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Nagpur, Dec 13: Coming down heavily on the Prime Minister for alleging that his predecessor Manmohan Singh was conspiring with Pakistan for the BJP's defeat in Gujarat, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that Narendra Modi should be ashamed of making such "wild allegations" against Singh, whom "no one in the world could point fingers at". Senior Congress leader and

Agra, Dec 13: Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday said he hoped that no Arvind Kejriwal emerged from his movement again. "I hope no Kejriwal comes out of my movement again," he told reporters here after addressing a public meeting. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal had taken part in Hazare's anti-corruption movement in 2011. Subsequently, he had parted ways

New Delhi, Dec 13: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday held former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Ashok Kumar Basu and one other as guilty in the coal scam case. The sentencing in the case willl take place tomorrow. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar had earlier directed all the accused to remain

Mumbai, Dec 13: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s wife Amruta Fadnavis, who attended a Christmas charity event in Mumbai on Monday, was trolled on Twitter after she tweeted a photograph from the event. She, however, hit back saying "love, sharing and empathy have no religion". Earlier, Amruta, who is a banker and social worker, was severely criticised after she tweeted photos from the event held

Ahmedabad, Dec 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments against his predecessor Manmohan Singh over a dinner meeting with Pakistani diplomats were unacceptable, Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi said here today. The prime minister had insinuated that Manmohan Singh was colluding with Pakistan in the Gujarat polls. The former premier responded by saying Modi was setting a "dangerous

Srinagar, Dec 12: Three soldiers were missing after an avalanche, triggered by fresh snowfall, struck a forward post in Gurez sector in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. The avalanche hit an Army post at Baktoor near the Line of Control in Gurez sector during the intervening night, a police official said. He said at least three soldiers were reported missing after

New Delhi, Dec 12: Centre imposed restrictions on Monday on advertising condoms on television, saying ads would only be allowed late at night as they could be inappropriate viewing for children. The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said condom advertisements will now be allowed only between 10pm and 6am to avoid exposing children to such material and to comply with government rules. The

Ahmedabad, Dec 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took off this morning in a sea-plane from the Sabarmati River here to Dharoi Dam in Mehsana district on the last day of campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly polls. Modi boarded the single-engine sea-plane from near the Sardar Bridge connecting the old city with Ahmedabad West, the first-ever flight by such a craft in the country. A special jetty was

Ranchi, Dec 12: Two Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLAs have courted controversy by organising a "kissing competition" for tribal couples during a traditional village fair in Pakur district, with the BJP demanding that they be suspended from the Assembly as they had "insulted" the local culture. However, JMM MLA Simon Marandi, who was the organiser, said the "kissing competition" was held to stop

New Delhi, Dec 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today travel in a sea-plane from Sabarmati river in the city to Dharoi dam in Mehsana district, the first-ever flight by such a craft in the country. PM Modi's return journey would also be by the same sea-plane. "Tomorrow for the first time in the history of the country a sea-plane will land on the Sabarmati river. I will go to Ambaji in the sea