Opposition leaders to meet on Tuesday, may finalise Presidential poll candidate

New Delhi, 19/6:Opposition leaders will meet on Tuesday afternoon to finalise their candidate for the Presidential elections with Gopalkrishna Gandhi emerging as the only name in contention after National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah announced that he will not contest as several urged him to fight.     Sources said the meeting will be held at…

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4 terrorists killed in encounters in Kupwara, Kulgam

Kashmir,19/6:Four terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara and Kulgam districts, police said.     While two terrorists were killed in Kupwara as many were eliminated in Kulgam, they said, adding some more terrorists are hiding and operation was still underway in both the areas.  …

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India fully protected interests of farmers, fishermen at WTO meet: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 19/6:India has completely protected the interests of farmers and fishermen in the recently concluded ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. Goyal, who led the Indian delegation for the WTO talks, also said that the decisions taken in the conference will…

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Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight catches fire, makes emergency landing

New Delhi, 19/6:A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight had to make an emergency landing at the Patna airport on Sunday after a technical glitch caused fire in the aircraft. All passengers were safely evacuated.     “All 185 passengers safely deboarded. Reason is technical glitch, engineering team analysing further,” Patna DM Chandrashekhar Singh

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Kabul Attack: India grants e-visas to over 100 Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan on priority

Kabul, 19/6:In the wake of the attack on a gurudwara in Kabul, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted e-visas to over 100 Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan on priority, news agency ANI reported. India strongly condemned the “cowardly attack” on the Sikh place of worship.     “Our first and foremost concern is…

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