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Air India probing drunk passenger incident


New Delhi, Sep 2: National carrier Air India has commenced an internal probe on the incident of an inebriated passenger on a New York-Delhi flight urinating on the seat of an elderly woman two days ago.Airline sources said a probe has commenced on the basis of an initial report submitted to the...

Give details of NPAs under NDA government, Chidambaram tells Modi


New Delhi, Sep 2: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks about bad loans generated during UPA rule, and asked his government to disclose loans given during the NDA rule that turned into Non-performing assets (NPA).The real test is, will the NDA-2 match the...

Woman dies of rat fever in flood-hit Kerala


Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2: A woman on Sunday became the latest victim of leptospirosis in the flood-battered Kerala, taking the death toll due to the rat fever outbreak to 15 even as Health Minister K.K. Shailaja assured that there was no need to panic.In the past two days, eight people have died due...

Easy to call a disciplinarian autocrat: Modi


New Delhi, Sep 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a veiled attack on the Opposition, saying the one who calls for discipline was being branded an autocrat as he praised Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu for bringing discipline to the House.Speaking at the launch of a book on the...

Naidu seeks unity among parliamentarians on issues of national importance


New Delhi, Sep 2: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday expressed his unhappiness over disruptions in Parliament and sought unity among parliamentarians of all political parties over issues of national importance.I am a little unhappy that our Parliament is not functioning as it should be. I have not hesitated in recording in...

Search operation in J&K following gunfight


Srinagar, Sep 2: Security forces launched a search operation on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district following a brief gunfight with militants, police said.The militants fired at the security forces in Laddi Imamsahab area after which there was a brief exchange of gunfire. Searches are ongoing in the area to trace the...

Sitharaman discusses J&K security situation with governor


Srinagar, Sep 2: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday discussed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Governor Satya Pal Malik.Sitharaman, accompanied by Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, held discussions with Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here, a statement said. She was received by the Governor on...

Kiren Rijiju urges to make cities cycle friendly


New Delhi, Sep 2: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday urged citizens to make cities cycle friendly.With the Movelo Cyclothon, NITI Aayog is introducing the people of India with the future of mobility. Let us together make a move for better cities and a better India, the...

‘Developing border infrastructure can foster India-Bangladesh economic prosperity’


Agartala, Sep 2: The economic prosperity of India and Bangladesh could be improved by developing border infrastructure and removing basic trade barriers, top politicians and experts said at a seminar here on Sunday.Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who inaugurated the seminar, said the under-construction bridge over river Feni in southern Tripura...