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At a time when India and Pakistan look to strengthen relations, the humanitarian act by the VS Hospital staff is indeed an example of the way forward.

Modi launched the scheme to tap a pool of over 20,000 tonnes of gold held by households and temples.

A comprehensive bilateral dialogue between Indian and Pakistan will be held covering issues based on security, Jammu & Kashmir etc.

Levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10, pollutants of microscopic sizes, were largely in the 'very poor' category in Centre's System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) stations.

She said the ministry had requested the Law Ministry for enactment of a law to monitor sex offenders but has not yet received any reply.

Services at the airports have been fully restored and they are waiting to receive the schedule from private airlines.

Sushma Swaraj will call on Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the 'Heart of Asia' regional conference on Afghanistan on Wednesday.

After the attack, Mumbai Police got better equipment, and a unit of the National Security Guard was deployed to the financial capital.

Mahesh Savani said the wedding and gifts for the 151 couples would cost more than Rs 5 crore, with around 1 lakh guests joining in the three days of festivities that ended on Sunday.

The Joint Madhesi Morcha leaders are likely to hold crucial talks with Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and other senior leaders regarding the ongoing agitation in southern Nepal and ways to resolve the issue.

According to the sources, no one from the local administration is ready to take call on relief material distribution while the Army, Navy and NDRF are handling operations independently.

The IAF has put in 13 helicopters, C17s and C130s for relief and rescue operations in Chennai following the flooding, Indian Air Force, Southern Air Command, Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Marshal PN Pradhan said.

A police officer said six policeman and four villagers were injured in the clash and local people beat up the co-driver even as driver managed to flee.

The accident occurred when a West Bengal bound jeep carrying school students from Bihar collided with a truck.

Targeted over its plan to expand coal usage for energy generation, India sought international support to bring down the cost of electricity from renewable energy to make sure that a large part of power generation in the country comes from this sector.