- What happens in future depends on circumstances: Rajnath on 'no first use' of nuke policy
- We would like to give little time: SC on plea seeking removal of restrictions on media in J-K
- Kashmir remains shut for 12th consecutive day
- What happens in future depends on circumstances: Rajnath on 'no first use' of nuke policy
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Jaipur/New Delhi: India is "firmly committed" to its 'no first use' of nuclear weapons policy but future of the security doctrine will depend on the circumstances, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.
- We would like to give little time: SC on plea seeking removal of restrictions on media in J-K
- New Delhi: The SC said it will wait for sometime before passing any direction on the plea seeking removal of restrictions on the media in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre said curbs are being lifted gradually.
- Kashmir remains shut for 12th consecutive day
- Srinagar: Kashmir remained shut for the 12th consecutive day, even as the authorities relaxed restrictions on the movement of people in Srinagar.
- Flood toll at 241 in five states, water receding from several parts of Kerala, Maha
- MoD eyes to give push to HAL's proposed chopper project in Goa
- Tributes paid to Vajpayee on first death anniversary
- Jaishankar holds talks with US Deputy Secretary of State
- Never saw Rahul celebrating Raksha Bandhan, says BJP leader
- Mamata pays tribute to Vajpayee on his first death anniversary
- 'J&K govt offices to be open from Friday, easing of public curbs to be mulled after days' namaaz'
- Flood toll at 241 in five states, water receding from several parts of Kerala, Maha
- Jaipur/Thiruvananthapuram/Bhopal: The death toll in five flood-affected states rose to 241, with authorities retrieving seven more bodies in Kerala as floodwaters receded from several parts of the worst-hit state.
- MoD eyes to give push to HAL's proposed chopper project in Goa
- The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is
planning to move forward with the Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited''s proposed project of helicopter maintenance, repair
and overhaul (MRO) in Goa, which failed to take off despite
its announcement in 2016.
- Tributes paid to Vajpayee on first death anniversary
- New Delhi: A prayer meeting was held at Sadaiv Atal-the memorial to Atal Bihari Vajpayee-on Friday to mark the first death anniversary of the former prime minister.
- Jaishankar holds talks with US Deputy Secretary of State
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and discussed "deep convergences" in strategic ties between the two countries.
- Never saw Rahul celebrating Raksha Bandhan, says BJP leader
- Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Vishwas
Sarang said on Friday that he had not seen a single photograph
showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his sister and
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra celebrating
Raksha Bandhan.
- Mamata pays tribute to Vajpayee on his first death anniversary
- West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid her tribute to former prime
minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary.
- 'J&K govt offices to be open from Friday, easing of public curbs to be mulled after days' namaaz'
- The Jammu and Kashmir government secretariat and other offices will start functioning from Friday while easing of public curbs would depend on day''s development after the ''namaaz'', a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said on Thursday.
Governor Satya Pal Malik directed the resumption of normal functioning of the government secretariat and other offices after a review of the security scenario in the state on Thursday evening, he added.
- Hong Kong protests: Trump urges Xi to meet pro-democracy demonstrators
- Myanmar, Bangladesh schedule Rohingya repatriation
- Indian diaspora demands action over violent Kashmir protests in UK
- 2 Israelis, Palestinian assailant hurt in West Bank car ramming: army
- China media says Hong Kong response 'won't repeat' Tiananmen
- Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
- S Korea says N Korea has fired 2 more projectiles into sea
- China doing very poorly as a result of trade war: Trump
- Epstein autopsy shows broken neck bones: US media
- Hong Kong protests: Trump urges Xi to meet pro-democracy demonstrators
- Washington: US President Donald Trump has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to meet the anti-Beijing protesters in Hong Kong, who have been demanding democratic reforms in the Asian financial hub, to resolve the problem "humanely."
- Myanmar, Bangladesh schedule Rohingya repatriation
- Myanmar and Bangladesh will soon make a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims, 700,000 of whom fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, officials from the two countries and the United Nations said Friday.
- Indian diaspora demands action over violent Kashmir protests in UK
- By Aditi Khanna
London, Aug 16 (PTI) Members of the Indian diaspora took to social media on Friday to question police preparedness for pre-planned anti-India protests led by British Pakistani groups, a day after violent clashes outside the Indian High Commission in London.
- 2 Israelis, Palestinian assailant hurt in West Bank car ramming: army
- Two Israelis were injured Friday in what the Israeli army called a "terrorist" car-ramming attack near the Jewish settlement of Elazar south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
- China media says Hong Kong response 'won't repeat' Tiananmen
- Beijing: Chinese state media vowed Friday there "won''t be a repeat" of the Tiananmen Square crackdown if Beijing moves to quash Hong Kong''s pro-democracy protests.
- Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
- Hong Kong''s government announced tax cuts and higher social spending Thursday to reverse a deepening economic slump aggravated by anti-government protests and the U.S.-Chinese tariff war.
- S Korea says N Korea has fired 2 more projectiles into sea
- Seoul, Aug 16 (AP) South Korea''s military said North Korea fired two projectiles into the sea Friday to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
- China doing very poorly as a result of trade war: Trump
- Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that China is doing very poorly as a result of the trade war and the "longer it goes on, the stronger we get".
- Epstein autopsy shows broken neck bones: US media
- An autopsy of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein found broken bones in his neck, US media reported on Thursday, as New York''s medical examiner said the cause of death required further study.
- Sensex sinks over 300 pts; metal, auto stocks drag
- FinMin asks PSBs to seek ideas from branches for achieving USD 5-trn economy
- Sensex, Nifty edge higher on stimulus talks; post weekly loss
- Airtel shareholders approve waiver in recovery of excess pay to Mittal
- Over 3,000 temporary jobs cut due to slowdown: Maruti Suzuki
- Rupee slips 20 paise to 71.47 vs USD in early trade
- Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
- Hero MotoCorp manufacturing plants to remain shut for 4 days till Aug 18
- Sensex sinks over 300 pts; metal, auto stocks drag
- Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex dropped over 300 points in early trade on Friday tracking losses in metal, auto, IT and banking stocks.
- FinMin asks PSBs to seek ideas from branches for achieving USD 5-trn economy
- The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to initiate a month-long consultation process with officers starting from branch level to seek suggestions for achieving a USD 5-trillion economy in five years.
- Sensex, Nifty edge higher on stimulus talks; post weekly loss
- Mumbai: Benchmarks Sensex and Nifty pared early losses to settle marginally higher on Friday as participants took heart from the government considering measures to aid the ailing economy and the global markets showing some resilience.
- Airtel shareholders approve waiver in recovery of excess pay to Mittal
- Bharti Airtel shareholders have approved a proposal allowing chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and CEO Gopal Vittal to retain excess remuneration paid in 2018-19, according to a regulatory filing.
Over 88 per cent of shareholders at the annual general meeting (AGM) held on August 14 voted in favour of the special resolution for waiver of recovery of excess managerial remuneration paid to Mittal during FY19, while 11.7 per cent voted against it.
- Over 3,000 temporary jobs cut due to slowdown: Maruti Suzuki
- Over 3,000 temporary employees have lost jobs with the country''s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) due to the ongoing slump in the automobile industry, a top company executive has said.
- Rupee slips 20 paise to 71.47 vs USD in early trade
- The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 20 paise to 71.47 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday amid rising crude oil prices and cautious opening in domestic equities.
- Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests
- Hong Kong''s government announced tax cuts and higher social spending Thursday to reverse a deepening economic slump aggravated by anti-government protests and the U.S.-Chinese tariff war.
- Hero MotoCorp manufacturing plants to remain shut for 4 days till Aug 18
- The country''s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Friday said its manufacturing plants have been shut for four days till August 18 to as part of annual routine and also to adjust production in line with current market demand.
In a regulatory filing, Hero MotoCorp said its manufacturing facilities will be closed from August 15 to 18, 2019.
- PM scholarship scheme: SC extends admission deadline till Sept 15 for J-K students
- Ayodhya case: Temple existed before Babri Masjid came up at disputed site, counsel for deity to SC
- HC rejects PILs seeking extension of Athi Varadar festival
- SC expresses anguish over filing of defective petitions on Article 370
- Delhi court commences trial in 2017 Unnao rape case
- PM scholarship scheme: SC extends admission deadline till Sept 15 for J-K students
- In a relief to thousands of Jammu and Kashmir students selected for a special scholarship scheme, the Supreme Court on Friday extended by a month the deadline for taking admission in various engineering colleges due to situations prevailing in the state after abrogation of its special status.
- Ayodhya case: Temple existed before Babri Masjid came up at disputed site, counsel for deity to SC
- New Delhi: A "massive" temple of Lord Ram, dating back to the second century BC, existed at the disputed site in Ayodhya before the construction of Babri Masjid, a counsel for deity "Ram Lalla Virajman" told the SC.
