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Shimla mosque row: Massive security deployed ahead of protest

Shimla: Massive police build-up was made in the Himachal Pradesh capital on Wednesday to prevent untoward incidents owing to a protest call by Hindu outfits over the five-storeyed structure of a mosque…
Hema panel report: SIT takes over probe under Kerala HC’s watchful eyes

Kochi: With the special bench of the Kerala High Court now hearing the controversial Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the Malayalam film industry, the special investigation team…

RG Kar case: Sit-in protest by junior doctors continues

Kolkata: The protest by the representatives of the medical fraternity in front of Swastha Bhavan, the state health department headquarters, over the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape-murder case, continued on…
Armstrong murder case: TN Police to file charge sheet soon

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Special Police team probing the murder of the state president of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), K. Armstrong, will soon file the charge sheet. Sources in the police told…
Karnataka Cong leaders ask Rahul to warn those aspiring for CM post

Bengaluru: A group of Congress leaders have written to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to warn party leaders and state ministers, who are weighing in for the chief minister’s…
AAP names 11 candidates in third list for Haryana Assembly polls

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its third list of candidates, comprising 11 names, for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The candidates named in the list are Col…
BSF trooper injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire along border in Jammu

Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in violation of a ceasefire agreement along the border here on Wednesday, officials…

Devotional singer Kanhaiya Mittal withdraws decision to join Congress

Haridwar: Famous devotional singer Kanhaiya Mittal has said that he has changed his mind about joining Congress after receiving feedback from sants, mahants and politicians. Mittal became famous with his song ‘Jo…
Rahul indicates Congress in alignment with govt on major foreign policy issues

Washington: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has indicated that the Congress party is in alignment with the ruling BJP led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on major foreign policy issues like the…
Polavaram project will impact 236 villages in Odisha’s Malkangiri: BJD

Bhubaneswar: The opposition Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday claimed that the multi-purpose Polavaram project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh will affect the lives and livelihood of people residing in 236 villages in Odisha’s…
Varanasi, Mathura temple disputes, Waqf Bill discussed at VHP’s judges’ meet

New Delhi: Dispute over temples in Varanasi and Mathura, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, religious conversion and other issues were discussed at length at a retired judges’ meet, organised by the Vishva Hindu…
Mosque dispute: Prohibitory orders in HP following bandh call by Hindu groups

Shimla: Prohibitory orders were imposed in the Sanjauli locality here on Tuesday following escalating tension over illegal construction in a mosque and call for a bandh by Hindu organisations. The Shimla district…
Karnataka CM forms committee of Ministers to review scams during BJP govt

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday constituted a five-member ministerial committee to review and coordinate the action to be taken in connection with the ongoing probe by the state government and…
Manipur govt revises order imposing internet ban to cover 5 dist, not entire state

Imphal: The Manipur government, in a revised order on Tuesday, barred mobile internet services in five districts, instead of the whole state as announced earlier, for five days to prevent the spread…
SIT probe ordered into Kanpur-like train derailment attempt in Ajmer

Jaipur: After an attempt was made by some miscreants to derail a train near Ajmer in Rajasthan, close on the heels of a similar sabotage attempt on the Kalindi Express in Kanpur,…