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Mumbai Police gives grand farewell to outgoing Commissioner Ahmad Javed - News Outgoing Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmad Javed got a grand farewell from fellow police officers on his last day of retirement at Naigaon Police parade ground in Central Mumbai. uring his short speech, Javed thanked...

Airbus may partner Tatas for manufacturing defence transport aircraft - The Times of India NEW DELHI: French aircraft giant Airbus is likely to tie up with the Tatas to manufacture transport planes for the defence sector, sources familiar with the development told TOI. The planned partnership...

NEW DELHI: Canada and India are negotiating commercial contracts for supply of uranium for Indian nuclear reactors. "The nuclear agreement starts a new chapter in relations with India," said John Baird, Canada's foreign minister in an exclusive conversation with TOI. Baird is in Delhi for the...

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has banned visas on arrival for Pakistanis after investigations showed that jihadist groups targeting India were using Sri Lanka as a transit point. Lanka is also one of the few countries that extended such a facility to Pakistani nationals. A bomb blast in a Chennai train...

PUNE: Hindu Rashtra Sena chief Dhananjay Desai was arrested by the Pune crime branch on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in a criminal conspiracy that led to the murder of 28-year-old Mohsin Shaikh on June 2 in Hadapsar and events preceding the murder. Senior police officials said...

China-India ties set for ‘big boost’ under Modi: Chinese media - The Times of India BEIJING: China's official media on Tuesday gave its biggest coverage to an Indian political event and projected Narendra Modi's elevation as Prime Minister as a harbinger of "big boost" to bilateral ties...

Aligarh: A group of intellectuals and scholars from Muslim community has condemned the ghastly killing of two soldiers by Pakistani troops near the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, terming it as "un-Islamic". At a meeting on Saturday, the Forum for Muslim Studies and Analysis (FMSA) passed a resolution...

Polio cases: WHO recommends travel restrictions on Pakistan - Pakistan - DAWN.COM KARACHI: The World Health Organisation on Monday recommended strict travel restrictions on Pakistan due to the rising number of polio cases in the country. The WHO said the spread of polio is an international...

JAMMU: This may appear counter-intuitive, but PDP — the main opposition party in Jammu & Kashmir — as well as Hurriyat and separatist leaders believe that BJP's "anti-Muslim" prime ministerial nominee, Narendra Modi, is the best bet for Muslim-dominated Kashmir in the hope he can address both...

With India poised to become the fastest growing aviation market in the world in the next two decades, the government plans to build nearly 200 low cost airports. Addressing the media in connection with the fourth edition of India Aviation Show, beginning here on March 12, Asok Kumar, Joint...

The resolution on Sri Lanka calling for an international independent and credible investigation into alleged humanitarian and human rights law violations has been reportedly tabled at the 25th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Draft Resolution "Promoting...

DUBAI: Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh, best known for his memorable performances in films like 'Garm Hava', 'Shatranj Ke Khiladi', 'Chashme Buddoor', 'Umrao Jaan' and 'Bazaar', died after suffering a heart attack in Dubai. "He has passed away," a family member said. The 65-year-old Bollywood...

BEIJING: China is "quietly and steadily" cooperating with India on terrorism, including threats coming out of, or related to, Pakistan as Beijing also fully appreciates the implications of developments in its neighbourhood. Official sources said the problem of terrorism sourced or supported...

No Pakistani is allowed to visit Kuwait Reminded of a student who was termed as ‘Failed ‘ On Eid Al Fitr, I along with my family (7 members) planned to visit Kuwait for three days to see my maternal relatives there. For my trip to Kuwait, initially, I travelled by air from Abha to Dammam...

MUMBAI: Former Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea superstars like Thierry Henry, Dwight Yorke, Fredrik Ljungberg, Robert Pires, Louis Saha and Hernan Crespo could soon be playing in your neighbourhood. Reliance and IMG have floated a joint venture to kick off a multi-million dollar...

ISLAMABAD: Asserting that people had given him the mandate to improve ties with neighbours, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Pakistan is keen to have a comprehensive dialogue with India for the resolution of all issues including Kashmir. Sharif said he is committed to a "serious sustained...

NEW DELHI: Around 40 years after India used plutonium from a Canadian heavy water reactor to carry out its first nuclear test in defiance of world opinion, Ottawa is set to resume nuclear commerce with New Delhi. Earlier this week, India and Canada vaulted the final hurdle in dismantling...

NEW DELHI/JAMMU: Days after it was revealed that an Indian prisoner was tortured to death in a Pakistani jail, the J&K government on Wednesday said it will take up the matter with the Centre. even as the BJP demanded that the government must send a strong message sent to Pakistan that such...

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has called for a referendum among Sri Lankan Tamils on the formation of a 'Separate Eelam' (Tamil land) within Sri Lanka. The referendum, she said, should be held for the sake of their future welfare. "The referendum should be conducted among...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of actor Sanjay Dutt and has sentenced him to five years imprisonment. The actor has four weeks to surrender. The court said that the circumstances and nature of the offence was so serious that Dutt cannot be released on probation. The...