Three beaten up in Bihar on suspicion of transporting cow meat
A Rashtriya Janata Dal leader blamed the newly formed BPJ-JD(U) government for the incident. “With the BJP government coming to power, such incidents of cow vigilantes and mob lynching will be a regular affair in the State,” he said.
‘Border stand-off with China can be resolved through talks’
“We will keep engaging with China to resolve the dispute,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in the Rajya Sabha replying to a discussion on “India’s foreign policy and engagement with strategic partners” during which members voiced concern over the stand-off and raised questions over India’s policy.
There will be ‘serious consequences’ if India doesn’t withdraw troops: Chinese diplomat
The remarks mark a serious escalation in rhetoric over the ongoing tensions between the two countries.
Abu Dujana rejected surrender offer just before he was gunned down
According to a recording of a purported telephonic conversation between Abu Dujana and an unnamed officer of security forces, the LeT commander said, “Why should I surrender? I have left [home] for martyrdom. I have to die
Supreme Court won’t stay EC notification allowing NOTA in RS polls in Gujarat
Supreme Court refuses to stay a three-year-old Election Commission circular that introduced NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections. | Explainer: NOTA in the Rajya Sabha polls
Two soldiers, two militants killed in Kashmir gunfights
Sources said around three militants managed to escape from the encounter site in south Kashmir in the cover of darkness.
Easy loans from ‘state bank of tomato’, courtesy U.P. Cong.
The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress has started the ‘state bank of tomato’, with facilities like easy loans for buying tomatoes, attractive interest rates on its deposit and locker facility, as a novel way to protest the soaring price of the vegetable.
‘Apple seeks tax breaks for suppliers to make iPhones in India’
The U.S. tech giant has been in talks with Indian officials since May 2016, when CEO Tim Cook and Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to set up a production base in the country that goes beyond just assembling the devices, as it happens at the moment.
Paralympian Jhajharia, ex-hockey captain Sardar Singh recommended for Khel Ratna
The awards selection committee has also recommended 17 names for the Arjuna award.
‘Jab Harry Met Sejal, an Imtiaz Ali brand of love story’
Maybe acting in loves stories make men understand romance from a women’s perspective, says Anushka Sharma.