- HC rejects PILs seeking extension of Athi Varadar festival
- The Madras High Court on Friday dismissed two PILs seeking extension of the 48-day-long Lord Athi Varadar festival which is ending Saturday.
- SC expresses anguish over filing of defective petitions on Article 370
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New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday refrained from examining the legal challenges posed to the changes made in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the petitions filed on the "serious issue" of abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution suffer from defects.
- Delhi court commences trial in 2017 Unnao rape case
- A Delhi court on Friday commenced the trial in a case of alleged rape of a minor girl in Unnao in 2017.
- 'The Kominsky Method' season two to bow out on October 25
- Ronda Rousey to play firefighter in '9-1-1' season 3
- Waheeda Rehman reminisces 'Guide' days as she returns to Udaipur
- Never entertained the thought of failure: Naseeruddin Shah
- Ewan McGregor might return as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a Disney+ series
- 'The Kominsky Method' season two to bow out on October 25
- The second season of Netflix''s Golden Globe-winning series "The Kominsky Method" will premiere on October 25.
- Ronda Rousey to play firefighter in '9-1-1' season 3
- WWE star Ronda Rousey has been roped in to play a firefighter in the third season of "9-1-1".
- Waheeda Rehman reminisces 'Guide' days as she returns to Udaipur
- More than 50 years after shooting for classic "Guide" in Udaipur, veteran actor Waheeda Rehman is taking a trip back to the city of lakes.
- Never entertained the thought of failure: Naseeruddin Shah
- Mumbai: When Naseeruddin Shah was young and starting out his career, the actor was prepared for "a long hard struggle", aware of the odds he was against but hopeful for a fruitful pay off.
- Ewan McGregor might return as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a Disney+ series
- Twenty years after he first played the famed Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas'' "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, Ewan McGregor could once again portray the character in a potential series for Disney''s upcoming streaming service.
- Next India coach: Interviews begin, Robin Singh first to appear
- Sri Lanka restrict New Zealand lead to 106 in first Test
- Ravi Shastri reappointed head coach of Indian team till 2021
- Kohli's preference for Shastri did not influence coach selection, says Kapil Dev
- Archer strikes as Australia slump to 80-4 in second Ashes Test
- 'Embarrassment' Kyrgios hits new low, say Aussie media
- Man City seek Spurs revenge, Lampard hoping for home comforts
- Federer won't let Cincy setback spoil US Open prep
- Kyrgios fined $113,000 for Cincinnati meltdown, faces suspension
- Next India coach: Interviews begin, Robin Singh first to appear
- The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), led by former captain Kapil Dev, began the process to choose India''s next men''s coach on Friday with former all-rounder Robin Singh appearing first for the interview.
- Sri Lanka restrict New Zealand lead to 106 in first Test
- Spin dominated in classic Galle fashion on day three of the opening Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, as the tourists slumped to 124 for six at tea on Friday.
- Ravi Shastri reappointed head coach of Indian team till 2021
- Mumbai: Ravi Shastri was re-appointed head coach of the Indian men's team by the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee, which unanimously felt that the incumbent''s "communication skills and understanding of team issues" stood out.
- Kohli's preference for Shastri did not influence coach selection, says Kapil Dev
- Ravi Shastri''s reappointment as head coach of the Indian team was not influenced by captain Virat Kohli''s public backing of the incumbent, Cricket Advisory Committee(CAC) chief Kapil Dev said on Friday.
- Archer strikes as Australia slump to 80-4 in second Ashes Test
- England fast bowler Jofra marked his Test debut with a wicket as Australia suffered a top-order collapse at Lord''s on Friday.
- 'Embarrassment' Kyrgios hits new low, say Aussie media
- Explosive tennis star Nick Kyrgios is an embarrassment to Australian sport, domestic media screamed Friday, branding his latest meltdown a "vile" new low.
- Man City seek Spurs revenge, Lampard hoping for home comforts
- Manchester City will seek revenge against Tottenham on Saturday for their dramatic Champions League exit last season as Liverpool and Manchester United also look to build on impressive Premier League starts this weekend.
- Federer won't let Cincy setback spoil US Open prep
- Cincinnati: Roger Federer remains determined to enter the US Open on full throttle despite taking a 6-3, 6-4 third-round loss to Andrey Rublev at the ATP Cincinnati Masters.
- Kyrgios fined $113,000 for Cincinnati meltdown, faces suspension
- Controversial Australian star Nick Kyrgios was fined
113,000 after his explosive Cincinnati Masters meltdown which saw him smash two racquets, launch an abusive tirade at the chair umpire before appearing to spit at the official.
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