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'Propagandist' newspaper distributed on train, alleges passenger; Railway initiates enquiry

New Delhi, Apr 22: A "propagandist" newspaper distributed on board the Bangalore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has snowballed into a controversy, drawing political reactions and prompting the IRCTC to initiate an enquiry in the matter. The IRCTC has admitted that the paper -- "The Aryavarth Express" -

2 teachers lock up girl students on school roof to get transfer orders cancelled

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Apr 22 (PTI) Around 24 students of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya at Behjam in Lakhimpur Kheri district were allegedly locked on the roof of the school by two teachers to pressure the district authorities into cancelling their transfer orders, officials said on Friday.

We are on road to hell: P Chidambaram on Jahangirpuri demolition

New Delhi, Apr 21: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday attacked the BJP over bulldozers razing several structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri during an anti-encroachment drive, saying "we see the rule of law break down everyday" and soon there will be "no law and no rules". Several

BJP, associates trying to create 'communal situation' in country: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai(PTI): The BJP and its associates are trying to create "communal situation" in the country, NCP chief Sharad Pawar alleged on Monday, comments coming in the backdrop of violence in several states during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations and the issue of loudspeakers atop mosques ragi

BJP fumes over ally Jitan Ram Manjhi's Lord Ram 'not god' comment

Patna, April 15: The BJP was on Friday up in arms against former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, its ally in the state, for asserting that Lord Ram was a mythical character and "not a god". Manjhi had made the remark in Jamui district on Thursday while addressing a function held on BR Ambe

Elderly man fires at daughter-in-law for not serving breakfast

Thane (PTI): A woman was injured when her father-in-law allegedly opened fire at her from his revolver at their residence in Thane city apparently for not serving breakfast to him, police said on Friday. The 42-year-old woman, a resident of the Rabodi locality, suffered bullet injuries in her abd

Violence in Madhya Pradesh, some other states is 'state-complicit violence': Asaduddin Owaisi

Hyderabad, Apr 12: Alleging that the violence in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone city was a "state-complicit violence", AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday accused the state's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his government of giving "collective punishment to the Muslim community by demoli

Rename Sultanpur as Kushbhawanpur, BJP MLA writes to Adityanath

Sultanpur (UP), Apr 11: A BJP MLA has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, demanding that Sultanpur be renamed as Kushbhawanpur after Lord Ram's son. In the previous term of the Adityanath government, Sultanpur's Lambhua MLA Devmani Dwivedi had made a similar demand. Sultan

MP: Curfew in Khargone city after stone pelting at Ram Navami procession triggers arson

Khargon(PTI): Curfew was clamped in the entire Khargone city of Madhya Pradesh after stones hurled at a Ram Navami procession here triggered arson and torching of some vehicles and houses, a senior official said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday when devotees were celebrating Ram Navam

Gujarat: Mild tremor hits Kutch; 5th seismic activity in one month

Ahmedabad (PTI): A tremor of 3.2 magnitude hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Sunday, but there was no report of any casualty or property damage, officials said. The tremor was recorded at 12.49 am, with its epicentre one km west-south-west of Rapar in Kutch district, at a depth of 12.2 km, the Gand

Twitter handle of UP CM's office hacked for nearly 30 minutes

Lucknow, Apr 9 (PTI) The official Twitter handle of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office was hacked late Friday night, a senior officer said. He said the hackers sent out 400-500 tweets from the account. "The account was hacked for around 29 minutes in the night. The hackers posted around

UP: BJP MLA's son booked in robbery, assault case

Ayodhya (UP), Apr 6: Police here have booked a BJP MLA's son in a robbery and assault case, according to an official. The FIR was lodged in the Kotwali city police station of Faizabad on a complaint filed by Shyam Bahadur Singh, a resident of Ramnagar village in the Khandasa police station area o

Judge killed, colleague injured as car collides with tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur (MP) (PTI): A judge posted in a court in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh was killed while his colleague was seriously injured when their car collided with a tractor-trolley, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Sagar-Kanpur Road, about 12 km away from the Chhatarpur di

PM Modi holds talks with visiting Nepalese counterpart

New Delhi(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held extensive talks with his visiting Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba covering various key facets of close neighbourly ties between the two countries. Deuba, accompanied by a high-level delegation, arrived in New Delhi on Friday on

As RBI completes 87 years, a look at contributions of Dr. Ambedkar on conceptualizing RBI

New Delhi: As the Reserve Bank of India completes 87 years on April 1, 2022, we look at the role of Dr. BR Ambedkar in establishing the RBI. The Reserve Bank of India was conceptualized according to the guidelines, working style, and outlook presented by Dr. Ambedkar in front of the Hilton Young

8 held for vandalism at Kejriwal's residence, more arrests to follow: Delhi Police

New Delhi(PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested eight people in connection with alleged vandalism at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here, officials said on Thursday. According to sources, the eight people were arrested from Delhi and the numbers could go up as teams have been sent to ma

Govt to sell up to 1.5% in ONGC to raise Rs 3,000 cr

New Delhi, Mar 29: The government will this week sell up to 1.5 per cent of its stake in the country's top oil and gas producer ONGC to raise about Rs 3,000 crore. The Offer For Sale (OFS) by the government will be open on March 30 and 31, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) said in a stock ex

Oil prices up due to Russia-Ukraine war: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

Mumbai(PTI): Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday justified the hikes in fuel prices, thrice in the last four days, saying that the oil prices had gone up within the international market owing to the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, which was beyond the Indian government's control. Speak