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The BJP leaders, who had been on a hunger strike at the Delhi secretariat, ended their protest today after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his ministerial colleagues called off their sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office.

Thunderstorm or dust storm accompanied with squall is "very likely" at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh tomorrow.

Two unidentified terrorists, belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), are believed to have been killed in an encounter with the security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.

Villers-Guislain had witnessed a fierce battle in which the British Indian cavalry regiments were heavily involved. The town was held by the Germans but was finally liberated by allied forces in 1918.

The failure of ceasefire during Ramzan, law and order and "discrimination" to Jammu and Ladakh are behind the BJP's decision to pull out of the alliance with Mehbooba Mufti, senior party leader Ram Madhav said today. Asked why the BJP decided to dissolve the alliance now, Mr Madhav said, "I have said why we pulled out now. There's no other concern".

Ailing former Uttar Pradesh chief minister ND Tiwari's family has vacated the official residence in the posh Mall Avenue locality and is waiting for the Estate Department to check its property before handing over of the keys.

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev opined that self-styled godmen or 'Babas' involved in illegal activities should be hanged to death for violating the limits of their work.

As Jammu and Kashmir heads for a spell of governor's rule following the BJP's divorce to its partner of three years, Peoples Democratic Party boss Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday sought to present a strong defence of her party's decision to ally with the BJP back in 2015.

Officers in Haryana have been ordered to "give a standing welcome" to lawmakers or face punishment, in an order put out today.

The BJP's decision to withdraw support from the Jammu and Kashmir coalition caught Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti by surprise, suggested leaders of her People's Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday. Ms Mufti was in her office when she received a phone call from Governor NN Vohra. The BJP, her coalition partner of three years, was not the one to inform her of the break-up.

Upset after missing his flight, a 24-year-old choreographer allegedly made a hoax bomb call today. The man was apprehended and handed over to the police. A case has been registered against the accused.

Despite an adverse impact of GST implementation, India saw a 20 per cent increase in both the number of dollar millionaires and their wealth in 2017, to emerge as the fastest growing market for high net worth population.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, whose party is the third largest in Jammu and Kashmir, said today that he would not stake claim to form government after the Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP-BJP alliance collapsed.

Self-styled godman Daati Maharaj, who was accused of raping a disciple in his ashrams in Delhi and Rajasthan, joined the probe in the case here today, the police said.

The Shiv Sena today wondered if the BJP's decision to part ways with alliance partner PDP in Jammu and Kashmir was taken to avoid "uneasy questions" over violence in the state ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.