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Stressing that it was supported by a handful of people, who had 'little support' from the community, Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla said such groups were 'getting desperate' and going into 'acts of terrorism'.

Around 50 kg meat, a knife, a weighing balance and measuring weights were also recovered from them. Police suspect the seized meat includes beef.

Police said the man was opposed to his brother's daughter marriage with a person from the same caste and had been threatening his family members.

Out of the 48 confirmed cases of dengue in Meerut, 36 are men – which make for 75 percent of the total patient count in the district.

While PHC Ponda and Shiroda seven cases each, the highest cases were reported in Marcaim, with a count of 12. Usgao reported 9 suspected dengue cases, while Betki has just one case till now.

A senior AICTE official said that the policy will consider start-ups, participation in start-up related activities in addition to teaching, research and development projects.

Modi on Saturday had released a three-minute video of his plog on the beach where he was seen collecting waste and urged the people to ensure that public places are clean and tidy.

World Bank CHief Economist for South Asia Hans Timmer said that even with the recent slowdown, India's growth numbers are higher than in most countries of the world.

The Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research said smoke from stubble burning will make up 6 per cent of Delhi's pollution by October 15.

The former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said that economic slowdown had been spurred by 'ill-conceived' demonetisation and 'poorly executed GST'.

The Bathinda MP's remarks came a day after Punjab minister Charanjit Singh Channi accused the SAD of trying to stop the state government from holding the function to celebrate the Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary.

Xi, the first Chinese president to visit Nepal in 22 years, arrived from India, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) recorded the overall air quality index (AQI) at 221, which falls in the poor category.

Maintaining that the state government took all necessary steps to mitigate the inconvenience being caused by the strike, the Minister said the government has no intention of privatising the ailing corporation.

Aggrieved depositors put forth their woes to the CM, who gave them a patient hearing, but said he could not give them any assurance as the model code of conduct was in force.

Students have stayed away from schools and colleges in the Valley even after they reopened two weeks after the Centre in August revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into Union Territories.