New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Former BJP (Bhartiya Janata
Party) President M Venkaiah Naidu has said the party will not
contest the next Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament)

New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) In order to ensure a peaceful
atmosphere for athletes participating in the Commonwealth
Games, Railways have given their nod for covering rail tracks

Hindon (UP), Oct 8 (PTI) The IAF (Indian Air Force) on
Thursday said it will deploy its commando units to defend its
helicopters and men on board in Naxal-infested areas, but made

Hyderabad, Oct 8 (PTI) Flood water was Thursday receding
fast from several villages in Krishna and Guntur districts of
Andhra Pradesh even as the government stepped up sanitation

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Rao said the security measures for the personnel and the
mission taken after the 2008 attack have "worked effectively
and have been able to prevent" what could have been a bigger

New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Three ITBP (Indo-Tibetan border
Police) personnel were "slightly injured" in a suicide attack
directed at the Indian embassy in Kabul early Thursday,

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Two of the three injured ITBP jawans have been
identified as hawaldar Ravinder Singh and constable Gunwant.

New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) The Indian embassy building in
Kabul was damaged in a powerful explosion that took place
outside the mission premises Thursday morning but all its

New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) The Indian Express newspaper
and a journalist of The Week were Thursday declared joint
winners of the International Press Institute-India Award for