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Army Chief says no intrusion in Kashmir, army on top of situation

Ghaziabad, Oct 08 (ANI): Army Chief, General Bikram Singh on Tuesday said that his troops had foiled a ‘desperate infiltration’ bid in Keran sector of Kashmir and the militants were not in a strong position to mount any attack. The army has killed nearly 20 militants in the battle that began on September 23 and recovered large haul of sophisticated arms and ammunition. They have been conducting extensive surveillance and search operations to flush out the infiltrator militants. Speaking to mediapersons in Ghaziabad, General Singh clarified that the militants were holed up in a gutter, and even though the operation was still going on, they are not in a strong position.

Oct 8, 2013

Dalit community is spines of Congress Party: Rahul Gandhi - Part - 2

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): Addressing a function of the Bhagwan Valmiki Foundation in Delhi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that Dalit community is spines of the Congress party and that they should be given greater representation in the party. Further, attacking the opposition, Gandhi said that the opposition never bothered hold the hands of the poor or interact with them and that is the reason for them losing the elections every time because just talking about ‘shining India won’t make it shine actually’.

Oct 8, 2013

BJP slams Congress for Telangana turmoil

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): As the electricity department in Seemandhra struck work, plunging large parts of the region into darkness, following a hunger strike by the TDP Chief Chandra Babu Naidu and YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in New Delhi, the BJP slammed the Congress and said that if they would have handled the situation with sincerity then the situation would not have become so bad.

Oct 8, 2013

There have been desperate infiltration bids, some eliminated & some foiled: Indian Army

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): The Indian Army on Tuesday described the infiltration bids as desperate, some of which have been eliminated and others foiled. Northern Command chief Lt General Sanjeev Chachra said seven militants' bodies have been recovered along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Chachra added that infiltration of this size could not have been possible without the support of the Pakistan army.

Oct 8, 2013

Pranab Mukherjee returns after Turkey visit, raises terror issues: Part - 2

On Board, Oct 08 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday returned from Belgium and Turkey, and while talking to mediapersons On board, said that he held bilateral talks with the two countries on various issues including terrorism. He further said that he discussed various issues of bilateral importance, including increasing of trade relations. Mukherjee also sought Turkey's cooperation for India's bid for a permanent membership to nuclear suppliers group. During the visit, several MoUs were also signed between Indian universities and universities of Belgium and Turkey.

Oct 8, 2013

Chandra Babu Naidu and Jagan Reddy have changed their words on Telangana: Congress

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): As the electricity department in Seemandhra struck work, plunging large parts of the region into darkness, following a hunger strike by the TDP Chief Chandra Babu Naidu and YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in New Delhi, Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi said that the leaders have took a step back from their words and have changed their stand on the issue of division of Telangana. He further said that it were these leaders who applauded the decision during the discussions on the same.

Oct 8, 2013

Pranab Mukherjee returns after Turkey visit, raises terror issues: Part - 1

Oct 8, 2013

Digvijay Singh appeals to all those on strike to end it

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): As the electricity department in Seemandhra struck work, plunging large parts of the region into darkness, following a hunger strike by the TDP Chief Chandra Babu Naidu and YSR Congress Party Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in New Delhi, Congress general Secretary Digvijay Singh has appealed to all those who are on strike and have asked them to end it.

Oct 8, 2013

Keran Infiltration: Nawaz Sharif is either dishonest or ineffective, says BJP

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): After Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh told that it was impossible to infiltrate the area without the knowledge of Pakistan Army, BJP leader Balbir Punj said that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is either dishonest or ineffective and there is no use of having talks with him. He further said that terror activities from the area are directed by Pakistan. He also said that similar situation rose while Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had talks with Pakistan in the form of Kargil war and now when Manmohan Singh is having talks with Pakistan, such infiltrations and intrusions are taking place.

Oct 8, 2013

Development of Dalits needs Jupiter's escape velocity: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 08 (ANI): While addressing a gathering at the Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said that development of the Dalit community in India needs Jupiter's escape velocity (speed an object needs to be traveling to break free of a planet or moon's gravity well and leave it without further propulsion). Further, he targeted BSP President Mayawati and said that she is letting others from the community to come to the forefront and later credited Congress party for the upliftment of the community.

Oct 8, 2013

Tandoor case: SC commutes Sushil Sharma's death sentence to life imprisonment

New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, commuted former Youth Congress leader Sushil Sharma's death sentence to life imprisonment in the infamous Naina Sahni tandoor murder case. Sharma's counsel had pleaded that the case did not fall in the rarest of the rare category and had submitted the conviction was entirely based on the circumstantial evidence and death penalty cannot be awarded. Naina Sahni was the wife of Sushil Sharma, and was believed to have an unlawful relationship with Matloob Karim, an old friend of hers. Sharma was the then Delhi Youth Congress president.

Oct 8, 2013

Narendra Modi has rather divided BJP: Congress on Chidambaram's statement

Ahmedabad, Oct 08 (ANI): After Finance Minister P Chidambaram gave a statement saying that BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has united the rank and file of BJP but he is not bigger than BJP leader and former PM of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia said that Modi has rather divided his party on various lines and is the one who has conspired to kill his own party members too. Further, he said that such statements from ministers are not based on actual facts but are given without any thoughts in them.

Oct 8, 2013

IAF celebrates 81st anniversary

Ghaziabad, Oct 8 (ANI): A series of activities were organized as part of the 81st anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force on Tuesday at the Hindon air force base, on the outskirts of New Delhi. The jawans at the Indian Air Force displayed their skills and might. On the occasion, journalists representing various media houses were called for a visit to the Station for a media interaction. Being celebrated as "IAF Awareness Day", the objective of this year's activities is to enhance people's awareness about the IAF and its various operations, and to apprise youth of the various career opportunities in the IAF.

Oct 8, 2013

India confident armed forces will deal with infiltration along Kashmir border

New Delhi, Oct 8 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin has assured that armed forces would deal with ceasefire violations and the recent infiltration in Keran sector of Kashmir. On Monday, the Indian Army had recovered a large haul of sophisticated arms and ammunition after a search operation on the disputed border in Kashmir, following gun battles with infiltrators from Pakistan for nearly 14 days. India's military is fighting the biggest group of infiltrators to cross from Pakistan in years, as heavily-armed fighters continue to cross the Line of Control in the Keran sector and are holed up in thick forests in the area. The Army has killed nearly 20 of them in the battle that began on September 23. Meanwhile, the three services chiefs on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence 7, Race Course Road in New Delhi to brief him about the operation in Keran sector along Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J and K).

Oct 8, 2013

Residents bear brunt of anti- bifurcation protests in Andhra Pradesh

Vishakapatnam, Oct 8 (ANI): Residents in Andhra Pradesh, mainly in the five districts--Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, East and West Godavari--coming under EPDCL are suffering as the announcement of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh evoked violent protests, forcing the authorities to clamp a curfew in the regions. Deepening the crisis, the electricity department employees struck work, plunging large parts of the region into darkness. As a result of the power situation, many newborn babies in the hospital are unable to get the necessary immediate treatment.

Oct 8, 2013