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New Delhi:The monsoon session of Parliament will commence on July 17 and will continue till August 11.The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh met on Saturday evening and recommended the dates to President Pranab Mukherjee.

New Delhi:The Jat stir for demanding reservation in OBC quota was called off in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan after the state government’s assurance that it would consider including them in the OBC list. The decision came after a meeting between Jat leaders and the state government officials at IGP Bharatpur office on Saturday.

New Delhi: Around 100 people feared buried in landslide in China. According to Chinese media reports, at least 40 homes in the village of Xinmo have also been destroyed by the natural disaster in the Maoxian County of China’s Sichuan Province.

The government of the province said the landslide from a mountain fell onto the village in early morning today. It blocked a 2 kilometer section of a river. 

New Delhi: Six foreign pilgrims were hurt when a suicide bomber targeting Islam's holiest site of Mecca blew himself up on Friday. The Interior Ministry said, security forces have prevented the imminent attack on the Grand Mosque in Mecca. It said, five security men were also slightly hurt.

New Delhi:External Affairs Ministry has said that there are some difficulties being experienced in movement of pilgrims going for KailashMansarovarYatra via Nathu La pass. MEA spokesman GopalBaglayon Friday said the matter is being discussed with Chinese side.