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Modi’s major healthcare scheme from Sep 25

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said a major healthcare initiative to give medical insurance cover to 50 crore Indians will roll out from September 25 —Read More

Sex crimes, rapes have to end: Modi

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New Delhi : Breaking his silence over the brutal cases of rapes in various parts of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the narrow mentality towards women Read More

Kashmir problem can’t be resolved with bullets: Modi

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New Delhi : Repeating the words used last year on Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Kashmirs problems can be resolved only by embracing its people,Read More

Over 300 priests accused of child sex abuse in US

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Washington : More than 300 “predator priests” from six Catholic dioceses across US state of Pennsylvania have been accused of sexually abusing over 1,000 child victims, according to a new Read More

Evacuation of 5,000 persons begins as Kerala dams’ level rises

Rains have wrecked havoc in Kerala

Idukki (Kerala) : With increased water flow into the Idamalayar and Idukki dams in Kerala late Tuesday night due to incessant rains, authorities began to evacuate about 5,000 persons living Read More

Sea conquering navy women officers get gallantry awards

Indian Navy sailboat INS Tarini with an all-women crew (File Photo)

New Delhi : The six Indian Navy women officers who circumnavigated the globe earlier this year were on Tuesday awarded Nao Sena medals – a gallantry award for courage and Read More

Army officer whose unit was named for civilian deaths gets gallantry award

New Delhi : Major Aditya Kumar, at the centre of a controversy following the death of three Kashmiri civilians in Army firing in January, and Rifleman Aurangzeb, gunned down by Read More

Indian rupee has given no-confidence to Modi: Rahul

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New Delhi : With the rupee plunging to its lowest-ever level of 70.08 against the US dollar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Read More

Hackers transfer Rs 94 crore from Pune’s Cosmos Bank

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Pune : Suspected hackers siphoned off Rs 94.42 crore from the Cosmos Cooperative Bank Ltd — the second oldest and second biggest cooperative bank in India — to various foreign Read More

Al Qaeda seeking ‘opportunistic attacks’, but capability ‘low’ in India: UN

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United Nations : The Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is looking to carry out opportunistic attacks, but has low operational capability in India, according to a UN report.Read More