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Telangana: Two senior TRS leaders join Congress ahead of assembly polls

The two leaders, T Narsa Reddy and S Ramulu Naik joined the Congress in the presence of party chief Rahul Gandhi.

Oct 27, 2018

7 elephants electrocuted in Odisha; activists urge forest dept for measures to protest animals

Activists have said that at least 54 elephants have died since April due to poaching, electrocution or poisoning.

Oct 27, 2018

IRS officer Sanjay Mishra to take over Enforcement Directorate

Mishra has also been appointed as the Principal Special Director of the Enforcement Directorate.

Oct 27, 2018

Defence Ministry spokesperson removed over controversial tweet

The entire episode happened after former navy chief Arun Prakash commented on the Twitter post showing a military flag on the bonnet of an official car of the Internal Financial Adviser to the Western Command of the Army.

Oct 27, 2018

CISF jawan killed in grenade attack in Srinagar

In another incident this week, an army jawan identified as Rajendra Singh had lost his life after being attacked by stone pelters in Anantnag.

Oct 27, 2018

Khashoggi's fiancée snubs White House invite, believes 'Trump trying to win public favour'

Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz had earlier said that she was open to visiting the White House if the US would make genuine efforts to find out what went down at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. However, she clearly isn't too pleased with Washington now.

Oct 27, 2018

Amnesty says raid at its Bengaluru office, frozen accounts aimed at silencing government critics

The Enforcement Directorate, India's financial crime investigating agency, searched Amnesty's Bengaluru office for 10 hours on Thursday on suspicion that it had violated foreign direct investment guidelines.

Oct 27, 2018

Pakistan most dangerous country, poses thrice more terror risk to humanity than Syria: Report

The report by Oxford University and Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) said that some of the most dangerous terrorists and outfits have found a safe haven in Pakistan.

Oct 27, 2018

Ashram of man who supported SC verdict on Sabarimala temple set ablaze in Kerala

Loknath Behra, the Kerala Director General of Police, said that a special probe team under Thiruvananthapuram police commissioner will investigate the attack on Swami's ashram.

Oct 27, 2018

Sharad Pawar aide Tariq Anwar joins Congress one month after quitting NCP

The NCP founder quit the party in September after he did not agree with Pawar's support of Prime Minister Modi in the Rafale deal.

Oct 27, 2018

Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF no longer banned outfits in Pakistan, only on watch-list

During a court hearing in Islamabad on Thursday, a law officer informed that the Imran Khan-led government has not extended the ordinance that put JuD and FIF as banned organizations

Oct 27, 2018

Rajpaksa sworn-in as Sri Lanka PM: Should India fret again after the 3-year-old turmoil?

Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena sacked incumbent premier Ranil Wickremesinghe and former president Mahinda Rajpaksa was sworn in as the prime minister of the country on Friday, October 26.

Oct 27, 2018

Jaganmohan Reddy refuses to record statement with Andhra Police after knife attack; says he has no trust in them

Jagan, discharged from a hospital in Hyderabad on Friday, was approached by a police team to record his statement about Thursday's incident. The Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly told the police team that he will give his statement to any other investigation agency.

Oct 27, 2018

Sabarimala case: Kerala High Court warns govt over arrest of 2,000 Ayyappa devotees

Taking stringent action against the protesters, police have arrested more than 1,400 people in connection with the protests all over the state and registered 450 cases over the past few days.

Oct 27, 2018

Gurgaon man kills business partner, wife over loan repayment

The accused, Harnek Singh, had taken a loan from Jaskaran Singh but despite repeated reminders, refused to pay him back.

Oct 27, 2018