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Under the Smart City Mission, the Centre provides Rs 500 crore to each city over a period of 5 years for implementing various projects.

Study says India's 'smart' cities plan may adversely impact...

Researchers from the Lincoln University in UK conducted a detailed analysis of the environmental implications of the...

22 July 2017 4:06 PM IST

The entire Kashmir Valley has witnessed a surge in stone-pelting incidents. Clashes have also taken place between groups of students from colleges and schools and the police. (Photo: AP)

US officials admit inconsistency in referring J&K, but no policy...

India, however, had played down the nomenclature by the US, saying similar terms had been used previously too.

22 July 2017 3:33 PM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the premises of the JIT with son Hussain Nawaz in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan PM's brother to replace him if convicted in Panama graft...

Shehbaz Shraif is not a member of the National Assembly -- the lower house of the Parliament -- would have to contest...

22 July 2017 3:23 PM IST

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. (Photo: AP)

Following various death claims of Baghdadi, Pentagon says IS leader...

Russia's army said in mid-June that it was seeking to verify whether it had killed the IS chief in a May air strike in...

22 July 2017 12:59 PM IST

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis presented the initial draft of the review to Trumps top national security advisors. (Photo: AP)

US Defence Secy says denial of USD 350 million aid to Pak reality, not...

Pakistan-based Haqqani network is blamed for a number of high-profile attacks on US and Western interests in war-torn...

22 July 2017 12:35 PM IST

People sing Venezuelas national anthem at a swearing-in ceremony for newly named Supreme Court justices, in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelas opposition-led National Assembly has sworn in new magistrates to the government-dominated Supreme Court during a ceremony held in a public plaza. The naming of the new justices is part of the oppositions plan to resist President Nicolas Maduros efforts to rewrite the constitution. (Photo: AP)

Struggle for power intensifies in Venezuela Supreme Court battle

The Supreme Court promptly moved to block the newcomers, declaring the appointments to be in violation of the...

22 July 2017 12:24 PM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar's ruler voices willingness to talk to Arab nations over Gulf...

On June 5, Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut ties with Qatar accusing it of...

22 July 2017 11:58 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Former spy officials criticize Trump's stance on Russia

The Russians have said the estates were used for recreational escapes by Russian diplomats and their families.

22 July 2017 11:48 AM IST

Sikkim, which became a part of India in May 1976, is the only state which has a demarcated border with China. (Photo: Representational/File)

Reduce tension through direct dialogue: Pentagon to India, China

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval heads to Beijing to attend a meeting of BRICS later this month.

22 July 2017 11:22 AM IST

Palestinian medics and protesters evacuate an injured man during clashes with Israeli soldiers on the Israeli border with Gaza. An escalating dispute over metal detectors at a contested Jerusalem shrine turned violent on Friday, setting off widespread clashes between Palestinian stone-throwers and Israeli troops. (Photo: AP)

Violence leaves 6 dead over tensions at Israel holy site

After nightfall, a Palestinian sneaked into a home in the Israeli settlement of Halamish in the West Bank and stabbed to...

22 July 2017 11:20 AM IST

Palestinians hurl stones towards Israeli security forces during clashes outside Jerusalems Old City following the prayers. (Photo: AFP)

Three die in clashes over Jerusalem mosque

Israeli policemen restrict access for men under 50 to Old City for Friday prayers.

22 July 2017 6:19 AM IST

Sean Spicer (Photo: AP)

Sean Spicer resigns as White House press secretary

Spicer's daily press briefings had become must-see television until recent weeks when he took on a more...

21 July 2017 10:40 PM IST