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Thousands attend funeral of slain Hizbul Mujhadeen militant Farhan Wani in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam
Thousands of people gathered in Jammu and Kashmir's Khudwani in Kulgam district for the funeral of Farhan Wani, the Hizbul Mujahideen militant killed in an encounter on Tuesday

Yuva Huntar rally: Jignesh Mevani, Kanhaiya Kumar, Akhil Gogoi share dais to raise pitch against Modi govt
Jignesh Mevani, the face of new-found Dalit assertiveness in Gujarat, made his debut on the national political stage on Tuesday with the rally where he called the Narendra Modi government a "threat" to democracy and Constitution.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reviews Indian Navy's maritime prowess off western coast
Nirmala Sitharaman reviewed the maritime prowess of the Indian Navy in a two-day event at Indian Naval Base INS Hansa in Goa, where she boarded several naval ships and witness live naval operations

Two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag
The army on Tuesday said that two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Republic Day: Armed forces, Delhi police personnel rehearse for parade amid cold, foggy NCR climate
Armed forces are bracing the extreme weather conditions in the national capital region to rehearse for the Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi

IED blast rocks Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore; four police officers killed, two injured
Four police officers were killed and two others injured on Saturday in a massive improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore

Narendra Modi says Centre committed to backward states at conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday used the first function at the newly inaugurated Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi to emphasise his government's commitment to backward districts

Winter Session of Parliament ends: MPs remain undecided over triple talaq bill; Rajya Sabha's productivity dips to 54%
The Lok Sabha on Friday adjourned sine die, bringing to an end the short Winter Parliament Session during which the House passed 12 bills, including the 'triple talaq' legislation that seeks to criminalise instant divorce in the Muslim community.

Heavy fog disrupts normal life in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana: Cold wave intensifies in several parts of India
Cold wave conditions intensified across India and affected normal life adversely

Maharashtra bandh brings Mumbai to a halt; tension in Pune, Nagpur and Aurangabad amid day-long shutdown
Dalit groups, which had called for a complete shutdown in the state in protest against the violent clashes that broke out during the Bhima Koregaon battle anniversary in Pune, called off the Maharashtra strike on Wednesday evening.

Violence hits Mumbai and Aurangabad as Dalit-Maratha clashes over Bhima Koregaon event turns ugly
An event led by Dalits to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon battle in Pune district, in which forces of the East India Company defeated Peshwa’s army, turned violent in several cities in Maharashtra

Pulwama suicide attack: Five jawans killed after terrorists attack CRPF camp in J&K; three militants slain
In a pre-dawn strike on Sunday, five CRPF men were killed when heavily armed terrorists carried out suicide attack on a camp of the paramilitary force in Pulwama district's Awantipora

BMC demolishes structures at 314 sites, seals seven hotels in crackdown after Kamala Mills fire
In a major crackdown, civic officials in Mumbai demolished illegal structures at 314 sites and sealed seven hotels, a day after a blaze in an upscale pub claimed 14 lives

Fire breaks out at rooftop restaurant in Mumbai's Kamala Mills compound; 14 dead, 23 injured
A major fire broke out in a building inside the Kamala Mills Compound in Lower Parel area of Mumbai killing at least 14 people, including 12 women, most of them in their twenties and thirties late on Thursday evening

Jai Ram Thakur takes oath as Himachal Pradesh chief minister; Narendra Modi, Amit Shah in attendance
Jairam Thakur sworn in as sixth chief minister of Himachal Pradesh; Narendra Modi, Amit Shah in attendance

Kashmir's kangri: How residents beat the cold using traditional portable heaters in the Valley
Kangri (fire pot) is a traditional portable heater made up of an earthen pot encased in wicker, which is filled with burning red-charcoal to counter the shivering cold in winter season in Kashmir

Narendra Modi flags off services on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line, advocates use of public transport
A stretch of Delhi Metro's Magenta Line was inaugurated by Narendra Modi, cutting down the travel time between Noida and parts of south Delhi by more than 30 minutes.

Kulbhushan Jadhav meets mother, wife separated by glass panel, at Pakistan foreign ministry
Indian deputy envoy JP Singh, who accompanied the family, was allowed to witness the meeting from a distance but wasn't permitted to talk or listen to Jadhav.

Rajasthan: At least 32 dead after bus plunges into river in Sawai Madhopur district
At least 32 people died after a bus plunged into a river in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district.

Rahul Gandhi begins three-day trip to Gujarat with visit to Somnath temple
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday began his three-day Gujarat tour by paying a visit to Somnath Temple in Gir Somnath district

Fodder scam case: Lalu Prasad, 15 others convicted; quantum of sentence to be pronounced on 3 January
In a setback to RJD, a special CBI court on Saturday convicted former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and 15 others in a fodder scam case, 21 years after it had surfaced

Ajit Doval, Beijing's state councillor hold 20th round of border discussions in New Delhi
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi met along with senior officials for the 20th round of the India-China border talks

2G spectrum scam judgment: CBI court acquits all accused including A Raja and Kanimozhi
CBI court acquitted 19 accused, including former telecom minister A Raja and DMK leader Kanimozhi in the ED's money laundering case relating to the 2G scam

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu presents 12th edition of Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards
The 12th edition of Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards saw twenty seven journalists winning prestigious award for outstanding work done in 2016.

Kashmir unrest: Two militants, one civilian killed as protests break out after Shopian encounter
A woman was killed and eight people were injured on Tuesday in clashes with security forces in Shopian.

Narendra Modi visits Cyclone Ockhi-hit Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep to review relief operations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited cyclone Ockhi-hit Lakshadweep, Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday to review relief and rescue operations

Amit Madheshiya's 'The Cinema Travellers' captures the magic of travelling cinemas in rural India
Amit Madheshiya’s photographic project The Cinema Travellers began in 2008

Narendra Modi visits Mizoram, Meghalaya; inaugurates crucial road and power projects
Narendra Modi inaugurated road and power projects in Mizoram and Meghalaya to accelerate development in the north eastern states

46th Vijay Diwas: Nirmala Sitharaman, General Bipin Rawat pay tributes
Nirmala Sitharaman, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat remembered the sacrifices of the armed forces during the 1971 India-Pakistan war on the 46th Vijay Diwas

Security forces impose curfew-like restrictions in south Kashmir after JRL's call for public march
Restrictions were placed in South Kashmir as a precautionary measure, in view of the call for protests by the separatist group Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL)