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The army’s northern command chief, Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, on Monday said the September 2016 surgical strike on terrorist launchpads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was the first such operation to be carried out. He said this while citing a recent reply of the Directorate General of Military Operations (DGMO) under the Right to Information (RTI) Act . “A few days ago, DGMO said in a reply to an RTI query that the first surgical strike happened in September 2016. I do not want to go into what political parties say. They will be given an answer to by the...Read more

NEW DELHI: A day after the exit polls unanimously predicted another term for the NDA, contrasting emotions were visible at both ruling and opposition camps with the BJP headquarters abuzz with preparations for results on May 23 and the Congress headquarters wearing a deserted look, devoid of excitement. Buoyed by the exit poll predictions, the BJP on Monday started preparations to celebrate the Lok Sabha election results in a grand manner at its headquarters in the national capital. While several workers had been given offs because they had been slogging tirelessly during the seven-phase general election, preparations were in full...Read more

Shahid Kapoor on Thursday unveiled his wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum in Singapore. The statue bears an uncanny resemblance to the actor. Advertising Shahid shared two photos on his Instagram story. With one of the pictures, the actor, who loves his hair, wrote, “Baal sambhal munna.” Shahid’s wife Mira Rajput was also seen posing with her husband and his wax statue. Sharing the picture, Mira wrote, “Taking mine home but left one for you Madam” Shahid had earlier shared a picture of himself holding a plastic eyeball and wrote along, “7 days from now, I will be unveiling...Read more

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government would build a “grand statue” of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in Kolkata, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the state had enough resources, and that it didn’t need the BJP’s money. Addressing a rally in Mandirbazar, Mamata said Monday’s incident should not be viewed in isolation as incidents of vandalism was not a new phenomenon for the BJP. She cited incidents in Tripura, Vellore in Tamil Nadu and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to prove her point. Advertising A bust of the noted social reformer was vandalised in...Read more

A day after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi taunted Prime Minister Narendra Modi by using the term “Modilie”, the Oxford Dictionary on Thursday said that no such word existed in the English dictionary. Rahul had on Wednesday said that the term, which is used to refer to someone who “constantly modified the truth”, was the “new word” in the dictionary. Advertising Taking to Twitter, Oxford Dictionary said, “We can confirm that the image showing the entry ‘Modilie’ is fake and does not exist in any of our Oxford Dictionaries.” There’s a new word in the English Dictionary. Attached is a snapshot...Read more

New Delhi: The campaign for the last round of voting in Bengal has been cut short by the Election Commission in an unprecedented decision, after violence at BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow on Tuesday evening. While the BJP hailed the Commission's decision as a validation of their complaint that Bengal has descended into anarchy, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Commission's decision is "undemocratic" and it has "insulted the people of Bengal". For the first time, the powerful election body has used Article 324 of the Constitution -- which gives it the powers of "superintendence, direction and control of elections"...Read more