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Sources say that the transfer has nothing to do with the raid and cited the transfer as merely a routine exercise for administrative reasons.

Kashmir was not taken up for discussion between Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia in July.

This comes after security agencies have already warned against 26/11-style influx of terrorists from the sea ahead of Independence Day.

Thirteen pilgrims, including six women, on Friday were killed and 11 others injured when a pick-up van carrying them collided with a speeding truck on the NH-33 near here.

A tribal girl told security forces that female cadres who protest against such exploitations are always reprimanded and even threatened.

The anti-BJP alliance in poll-bound Bihar on Thursday suffered a setback with Sharad Pawar's NCP deciding to pull out after it was given a mere three seats out of the total 243 seats.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said the city's Jal Board had not followed up on whether its steps to encourage rainwater harvesting in the national capital were being implemented.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on constitutional issues arising out of Tamil Nadu government's decision.

Huge mounds of garbage in the middle of roads, kids playing near dumping yards and open drains are a common sight in many parts of the city

The Delhi High court on Wednesday sought a response from the city government, civic body and the police on a plea seeking a ban on slaughter houses operating illegally in residential areas of north Delhi.

"The high court was in mortal hurry. This should not have happened. Let the order be stayed. Let us see what can be done," a bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu said.

According to the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament, the salary outgo of central government employees will go up by 9.56 per cent to Rs 1,00,619 crore in current fiscal.

Suspected hawala operator Raychand Soni, one of the accused in the Louis Berger bribery case was also allegedly funding a few casinos in Goa, the Crime Branch told a court here.

"The meeting was just a courtesy call. It was not a political meeting," the source said adding that the meeting took place at the residence of an MP of Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.

The order comes after a public interest litigation challenged the allotment of land to them at concessional rates.