The Modi government's gross mishandling of the situation in the Kashmir Valley is hurting India, the CPI-M said on Monday, adding that the killing of unarmed protesters by security forces was "unacceptable".


Modi's handling of Kashmir hurting India: CPI-M


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Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday demanded that action be taken against the Gandhis, alleging that the family extended political patronage to the perpetrators of the 1984 Sikh massacres.


1984 anti-Sikh riots: Harsimrat demands action against Gandhi family


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the Congress of playing with the country's security and said that the opposition party is shying away from a debate in Parliament on the AgustaWestland and other defence deals signed during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime.


Congress trying to avoid debate over AgustaWestland deal: Yogi Adityanath


Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders on Monday protested inside the Secretariat here against the killing of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district by security forces.


PDP leaders protest in Secretariat against civilian killings


Malaysian authorities on Monday filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs bank and two former employees in connection with the 1MDB state investment fund scandal.


Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scam


Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Monday defied house arrest here as he tried to march towards the Army headquarters in the city to protest against civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir.


Mirwaiz Umer defies house arrest, stopped


Agrarian crisis emerged as a major political concern in 2018, fuelled mainly by a fall in crop prices and a poor procurement mechanism which will provide opposition parties a common ground to rally against the BJP ahead of the next year's general elections.


Agrarian crisis dominates, set to influence 2019 general elections (2018 In Retrospect)


The Delhi High Court on Monday held Sajjan Kumar and five others guilty in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case and sentenced the Congress leader to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life.


Delhi HC sends Sajjan Kumar to jail life in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case


The Delhi High Court on Monday held Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others guilty in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case and sentenced him to life imprisonment.


Delhi HC convicts Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riot case


A Turkish Minister has said that US President Donald Trump's administration is working on the extradition of exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen for his alleged role in an attempted coup in Turkey two years ago.


US working to extradite Turkish cleric


Amid the row over the Supreme Court verdict in the Rafale case, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked the Congress, saying "every word said against the government has proved to be false" and asserted that the audit review of Rafale was pending before the CAG.


Rahul's desperate bid for immoral equivalence between Rafale and Bofors: Jaitley


The Army on Sunday advised people not to march to its headquarters here on Monday in response to a call by separatists following the killing of seven civilians a day earlier.


Army asks people not to march to its Srinagar HQ


Claiming that the Supreme Court judgment on the Rafale case was "void" as it was based on "false and misleading submissions" by the Centre, the Congress on Sunday demanded an immediate recall of the apex court verdict and a notice to be issued to the Modi government for perjury and contempt of court.


Congress wants SC to recall Rafale verdict, try government for perjury


A Delhi court on Saturday extended by another four days the CBI custody of British national Christian Michel, the middleman accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.


Court allows CBI to quiz Michel till December 19


Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Saturday said the state government will go for an appeal against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to reopen Vedanta Ltd's copper smelter plant, Sterlite Copper, in Tuticorin.


TN to appeal against NGT order to reopen Sterlite Copper


A Bihar court on Saturday convicted RJD legislator Raj Ballabh Yadav in connection with the rape of a minor in February 2016, officials said.


Suspended RJD legislator convicted of raping minor



Court extends Christian Michel's CBI custody


Leading publisher Penguin Random House India announced on Saturday the release of its publication "God of Sin: The Cult, The Clout and Downfall of Asaram Bapu" by Ushinor Majumdar.


Penguin releases controversial book on Asaram


A day after the Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking a probe into the Rafale deal, the political dogfight over the issue intensified with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of "misleading" the apex court that resulted in "factual bloomers" in the judgment. The opposition party demanded that the Attorney General and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) be summoned by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament in this connection.


Congress steps up heat on Modi government over 'CAG report' on Rafale


The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Saturday set the stage for the reopening of the Vedanta's Thoothukudi-based copper smelting plant by setting aside the Tamil Nadu governments order to close it permanently and directed the state pollution control body to pass a fresh order permitting renewal of consent for the copper smelter within three weeks.


NGT orders reopening of Vedanta's Sterlite plant


The Centre on Saturday set up a tribunal to adjudicate matters related to a ban imposed on Manipur insurgent groups collectively known as the 'Meitei Extremist Organisations'.

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