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Gujarat Election: Three out of five Congress’ Muslim candidates emerged as winners

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Assembly will have three Muslim members this time. Three Muslim candidates fielded by the Congress emerged victorious in the just-concluded Assembly elections. In 2012, two candidates from the minority community had made it to the Assembly on Congress’ ticket. The Congres

Delhi Metro train breaks through wall ahead of its inauguration by PM Modi

New Delhi: A Metro train on a new line that was scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25, hit a wall during its trial. The incident had occurred at 3.40 p.m. at the Kalindi Kunj Metro Depot after its brake failed, the Delhi Metro said. “A trial train was moved

Good governance led to impressive victories: Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the “impressive victories” in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh showed there was strong support for the “politics of good governance and development”. “Election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh indicate a strong support for politics of good

UP: Don’t celebrate Christmas in Aligarh schools, warns Hindu outfit

Aligarh: The Hindu Jagaran Manch has warned schools in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh to not to celebrate Christmas. As per the members of the Hindu outfit, celebrating Christmas is a step towards religious conversion. Sonu Savita, the ‘mahanagar’ president of Hindu Jagaran Manch, alleged that the ac

Hardik cries foul, says EVMs were tampered

Ahmedabad : Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of tampering EVM’s in Gujarat. At a time the BJP is on its way to register another win in the state, Patel while addressing a press conference said, “The results of BJP winning signifies that EVMs were tamp

Wi-Fi service suspended near EVMs after hacking complaints in Surat

Surat: After Congress candidate, Ashok Jariwala, made complaints of possible EVM hacking, the Wi-Fi service at a college in Surat was suspended. The electronic voting machines were used in the recently held Gujarat Assembly polls and were kept in Gandhi Engineering College’s campus, situated at A

SC judgment on triple talaq correct: Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan

New Delhi: Welcoming the decision of Modi government to treat instant triple talaq as illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband, All India Ittehad Millat Council Chairman Tauqeer Raza Khan said today the present government wants to declare instant talaq as a crime

Interpol cancels Red Corner Notice on Dr. Zakir Naik

New Delhi: The International Criminal Police Organization, more commonly known as Interpol, has instructed all its world wide officers to delete all the data from files on Dr. Zakir Naik. #BREAKING | Interpol cancels Red Corner Notice on Zakir Naik; instructs its worldwide offices to delete all d

Muzaffarnagar riots: Non-bailable warrant against BJP minister Suresh Rana, others

Muzaffarnagar: A local court has issued non-bailable warrants against UP minister Suresh Rana, former Union minister Sanjiv Balyan, BJP MLAs Sangeet Som and Umesh Malik and others in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case following permission from the state government to prosecute them.

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