Jammu: The number of local youths joining militancy in Kashmir Valley went up to 126 in 2017, a sharp increase from 88 the year before, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti informed the state assembly here today.

Data for the number of youths recruited is available from 2010.

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New Delhi:  Veteran actor Anupam Kher today said his Twitter account has been hacked.

The 62-year-old actor, who is currently in Los Angeles, said he got to know about the breach from his friends in India and has alerted the microblogging site about the incident.

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's assurance that an alternative mechanism would be worked out to provide financial assistance to Andhra Pradesh today failed to convince the agitated members from the state who continued to protest in support of their demand.

The protest continued in the Lok Sabha

Warsaw: Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into law a controversial Holocaust bill intended to safeguard his country's image abroad but which has instead sparked tensions with Israel, the US and Ukraine.

Duda also said he would send the law, which will come into force, to the Constitutional

New Delhi: Reacting strongly to political turmoil in the Maldives, India today said it was "disturbed" on the declaration of an emergency by the government there and described as a matter of "concern" the arrests of the Supreme Court Chief Justice and political figures.

India issued an advisory

Chennai: Self-styled godman Nithyananda today expressed regret before the Madras High Court for claiming that he was the head of Madurai Adheenam, a centuries old renowned Saivite Mutt in Tamil Nadu.

Nithyananda filed an affidavit to this effect when a petition filed by M Jagathalapradhapan came up for hearing bef

New Delhi: Opposition parties have sent a letter to Rajya Sabha chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu stating that the government was "murdering democracy" in the Upper House by not letting them speak, the Trinamool Congress said today.

The letter was sent following a meeting of opposition parties to discuss stra

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the way the Centre is adamant on not disclosing details of Rafale fighter jets deal, shows that a scam has taken place.

Rahul’s statement came after Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman denied disclosing the details in the regard.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre for filing an 845-page affidavit containing incomplete information about solid waste management across the country and said the apex court is not a "garbage collector".

The top court declined to take the affidavit on record and said

New Delhi: Vociferous protests by members of NDA ally Telugu Desam Party today forced brief adjournment of Lok Sabha proceedings as they demanded special facilities for Andhra Pradesh.

The YSR Congress also joined the protests in the Well of the House and raised slogans despite repeated requests by Speaker Su