07:00 pm: Trump never explained to Tillerson the reason he was fired for, and Tillerson wanted to stay in job, reports AP
06:56 pm: BJP's a party of lies. We were honest and truth always wins. Our candidate's nomination form has been cleared. You can trouble but never beat the truth. It's only BJP who can make an issue out of a non issue: Shakti Singh Gohil, Congress on Naran J. Rathwa's nomination form (ANI)
06:47 pm: We salute the sacrifice of our jawans and extend condolences to their families, but under Modi ji's watch all we get are acronyms and empty speeches, till when will our jawans continue to lay down their lives?: Randeep Surjewala,Congress on Sukma attack (ANI)
06:45 pm: India salutes the brave CRPF personnel who were martyred in the attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. My thoughts are with the families and friends of the brave martyrs. The nation stands shoulder to shoulder with them in this hour of grief, tweets PM Narendra Modi (ANI)
06:44 pm: It is a new challenge. You'll not be able to predict my next move. All players you think are going to open, will play in the middle order & all the middle-order batsmen will open. I'll try and stay as unpredictable as possible: Ravichandran Ashwin, Captain of Kings XI Punjab, IPL (ANI)
06:41 pm: BJP has raised objection to the nomination of Congress Gujarat Rajya Sabha candidate Naranbhai J. Rathwa over issuance of No Dues Certificate to him (ANI)
06:37 pm: There have been innuendos that I said this or was made to say this with an ulterior motive.Fact is it is a long-held belief & I have repeatedly said it that the engagement with Kashmir should be at various levels: Haseeb Drabu after being removed as J-K Finance Minister (ANI)
06:34 pm: I tried to make point that Kashmir was not only political issue to be resolved by nation state of India and successive governments at centre and state, but that there is a social issue that needs to be resolved at civil society level: Haseeb Drabu after being removed as J-K Finance Minister (ANI)
06:31 pm: It is an exercise that happens every year. Last year, it was shelved. But this exercise(hand in hand) is back on the cards. We had a meeting again with China, which had not been happening after Doklam. Military diplomacy with China has worked and is moving forward: Army Chief (ANI)
06:24 pm: Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen: US President Donald Trump (ANI)
06:13 pm: We have made sure that they also face the same brunt. When they find that they have had enough, then we will be able to call for a ceasefire on our terms. We do not want a ceasefire to be called on Pakistan's terms: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (ANI)
06:05 pm: Should they raise the threshold any higher, we have the option of going to the next level. Pakistan is just ensuring that they don raise the threshold. The people sitting across the border line are suffering more damage than what we are suffering: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (ANI)
05:51 pm: Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected as Nepal president for second term
05:40 pm: Child Pornography Racket Case: CBI probe revealed that the Whats app group had 119 members from 40 countries. Maximum members were 66 from India, 56 from Pakistan and 29 from USA. Forensic examination of electronic gadgets is being done (ANI)
05:38 pm: If your economy has to rise, you have to ensure security to that establishment that is going to be poured in your country: Army Chief Click Here To Read More
There is a belief that the defence expenditure is actually a burden on the state. They believe that whatever put in defence it is something that comes without any returns. I want to dispel that myth: Army Chief (ANI)
05:36 pm: What Naresh Agarwal has said is condemnable. He has not got over the culture of his previous party. He will take some time to adapt to our party's culture: Anil Vij, Haryana Minister (ANI)
05:30 pm: Mumbai: Former Director of Forever Diamond, Hasmukh Shah has been sent to fourteen day police custody in Winsome Diamonds fraud case (ANI)
05:23 pm: After that focus of international community shifted towards Indo-Pacific region. As China has risen, countries have started looking up to India to see whether we can also become a nation that can balance the rise of China. It is all because of China's assertiveness: Army Chief (ANI)
05:20 pm: Chinese have finally arrived. I can say that. They did not forget that military power should rise simultaneously with economy, that is why they stand strong today in international world order, challenging the might of USA: General Bipin Rawat (ANI)
