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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Mamata Banerjee expresses grief over killing of pilgrims
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:59 PMTerrorists yesterday killed seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, and injured 19 others as they struck at a bus in Kashmir.
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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: International community condemns killing of pilgrims
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:45 PMNepal’s foreign affairs ministry, in a release, also strongly condemned the terrorist attack and expressed its condolences.
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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Killing of pilgrims is an assault on the nation, says Shiv Sena
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:35 PMThe Shiv Sena today said the attack on Amarnath pilgrims is an assault on the entire nation and the government, and it is high time that such dastardly incidents are given a befitting reply.
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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: How world media reported the cowardly attack on Hindu pilgrims
FE Online | July 11, 2017 6:42 PMAmarnath Yatra terror attack: Pakistan-backed terrorists killed seven Hindu pilgrims and injured around 20 others in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag on Monday evening
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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Protests rock Jammu against killing of pilgrims
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:30 PMMassive protests rocked Jammu division today against the terrorist attack on Amarnath pilgrims with protestors blocking highways at several places in Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua and Samba districts.
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Powerful convergences with ASEAN can boost cooperation, says India
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:30 PMThe foreign secretary noted that India has an engagement with South-East Asia in history going back millennia.
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Amarnath Yatra attack aimed at deepening communal divide: Left
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:15 PMDenouncing the “dastardly and inhuman” attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, the Left parties said today it was aimed at deepening communal divide and demanded that the culprits be brought to book.
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US redrawing ties with world, not withdrawing, says Foreign Secretary Jaishankar
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:15 PMThe US is “redrawing” its policy of engagement with others but not withdrawing from the world, and this change matters to India and Southeast Asia, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said today.
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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Ensure guilty brought to justice, President Pranab Mukhejree to Jammu and Kashmir government
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:05 PMStrongly condemning the attack on Amarnath yatris, President Pranab Mukhejree today asked the Jammu and Kashmir government and other agencies concerned to ensure that the guilty were brought to justice.
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Goa Rajya Sabha poll: State BJP, Congress chiefs file nominations
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:03 PMThe BJP’s Goa unit president, Vinay Tendulkar, and sitting MP and state Congress chief Shantaram Naik today entered the fray for election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the coastal state slated for July 21.
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Kerala plans dog zoo to tackle alarming situation created by ferocious strays
FE Online | July 11, 2017 6:00 PMIn a policy decision taken by Kerala’s Left Front government, the state wants to open dog rehabilitation zoos in all 14 districts to tackle the alarming situation created by ferocious street dogs.
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Vice President election 2017: Applaud opposition’s unity and conviction, says Gopalkrishna Gandhi
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:58 PMGopalkrishna Gandhi, the opposition’s pick for vice president, today said he applauded the “unity and conviction” with which the 18 parties asked him to be their candidate.
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Amarnath yatra terror attack: Killers are not Muslims, says Farooq Abdullah
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:56 PMOpposition National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah today apologised to the people of the country for the attack on Amarnath yatris, saying those “who fired upon innocents were not Muslims”.
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Darjeeling unrest: West Bengal intellectuals write to PM Modi opposing Gorkhaland demand
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:45 PMIntellectuals from diverse fields in West Bengal have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking restoration of normalcy in Darjeeling.
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Amarnath Yatra 2017 Attack: Gujarat Muslims hold protest rally, raise Pakistan murdabad slogans
FE Online | July 11, 2017 6:46 PMAmarnath Yatra 2017 Attack: Condemnations from various quarters are pouring in to slam the dastardly attack.
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West Bengal violence: BJP to run campaign over double standards of intellectuals
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:28 PMThe BJP and the Sangh Parivar have decided to start a campaign to make people aware of the alleged double standards of a section of intellectuals in West Bengal, exemplified by their ‘silence’ over Basirhat riots in North 24-Parganas district.
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NGT imposes complete ban on nylon and synthetic manja
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:24 PMThe National Green Tribunal today imposed a complete ban on ‘manja’, the string used to fly kites, made of nylon or any synthetic material, saying it posed a threat to the lives of birds, animals and humans.
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Rainfall takes a break in central India and southern peninsula
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:31 PMRains have taken a break in central India and southern peninsula over the last one week, with the regions witnessing negative precipitation compared to their normal limit, the IMD data suggests.
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Developing Amravati a crisis-turned-opportunity, says Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:14 PMMost famed global cities have come up on river banks, and this is precisely what makes Amravati, the upcoming capital of Andhra Pradesh, a “passion” for Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
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UP budget highlights: From girls education, Swachh Bharat, PMAY to police recruitment, here are 10 key points in Yogi Adityanath government’s outlay
FE Online | July 11, 2017 5:27 PMUP budget highlights: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has today rolled out its first annual budget for 2017-2018 fiscal which it claimed will take the state forward onto a higher trajectory of growth.
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Amarnath Yatra attack: Jammu and Kashmir government announces compensation for victims
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:13 PMThe state government will also give a cash reward of Rs three lakh to the driver of the yatri bus, Sheikh Saleem Gafoor.
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Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Bodies of seven pilgrims, injured brought to Surat
PTI | July 11, 2017 6:49 PMThe bodies of seven Amarnath pilgrims killed in the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir were today brought to Gujarat’s Surat airport along with the injured people and their family members in an IAF plane.
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Punish my son if he is a militant: Sandeep Sharma’s mother
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:04 PMThe mother of Sandeep Kumar Sharma, arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for being an Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, says her son should be punished if he is a militant.
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Rumours of instability in Manohar Parrikar government baseless, says Vijai Sardesai
PTI | July 11, 2017 5:03 PMThe Goa Forward Party, an alliance partner in the BJP-led coalition in the state, has rubbished all rumours of an instability in the Manohar Parrikar government.
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Amarnath Yatra attack: Army chief Bipin Rawat in Kashmir to review security situation
PTI | July 11, 2017 4:53 PMArmy Chief General Bipin Rawat today arrived here to review the security situation in the wake of the militant attack on Amarnath pilgrims.
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World Population Day: If PM Modi does these 5 things, India can truly realise its demographic dividends
Rajeev Kumar | July 11, 2017 5:01 PMWorld Population Day: India cannot realise real demographic dividend merely by recognising it but by empowering the youth with knowledge and skills.
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Vijay Mallya quits as India’s top representative to FIA
PTI | July 11, 2017 4:54 PMVijay Mallya has quit as Indian motorsport body’s top representative in the world body FIA after intervention from the sports ministry.
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