpakkam township, about 10 km away

San Francisco, Oct 8: Yahoo Inc is reducing the size of its operations in Bangalore, the Internet company’s largest engineering facility outside its California headquarters. The company said in a statement on Tuesday it was consolidating “certain teams into fewer offices” in Bangalore, but that it would continue to have a presence there. The move comes more than a week after activist investor

Jammu, Oct 7: Indian and Pakistani troops clashed again Tuesday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, sparking fear at the border and forcing thousands to flee to safer places. Defence ministry spokesman Colonel Manish Mehta told media that the Pakistan Army used small arms to fire at Indian positions in Balnoi sector in Poonch district. "The firing started at 2.20 p.m. And it is

Jammu, Oct 7: Breaching the ceasefire for the 17th time this month, Pakistan Rangers targeted 40 Border Out Posts and 25 border hamlets by resorting to heavy mortar shelling and firing along the International Border in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving three persons injured. BSF troops gave a befitting reply to four ceasefire violations by Pakistan resulting in exchanges

Ranchi, Oct 7: Congress on Monday said it welcomed Election Commission serving notice to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for allegedly asking voters at a public meeting in poll-bound Maharashtra to accept bribes, as it will prevent such campaigning in states where elections are due this year. "We welcome ECI serving notice to Nitin Gadkari and expect strict action against him," PCC General Secretary

Mumbai, Oct 7: The Shiv Sena on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi where his respect for Balasaheb Thackeray was when the BJP broke its alliance with the Sena over seat-sharing for the Maharashtra Assembly elections. During a rally in Maharashtra on Sunday, Mr. Modi said that he would not utter a single word against the Shiv Sena “due to respect for [its founder] Balasaheb Thackeray,” who

Chandigarh, Oct 6: Haryana government has cleared a land deal between Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, and real estate giant DLF in Haryana as the issue spiced up the state assembly poll campaign with the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister crossing swords over it. In a letter to the Haryana Chief Secretary and the Financial Commissioner (Revenue) in July this year

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6: The Congress in Kerala today warned Shashi Tharoor against praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the former Union Minister set the record straight holding that he is a "proud Congressman" and had not even remotely endorsed the "Hindutva agenda" of the BJP. Signalling that disciplinary action would be contemplated against Tharoor if he kept on lauding Modi's

Amritsar, Oct 6: With tension prevailing at the border, the traditional exchange of sweets between the troops of India and Pakistan along the Wagah border in Punjab on Eid has been called off. Official sources said during a late evening flag meeting between the sector commanders of the Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers on Sunday, the other side refused to fix a proper time for the