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New Delhi: In Uttar Pradesh, bye-polls were held on Sunday in Phulpur and Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seats peacefully. 

Gorakhpur recorded around 43 % voting and Phulpur above 375. No untoward incident was reported from any area.

Voters turn out in rural areas was better in comparison to Voters turn out in urban areas. 

Large number of people complained about missing of their names from voters list and not distribution of voters slip in several areas. 

New Delhi: The director generals of the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh(BGB) have declared an 8.3 km stretch of the Indo-Bangladesh border as a 'crime-free zone'. 

In a first for both countries,border guarding forces with the help of the civil administrations of the two countries, NGOs and the local people will help in ensuring that no crime takes place along the stretch that covers the Gunarmath and Kalyani Border Out Posts (BOPs) in India and the Puthkhali and Daulatpur BOPs across the border.

New Delhi: The government has made providing passport details mandatory for taking loans of 50 crore rupees and above to ensure a swift action in case of fraud and prevent fraudsters from fleeing the country.

Financial Services Secretary, Rajiv Kumar in a tweet today said for all existing loans of over 50 crore rupees, banks have been asked to collect passport details of borrowers within 45 days. 

He said Passport details will help banks to take timely action and inform the relevant authorities to prevent fraudsters from fleeing the country. 

New Delhi: India is willing to work with China to develop relations based on commonalities, while dealing with differences on the basis of mutual respect and sensitivity to each other's interests, according to the external affairs ministry.

The comments by Ministry of External Affairs SpokespersonRaveesh Kumar have come after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing said India and China should shed suspicion and manage differences by meeting halfway, suggesting toning down of tough Chinese posture against New Delhi after the tense Doklam standoff.