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‘Don’t get carried away by victory, break no rules’

Gorakhpur: On the first arrival of Aditya Nath Yogi after becoming chief minister on Saturday to Gorakhpur, from where he has been Member of Parliament since 1998, the city was decorated for welcome. The route along MP Inter College and Gorakhnath temple was splashed with saffron using marigold flow

PM must be asked if this is the beginning of Hindu state: Fali Nariman on Yogi as UP CM

Eminent jurist Fali Nariman today questioned the appointment of Aditya Nath Yogi as the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi "if it is the beginning of a Hindu state". Referring to the developments in Uttar Pradesh after the Assembly elections, he said the constitutio

Supreme Court issues notice to Election Commission on EVM tampering

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission on a PIL which sought a probe into efficacy of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and their correctness in recording votes. Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma had knocked the doors of the apex court after BSP leader Mayawati and AAP l

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Supreme Court says it will re-examine 199 cases closed by Modi government's SIT

The emotive issue of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots is all set to take centre stage ahead of next month's Delhi civic polls and haunt the Congress, some of whose leaders have been accused of instigating it. The Supreme Court on Friday said it will re-examine 199 cases recently closed by the Special Invest

UP Chief Minister Adityanath Says Anti-Romeo Squads Must Not 'Unnecessarily Harass' Youngsters

LUCKNOW: While some had a hearty laugh on social media, others were flabbergasted with the concept of a squad hunting "for men who harass women" in the country's most populous state. Even the new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath appeared less than impressed. Mr Adityanath directed the

Indian Navy fires SAM Missile system from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya

The Indian Navy once again successfully conducted maiden trial firing of newly installed Surface-to-Air missile system from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The firing was carried out in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, against a live low flying high speed target. The firing was conducted as pa

Baby Girl Born With Three Legs In Telangana

PTI | March 22,2017 WARANGAL: In a rare occurrence, a woman has delivered a baby girl with three legs at a hospital in Telangana. The woman, Srilatha, delivered the baby yesterday at government area hospital in adjoining Jangaon district, K Srinivas, a doctor at the medical facility, said. He sa

Yogi Adityanath orders blanket ban on cow smuggling, directs closure of slaughterhouses

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a blanket ban on smuggling of cows and said government will have zero tolerance for offenders. Lucknow, March 22,1017 (PTI): In keeping with the BJP's manifesto, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed police officials t

Timeline: Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute

The first suit regarding the structure was filed in 1885, when the Faizabad Deputy Commissioner refused to let Mahant Raghubar Das build a temple on land adjoining the mosque. The first suit regarding the structure was filed in 1885, when the Faizabad Deputy Commissioner refused to let Mahant R

Doctors at civic-run hospital stop working following attack

Resident doctors at the civic-run Sion Hospital here stopped reporting to duty from this evening to protest recent incidents of assault on doctors. Yesterday, a doctor was allegedly beaten up by the relatives following a patient's death at the Sion Hospital. Similar incident took place at govern

Red beacons removed from ministers' vehicles in Punjab

In its maiden cabinet meeting Saturday, the Congress government in Punjab led by Captain Amarinder Singh decided to do away with the VIP culture by removing red, amber and blue beacons from official vehicles of all the ministers, MLAs, bureaucrats and political appointees. The beacons would be allow

AIMIM corporator held for rioting at Trombay

The city police were faced with a tense situation on Saturday night as a violent mob gathered outside the Trombay police station, pelted it with stones and threw fireballs at the officers. The mob was angered by a social media post depicting a morphed image of a place of worship. The image was po

Adityanath sworn-in as UP CM, vows to work for all sections

Lucknow, Mar 19 (PTI) The BJPs hardline Hindutva mascot Yogi Adityanath today took over as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh with the promise of working for all sections of the society without any discrimination. 44-year-old Adityanath, who was sworn-in as the 21st Chief Minister of the country

Income Tax Department Makes Public List Of Defaulters Owing 448 Crore

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax department today released a list of 29 entities owing 448.02 crore in taxes as part of its strategy to name and shame large defaulters. In advertisements issued in leading national dailies, the department brought out the list of defaulters of income tax and corporate tax

Samjhauta Blast case: NIA court summons 13 Pakistan witnesses

THE PANCHKULA Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday summoned 13 Pakistani witnesses in the 2007 Samjhauta Express bomb blast case to appear in court from July 4 to 7. The blasts had occurred near Dewana railway station in Panipat district of Haryana, killing 68 people, mostly f

JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested

SRINAGAR: A day after separatists asked voters to desist from participating in the bypolls to Srinagar and Anantnag parliamentary constituencies, JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik was on Saturday arrested from his office here. "A posse of policemen raided Abi Guzar office of the Jammu Kashmir Liber

Racing champ Ashwin Sundar, wife die after car rams into a tree

Chennai: Double Formula 4 racing title holder Ashwin Sundar and his wife Nivedhita died in Chennai on Saturday after the car they were travelling rammed into a road side tree and caught fire. According to information reaching here, the couple was returning home around 3.30 am when its speeding BM

NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW EVMS CAN BE TAMPERED WITH: EC

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday emphasised that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were tamper proof and termed the allegations by some political parties concerning their use in assembly elections to five states as “baseless, speculative and wild”. “ECI unequivocally reiterates th