Debunking opposition plans for a grand alliance as "political adventurism" and a "failed idea", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more seats than ever and break all records in the 2019 Lok Sabha battle.


Opposition unity failed idea, NDA will break records in 2019: Modi (Roundup)


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Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh will conduct an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Kerala on Sunday, a Ministry statement said on Saturday.


Rajnath to conduct aerial survey of flood-hit Kerala on Sunday


A Nigerian national has been arrested from Bhubaneswar on charges of obtaining a fake passport from Mumbai, police said on Saturday.


Nigerian arrested for obtaining fake passport


The Delhi Police on Friday inducted an all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, consisting of 36 commandos -- the first-ever by any police force in India -- for anti-terrorist operations.


All-woman SWAT team ready to fight terrorists in Delhi


At least four people were killed in a shooting on Friday in the Canadian city of Fredericton, the police said. A suspect was later arrested.


4 killed in Canada shooting, suspect arrested


The CPI on Friday urged the union government to declare Kerala floods as a "national calamity" and enlist the services of the armed forces for rescue and relief operations.


Declare Kerala floods national calamity: CPI


At least four people were killed in a shooting on Friday in the Canadian city of Fredericton, police said.


4 killed in Canada shooting


With heavy rains continuing in Idukki, the authorities in Kerala were forced to open the remaining two more floodgates of the nearly overflowing Idamalayar dam on Friday afternoon even as the death toll reached 27 in the state.


Rains intensify, all 5 floodgates of Idukki dam opened


India and the US have not done much nuclear business even a decade after the 2008 civil atomic deal was signed. Yet, the real foreign policy goals, including India getting a global nuclear waiver and leveraging a great power to get ahead, have been achieved, say former foreign secretaries Shyam Saran and S. Jaishankar who played pivotal roles in negotiating the historic agreement.


'Nuclear deal with US finest example of India's foreign policy success'


Although Kerala on Friday got some relief due to lesser showers pounding it than has been over the last two days, the death toll rose to 27. With the water level at the Idukki dam fast rising, two more shutters of the dam were also opened, said a Kerala Minister.


27 dead in Kerala rains, 2 more Idukki shutters opened


Even as the world painfully takes notes of dangers of fake news spread on social media platforms, Facebook has said that it does not remove content simply for being false.


We don't remove content for being false: Facebook


Indian aerospace and defence manufacturers should indigenise more to help achieve self-reliance in arms production for the three armed forces, an official said on Thursday.


Indiginise more for defence self-reliance, official exhorts Indian firms


Delhi Police on Thursday said they have arrested two arms suppliers and seized 50 pistols from them.


2 illegal arms suppliers held with 50 pistols


Aimed at strengthening the disaster response setup in the country, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved four additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) battalions.


Cabinet nod for 4 additional NDRF battalions


The Delhi Police has busted a module of illegal arms suppliers and arrested two persons here with 50 pistols that were to be supplied to a gangster, police said on Thursday.


2 illegal arms suppliers arrested with 50 pistols


Independent Jammu and Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid was detained by police on Thursday during a protest march here.


Engineer Rashid detained during Srinagar protest


Actor Sidharth Malhotra says essaying the role of Kargil war martyr Captain Vikram Batra is the toughest role of his life.


Playing Vikram Batra 'toughest role' for Sidharth


Actor Sooraj Pancholi will be visiting an army base camp in Amritsar to prepare for his role of an Indian soldier in his next yet-untitled project, which will be directed by Irfan Kamal.


Sooraj Pancholi to visit army base camp in Amritsar


With the Indian government talking tough on WhatsApp's failure to check the spread of fake and provocative content on its platorm, the instant messaging service on Wednesday said it has begun rolling out its forward message limit to five chats for over 200 million users in India.


WhatsApp officially rolls out forward message limit for Indian users


The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday temporarily halted the Kinner Kailash pilgrimage, dedicated to Lord Shiva's 79-foot vertical rock Shiva Lingam.


Heavy rains halt Kinner Kailash pilgrimage in Himachal


The Congress on Tuesday demanded a JPC probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, alleging that the change of terms and conditions of the previous agreement negotiated by the then UPA government had caused a loss to the exchequer.

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