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Man blames demonetisation; kills four family members, attempts suicide

Chennai: Not able to bear the burden of debts and to provide for his family members, a man on Tuesday killed her mother, wife along with his two children, and then attempted suicide in Chennai. Dhamodharan was found with his throat slit, barely alive next to the bodies of his mother, wife, 5 year

Exit polls predicted BJP is emerging as the clear winner in Gujarat

NEW DELHI: Exit polls on Thursday predicted a victory for the ruling BJP in Gujarat, giving it a clear majority in the keenly-contested Assembly polls in the state. Soon after voting ended in the second and final phase of the election, an exit poll gave the BJP 115 of the total 182 seats and the

IT Dept. raids major Bitcoin exchanges across the country

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday conducted survey operations at major Bitcoin exchanges across the country on suspicion of alleged tax evasion, official sources said. Various teams of the department, under the command of the Bengaluru investigation wing, on December 13 visited th

‘Muslim employees data sent to Centre’, Central Government ordered! — Health Department, Rajasthan

Jaipur: In what sounds unfamiliar and skeptical move arising questions, the Rajasthan Government has recently collected the State Muslims employed by the Health Department data and sent it to the Central Government. Rajasthan’s State Directorate of Medical, Health and Family Welfare Services in a

‘Shame on you’, Sharad Pawar tells PM Modi for remarks against Manmohan

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegation against his predecessor Manmohan Singh over the Gujarat polls drew more condemnation today with NCP chief Sharad Pawar telling him “shame on you” and Congress president -elect Rahul Gandhi calling it unacceptable. Key BJP ally Shiv Sena also la

Coimbatore: RSS activists dismantle prayer hall decorated for Christmas

Coimbatore: Members of RSS on Saturday allegedly destroyed a prayer hall that was decked up for celebrating Christmas in Mathampalayam area of Coimbatore. One of the victims Pastor Karthik who suffered a head injury alleged that Selvaraj, a government teacher along with his family members and 20

12 Special courts setting up for disposal of cases against legislators: Centre

New Delhi: The Central Government has submitted a scheme for setting up of Special Courts for exclusively dealing with criminal cases against legislators involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) before the Supreme Court of India. The ministry of law and jus

PM Modi wishes Rahul Gandhi a "Fruitful Tenure" as Congress Chief

NEW DELHI: As they engage in a bitter war of words in battlefield Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi received a note from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being elected Congress president. "I congratulate Rahul Ji on his election as Congress President. My best wishes for a fruitful tenure," PM Modi said in a t

No ‘sermons on nationalism’ needed from PM with ‘compromised’ past record: Manmohan

Former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh hit at PM Modi after Modi had accused Congress of holding a secret meeting with Pakistani leaders in the wake of Gujarat Assembly election. Singh asked Modi that why did he visit Pakistan uninvited following terror attacks in Udhampur and Gurdaspur. Singh sai

‘You want Babri Masjid or Ram Mandir’: PM Modi asks Congress

NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Kapil Sibal over his demand that hearing on the Ram Janmabhoomi case be deferred, PM Modi asked him and his “new leader” to clarify whether Kapil Sibal was with those who want the temple, or those who want the Babri Masjid. The PM, at a rally at Bhabhar in Banaskantha

‘Nobody kills even an animal in that manner,’ says Afrazul’s wife

The barbaric killing of 47-year-old Mohammad Afrazul on Wednesday in Rajasthan’s Rajasamand has left his family in veritable trauma. Afrazul, a migrant labourer from West Bengal, was burnt alive allegedly in the name of ‘love-jihad’. The accused, Shambhulal Regar, not only did kill him but also c

Owaisi questions PM’s silence on killing of Mohammed Afrazul

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the people in Gujarat he was pained by “abuses” hurled at him but kept mum on the heart-rending killing of a Muslim labrourer in Rajasthan. Referring to the killing of Mohammed Afrazul, who hailed from West Bengal, allegedl

Mahindra Group Chairman terms Afrazul’s killing as cold-blooded murder, seeks justice

NEW DELHI: Chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra, Anand Mahindra strongly condemned the gruesome killing of Mohammed Afrazul in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand. Anand Mahindra on Friday expressed shock on the heinous crime but was trolled for his support and concern. He took to twitter and wrote, “Turning

Trump said he would develop US like Modi has done in India, says Yogi Adityanath

Bhavnagar: While addressing a gathering at Ghariyadhar in Bhavnagar district, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath slammed Kapil Sibal of Congress and sought an answer of ‘whether the temple at Ayodhya will be built or not’. Adityanath also said that a temple was about to build but Sibal

Babri Masjid Dispute: SC to hear the dispute in February

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up hearing on the Babri Masjid land dispute case and decided to postpone the hearing until 8 February after Senior Advocates appearing for Sunni Waqf Board requested the Supreme Court to take up the matter after the elections. The special bench compris

Osmania campus remains tense, 34 students arrested

Once again tension prevailed on the Osmania University campus on Monday when the police tried to foil agitation by the students at the Arts College. The police resorted to lathi-charge when the irate students pelted stones at them when they tried to take out a rally. When the police men tried to

Kerala ‘Love Jihad’ case: NIA grills Husband Shafin for four hours

Kochi: After the apex court’s decision in the nation-wide controversial Kerala’s “love-Jihad” case, Hadiya’s husband Shafin Jahan was grilled by the probing National Investigation Agency (NIA) today. Shafi Jahan was called to NIA headquarters in Kochi on Monday evening where he was grilled for ov

MP Assembly approves bill of death penalty to rapists in case of minors

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Assembly has approved a bill awarding the death penalty for rape or gangrape convicts in case of children below age 12 years. “Those who rape 12-year-old girls are not humans, they are demons who don’t have the right to live,” Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan s