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With the help of social engineering and development work, Nitish and BJP retained power in 2010 Assembly elections, with the JDU-BJP alliance bagging more than two-third majority.

Parrikar had recently said that he is in favour of assigning roles to women in the army's counter-terrorism operations.

Firing in Tanmarg started at 7:45 AM and is still underway.

The agitating students said they will now decide their future course of action on the basis of "collective wisdom and also an acknowledgment of the sacrifices" they have already made.

He was asked about his Monday's strong comments whether tolerance and acceptance of dissent was on the wane in the country and what were his concerns that made him make the statement.

The pandal has already caught a lot of eyeballs and has also been nominated for awards.

Latif's free-meal offer to Indians went into effect last week and the response has been overwhelmingly positive, the report said.

Verma pointed out at the growth in bilateral relations, including in areas of defence, energy, climate and environment and agriculture.

Sources said a company run by the son of MS Chaliam, another Railway officer facing CBI probe in the case, has also come under the probe of the agency.

The third installment of the North East Festival brought 60 artisans and small textile entrepreneurs to the capital from all the eight states of the region who have displayed the nuisances of their craftsmanship through various items.

The missile had a range of 750-1,000 km. But it nose-dived after covering 128 km in the Bay of Bengal.

One of the suspected militants, wearing burqa to masquerade as a woman, was arrested by police but his accomplices managed to escape, police said.

Since the world is ready to accept changes (albeit after some resistance), one might see all kind of changes in James Bond.

As the political storm continues over Sahitya Akademi award winners returning their prizes in protest against the criminal actions of right-wing groups across the nation, Kannada writer Kum Veerabhadrappa also returned his award. Over a dozen writers have...

According to police, the woman didn't want to continue working in the house and has not filed any written complaint against anyway.