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Reacting to reports that the Indian security establishment asked troops to delete some 40 Chinese mobile apps, including the leading communication app Truecaller, to avoid a possible cyber-attack, the company on Thursday denied any foul play on its part. According to reports, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in an November 24 advisory asked troops to delete apps like WeChat, Truecaller, Weibo, ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today ordered the withdrawal of cases of stone-pelting against 4,327 youths. This follows the recommendation of a high-powered committee headed by Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid which submitted its report to her today, an official spokesman said. “Today’s decision marks the revival of process of withdrawal of cases started by ...

The Supreme Court today said it does not intend to frame guidelines for the police regarding registration of FIRs on subjecting a married woman to cruelty for dowry, as the process has to be governed by statutory provisions. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, apparently disagreed with the guidelines framed ...

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture, Dr. Mahesh Sharma and Minister of Culture and Information of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, His Excellency Prof. Moh. Rasool Bawari inaugurated the India-Afghan Cultural Festival in New Delhi today. The Festival has been jointly organized by the Government and Embassy of Afghanistan along with the Government of India and ICCR. Speaking ...

The Hyderabad Metro Rail opened for public today with the passengers describing their first-time travel by it as a “convenient, comfortable and awesome experience”. The metro rail commenced its operations between Miyapur and Nagole, having a total distance of 30 kms and 24 stations, the concessionaire, L&T Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd, said in a statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A rape victim has delivered a baby in hospital here in Dehradun today. Now police will match the child’s DNA with the rape accused, a teacher who had allegedly raped 10th class student in kempty of mussoorie division, to ascertain his crime. It is being said that both mother and newborn baby are healthy. Although teenager’s father ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A woman passenger and an Air India duty manager slapped each other during an argument at the Delhi airport this morning. The woman, who reportedly arrived late for her flight to Ahmedabad, was denied boarding. When she raged against the staff, she was referred to the duty manager and that’s when the row reportedly escalated. “A lady passenger ...

We are happy to host the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in partnership with the Government of the United States of America. The Summit is being held in South Asia for the first time. It brings together leading investors, entrepreneurs, academicians, think-tanks and other stakeholders to propel the global entrepreneurship ecosystem. This event not only connects the Silicon Valley with Hyderabad ...

Attacking on the Congress in poll-bound Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the ongoing Gujarat Assembly election is a fight between trust on development and dynastic politics. He made this comment while addressing a BJP rally in Kutch ahead of the first phase of the elections on December 9. He also mentioned to allegations thrown at him during the ...

Recalling the sacrifices of brave citizens in the Mumbai terror strikes nine years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said terrorism posed a global threat almost as a daily routine, and stressed it had to be fought unitedly Modi said even a few years ago, when India talked about the threats of terrorism, not many in the world were ...