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Major cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi-NCR came to a stand still after heavy rains lashed the city. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam too continue to suffer from flood-like situation A flood affected family moves on a boat at Sildubi village in Assam.  NEW DELHI: A day after major cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi-NCR hogged the headlines for the waterlogging they faced, attention on Saturday also turned to other parts of the country that have been facing flood-like situations. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam all continue to suffer…

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A search is under way in India for the country’s most famous tiger, with millions of adoring fans worried about the big cat known as Jai who went missing three months ago. Named after Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s character in the hit 1975 film Sholay, the tiger shot to nationwide fame three years ago after embarking on an epic hike through villages, rivers and perilously dangerous highways in successful pursuit of a mate. A firm favourite with tourists and conservationists alike, the seven-year-old, 250kg big cat was last seen at…

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Sources said India may also reduce its staff strength in diplomatic missions in Pakistan. As tension with Pakistan over Kashmir grew, the Indian government today asked all its embassy staff in Islamabad to send their school-going children back to the country for security reasons. Declaring Pakistan a ‘no school-going mission’, the government asked its Indian High Commission in Islamabad to ensure all the 50-60 children studying in various schools there are sent back. “It is a normal practice for all countries to review staffing and related policies for their diplomatic…

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Beijing: Taking umbrage at India’s refusal to extend visas to three Chinese journalists, a state-run daily on Monday warned of “serious consequences” if the matter was a fallout of Beijing’s refusal to back New Delhi’s NSG membership bid. “…speculation is swirling that India is taking revenge against China for the latter’s opposition to India joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)…If New Delhi is really taking revenge due to the NSG membership issue, there will be serious consequences,” the editorial in the Global Times said. Three Chinese journalists based in India representing…

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NEW DELHI: India has decided to expel three senior Chinese journalists employed with China’s official Xinhua news agency following “concerns” flagged by the intelligence agencies. Wu Qiang, Xinhua bureau chief in Delhi, along with two of his Mumbai-based colleagues Lu Tang and She Yonggang, were asked last week to leave the country by July 31, sources said.  This is probably the first time that India has asked Chinese journalists to leave the country in this manner. Sources claimed the step was prompted by adverse reports from intelligence agencies about the…

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Ten paramilitary soldiers were killed in an ambush by Maoist rebels in eastern Bihar Many soldiers have been killed in attacks by Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh [STR/EPA] Suspected Maoist rebels have ambushed and killed 10 paramilitary soldiers in one of India’s deadliest attacks so far this year. Eight soldiers died instantly, and two died on the way to the hospital, while five others soldiers were wounded, PK Thakur, the state of Bihar’s director general, told Reuters news agency on Tuesday. Three rebels were also killed…

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PM Modi is in Kenya for the final leg of his 4-nation Africa tour. NAIROBI, KENYA:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kenya to a warm reception by the Indian community in Nairobi, where he spoke of his government’s achievements and the significance of Africa. PM Modi said the main goal of his government was to improve the life of the common Indian man. Here are the latest developments: “India is not a selfish nation. We believe in Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (world as one family),” PM Modi said to a thunderous…

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Narendra Modi arrives in South Africa on Friday for the first official visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 10 years. What a difference a decade makes. When Manmohan Singh met with Thabo Mbeki in 2006 India was riding a sustained economic boom, and South Africa was at the peak of post-apartheid GDP growth. The UPA government was in the first flush of achievement, and in South Africa Mbeki’s economic team, heavily influenced by the thinking of Amartya Sen, and indeed of Singh himself, were at the height of their…

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Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament scheduled to start later this month, PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday inducted 19 new ministers into the Council of Ministers. Government sources said the move will strengthen the Modi-led team with “experience, expertise and energy”.Current environment minister Prakash Javadekar, who was at the minister of state level, was elevated to Cabinet minister rank. The rest have been sworn in as ministers of state. Five ministers were also dropped from the Union Council of Ministers, according to government sources. The five minister are –…

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Congress preps big announcement on Sheila Dikshit, Priyanka Gandhi Sheila Dikshit, 78, has finally succumbed to her party’s wishes and will be named the presumptive chief minister of Uttar Pradesh by the Congress today. Sources in the Congress told NDTV that the party will also formally announce that the campaign for UP will include a lead role for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, whose mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi are the top bosses of the Congress. Priyanka Gandhi, 44, had in the last election campaigned for her family in their…

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