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BSF Arrests Two For Smuggling Bangladeshi Taka
The BSF on Monday seized Bangladeshi currency worth 8 lakh taka and arrested two Indians from West Bengal's Nadia district for allegedly smuggling the money to India, an official said.....
Jammu-Srinagar Highway Closed For 2nd Consecutive Day
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day Tuesday stranding scores of vehicles and passengers on the over 300 km long road, an official said.....
Agitating Groups Lift Shutdown In Nagaland
The agitating tribal groups in Nagaland on Tuesday withdrew their indefinite shutdown on government offices and plying of government vehicles on the road, following the resignation of Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang on Sunday.....
Walls Will Always Divide, Resettling Kashmiri Pandits In Camps Bad Idea, Says Author
Author Sanchit Gupta, who has debuted with a novel based in Kashmir of the early 1990s when militancy peaked and saw mass exodus of Hindu Pandit families, does not think settling migrant Kashmiri Pandits in separate areas in the state is a good idea.....
Rapist Of Nagaland Woman Arrested
Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an alleged rapist who assaulted a Nagaland woman over the weekend near a popular hangout in south Delhi.....
'Rangoon' Role Not Based On Anybody Living Or Dead: Kangana
Actress Kangana Ranaut, whose character in the forthcoming film "Rangoon" is said to be loosely based on actress-stunt woman Fearless Nadia, says her role is not based on any real-life person.....
Kolkata Man Who Lived With Sister's Corpse Found Dead
Partha De, the man who was discovered living with his sister's corpse in 2015, was found burnt to death here on Tuesday, the city police said.....
'Cyber Swachhta Kendra' Launched To Prevent Cyber Attacks
At a time when cyber attacks are increasing by day, the government through its Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) on Tuesday launched "Cyber Swachhta Kendra" -- a new desktop and mobile security solution for a secure cyber space in the country.....
Akhilesh's Donkey Jibe Sharpens Focus On Indian Wild Ass
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's "Gujarat ke Gadhe (Donkeys of Gujarat)" jibe might have been meant to score points in a bitter electoral battle, but it has inadvertently sharpened focus on the Indian wild ass, promoted in a TV spot by no less than megastar Amitabh Bachchan in his capacity as the state's brand ambassador.....
Russian Election Commission Impressed With Indian Electoral Process
Deputy Chairman of the Russian election commission, Nikolai Levichev, is visiting India to observe the Indian election process. He visited state of Uttarakhand and keenly observed the ongoing assembly elections in five states.....
