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"Amir was shifted to a private hospital where a brain surgery was performed on him. It seems that he did not recover and doctors declared him dead today," the DCP said.

"We were completely taken aback when he (Kejriwal) unilaterally offered support to Nitish. Those in Delhi do not involve people from Bihar before taking any decision.

The strike was called after talks with the Labour Ministry failed following disagreement over the calculation of minimum wages.

On the the Rafale fighter jets, defence ministry sources said that "the negotiating committee apprised the DAC about the progress made so far. The DAC asked it to go ahead and proceed".

Tejinder Pal Singh has dedicated the last Sunday of the month to feed the poor and homeless locals of northern Darwin after he finishes his shift as a cabbie. He cooks up 30 kilogrammes of Indian cuisine to feed the homeless after his night shift.

Her lawyers also said that despite the court's order, "not even one minute of private legal consultation has been allowed."

On Monday, The Supreme Court dismissed a plea of Sri Ram Sene Chief Pramod Mutalik against a Bombay High Court decision upholding the order restraining him and his associates from entering the territory of Goa, saying they indulge in "moral policing".

US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said that speculation on using nuclear weapons would not reduce tension between India and Pakistan.

Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi has been appointed as new Tourism Secretary.

Senior IAS officer Sunil Arora was on Friday appointed as the new Secretary in the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, succeeding Bimal Julka whose tenure ends on Monday

On Friday, Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party held a protest in favour of the ex-servicemen's demand for implementation of 'One Rank One Pension'

These meetings also assume significance as the nation will celebrate the 50th anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak war on August 28.

The government had made three proposals for implementing One Rank One Pension but they were rejected by the veterans.

Swaraj and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeir held wide-ranging talks where they assessed implementation of decisions taken during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here in Apri

Flag marches were held in the city on Wednesday evening by the Army amidst reports of sporadic violence in some parts of the state.