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9.25 pm: RSS says Hinduism does not mean Hindu-ism but Hindu-ness.

9.00 pm: Security forces fire directly at unarmed civilians in Golaghat district of Assam.

8:25 pm: Ebola issue shouldnt be sensationalized, there is no case of Ebola in the nation: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Heath Minister.

8:00 pm: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong pic.twitter.com/yLE9WvRtTu

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2014

7:35 pm: Kolkata: Actress Rani Mukherjee visits Kalighat Temple.

Kolkata: Actress Rani Mukherjee visits Kalighat Temple pic.twitter.com/Ucbnr3kcW0

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2014

7:17 pm: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq reaches Pakistan High Commission.

6:55 pm: We won't say Speaker was politically motivated but how did BJP leaders know the outcome of LoP issue beforehand?: Shakeel Ahmad.

6:41 pm: Separatist Leader Yasin Malik (JKLF) leaves after meeting Pakistan High Commissioner.

6:35 pm: Creation of separate agency for maintenance of public toilets in Delhi on PPP basis to be examined by Delhi Govt-Venkaiah Naidu.

6:18 pm: HM Rajnath Singh speaks to CMs of UP and Bihar, assures them of all central assistance in tackling floods.

6:12 pm: Relationship of CM Manjhi's son with that woman is perfectly legitimate. Why the controversy?, asked Sharad Yadav.

6:00 pm: Uddhav Thackeray supports RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's 'Hindu nation' remarks

5:30 pm: Will never share stage with PM Modi, says Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda

5.22 pm: Won't share stage with PM Modi: Haryana CM Hooda

5:10 pm: Separatist leader Yasin Malik to meet Pakistan envoy shortly

4.55 pm: Quite a successful talk with Singapore PM: Mamata Banerjee

4:40 pm: BCCI puts coach Duncan Fletcher on notice

4.30 pm: Manmohan Vaidya says Mohan Bhagwat only reiterated Rabindranath Tagore and S Radhakrishnan's idea about Hindutva.

4.25 pm: My biggest goal is to bring BJP to power in Uttar Pradesh, says Amit Shah during address to party workers in Lucknow.

4.10 pm: Separatist Yasin Malik reaches New Delhi to meet Pakistan envoy shortly

3.45 pm: When the road network improves, the avenues of development also rise: PM Narendra Modi in Kaithal.

3.25 pm: PM Narendra Modi lays foundation stone for a road project, addresses rally in Kaithal.

3.10 pm: PM Narendra Modi reaches Kaithal in Haryana to lay foundation stone for a road project, to be followed by a rally.

2.52 pm: Manipur court orders release of activist Irom Sharmila.

2.45 pm: Uddhav Thackeray supports RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's Hindutva remark, says there's no need to emphasise India is a Hindu nation.

2.25 pm: Protest against SAS Geelani outside Pakistan High Commission, police detain protesters

Protest against SAS Geelani outside Pakistan High Commission,Police detain protesters pic.twitter.com/NLsAhooJNj

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2014

2.03 pm: PIL filed in Supreme Court against Article 35A of Indian constitution which gives privileges to J&K.

1.47 pm: Protests intensify in Faizabad over alleged gangrape and murder of a minor; cops lathicharge demonstrators.

1.40 pm: Meet with Mulayam Singh Yadav was purely personal, not planning to join Samajwadi Party: Amar Singh (read more)

12.57 pm: Badaun gangrape: Forensic report out, DNA of accused not found on victims' clothes, say sources.

12.40 pm: Julian Assange wont leave Ecuador embassy in London without guarantee that he wont be extradited to US: Assange's lawyer Jennifer Robinson.

12.30 pm: Sri Lanka to refuse visas to UN investigators, says President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

12.20 pm: 70-year-old man jumps off Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai, cops launch hunt: ABP News

12.17 pm: BCCI appoints Ravi Shastri as Director of Cricket for the upcoming England ODI series, Sanjay Bangar appointed as assistant coach.

12.10 pm: Peace cannot return to the valley till the Kashmir issue is resolved: Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

11.50 am: Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to meet Pak envoy today.

11.38 am: It was an informal, cordial meeting; I'm not joining Samajwadi Party: says Amar Singh after meeting Mulayam Singh Yadav.

11.25 am: 30-year-old woman raped and murdered in Dibrugarh district of Assam.

11.16 am: Delhi Police books Afghan youth for rape of 2 North-East girls in Malviya Nagar area.

11.10 am: Asaram Bapu to stay in jail as SC rejects his bail plea.

10.55 am: College girl molested on board Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani express by an Army jawan.

10.50 am: Former SP leader Amar Singh meets party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow.

10.30 am: Police baton charge employees protesting against State Government over pending salaries in Srinagar

Srinagar : Police baton charge employees protesting against State Govt pic.twitter.com/Zuv0bHPjQ0

— ANI (@ANI_news) August 19, 2014

10.20 am: 2 militants arrested, several powerful bombs recovered from different areas of Manipur, say police- PTI.

10.15 am: Army denies any incursion attempt by Chinese troops in North Ladakh on Sunday (read more)

10.00 am: One terrorist gunned down in an encounter in Balwan sector of Kupwara.

9.50 am: Sensex up 129.77 points to hit new record high of 26,520.73; Nifty breaches 7,900-mark for the first time (PTI).

9.32 am: Procedures for getting driving to be simplified, Centre trying to redefine RTOs' role: sources.

9.15 am: Pakistan violates ceasefire yet again along LoC in North Kashmir.

9.10 am: Encounter in North-East Delhi, gangster gunned down.

8:51 am: UP: 3 men gangrape woman, tie her naked to a tree

8:30 am: Oil slumps to 14-month low in poor start to week

8:00 am: Chinese Troops Enter 25 km Deep Into Indian Territory

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