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Soldiers patrol near the site of a encounter at Arwani in Kashmir on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Infiltration bid foiled in J&K's Rajouri, 1 militant gunned down

The entire area has been cordoned off as security forces are trying to smoke out militants.

24 Jan 2017 12:23 PM IST

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar. (Photo: PTI)

S Jaishankar gets one-year extension as India's Foreign Secretary

A 1977-IFS batch officer, Jaishankar was appointed Foreign Secretary on January 29, 2015.

24 Jan 2017 10:51 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Sushma Swaraj assures help for 2 disabled girls in getting passports

Swaraj was approached with a petition regarding waiving the physical appearance requirement for disabled girls for...

24 Jan 2017 10:37 AM IST

UoH research Scholar Rohith Vemula

Report on Rohith Vemula's death tabled in Parliament, is now public

HRD ministry was responding to reports that it had rejected an RTI appeal for making public the commission's report on...

24 Jan 2017 10:28 AM IST

Congress state womens cell chief, Laxmi Hebbalkar

IT finds Rs 162 crores in raids on K'taka minister, Congress women's...

IT also revealed that they had seized Rs 41 lakh in cash and over a dozen kg in gold and jewellery.

24 Jan 2017 9:45 AM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: PTI)

Assembly polls: EC allows Budget presentation on Feb 1, but with...

Polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa will be held between February 4 and March 8.

24 Jan 2017 9:11 AM IST

People stand in queue to withdraw cash from an ATM at Ramanthapur in Hyderabad on Wednesday. (Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

Cash-ban distress leaves scant room for Budget giveaways

Arun Jaitley is under pressure to offer tax giveaways and step up capital and welfare spending to ease the pain from...

24 Jan 2017 8:14 AM IST