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K'taka abolishes additional excise on liquor, lifts VAT on wine, beer

Last year, Karnataka Govt imposed 20 percent hike in additional excise duty on Indian-made liquor in addition to the VAT...

15 March 2017 5:57 PM IST

Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu

Don't blame EVMs, accept that people rejected you: Venkaiah Naidu to...

BSP chief Mayawati and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal have both alleged that EVMs were tampered with during the Assembly...

15 March 2017 5:30 PM IST

An army jawan was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara district. (Photo: PTI)

Kupwara: 10-year-old girl, 3 Pakistani militants killed in encounter

The militants, who were hiding in the slain girl's house, opened fire when security forces were sealing the area.

15 March 2017 4:38 PM IST

Sukhoi-30 crashes in Shivkar Kudla village in Barmer. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Sukhoi 30 fighter plane crashes in Barmer, 3 locals injured

The incident occurred near Shivkar village in Sadar police station area in Barmer.

15 March 2017 4:25 PM IST

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati. (Photo: PTI)

Smarting from UP poll defeat, Mayawati to move court against 'faulty'...

BSP, which had 80 MLAs in the outgoing Assembly, managed to win just 19 seats in the 403-member House.

15 March 2017 4:22 PM IST

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O. Panneerselvam (Photo: PTI)

Panneerselvam, 9 rebel AIADMK MLAs meet EC, stake claim to party...

OPS also asked the poll panel to conduct elections for AIADMK general secretary, a post he claims Sasikala holds...

15 March 2017 3:51 PM IST

Gayatri Prajapati

Did not shield rape accused minister Gayatri Prajapati, claims SP

The tainted former minister had contested the Assembly polls from Amethi, but lost his seat.

15 March 2017 3:29 PM IST

28-year-old Dalit student of JNU, Muthu Krishnan (Photo: Facebook)

Case of abetment to suicide registered in JNU scholar death

The student's father had said that his son cannot commit suicide and had demanded a CBI probe.

15 March 2017 3:16 PM IST

According to a recent report published by the South Asia Democratic Forum, the immediate objective of the Pathankot attack was to inflict considerable damage to the air logistics of the Indian armed forces. (Photo: PTI)

Search ops at Pathankot air base continue after high alert yesterday

Last year, terrorists had sneaked in from across the border and attacked the Pathankot airbase on the intervening night...

15 March 2017 2:00 PM IST

Dalit JNU scholar Muthu Krishnan (Photo: Facebook)

File FIR into JNU student Muthu Krishnan's suicide: Centre to Delhi...

Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said she had gone to the mortuary and met the father of the deceased student.

15 March 2017 1:49 PM IST

BJP chief Amit Shah and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: PTI)

Plane carrying Shah, Naidu to Manipur returns after technical snag

The leaders were flying down to Manipur to attend the swearing-in ceremony of N Biren Singh as Manipur CM.

15 March 2017 12:50 PM IST

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LoC trade comes to halt following ceasefire violation in Poonch

Guns fell silent today after the two-day long intermittent ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops.

15 March 2017 11:49 AM IST