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Gosaba, Nov 30: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of trying to destabilise the state administration and asked people to be alert against provocation that might foment communal problem in the state. Addressing a gathering after her brief meeting with the South 24 Parganas district administration here, Banerjee also asked police officials to remain alert on the issue.

New Delhi, Nov 30: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not a real Hindu, a day later Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned Rahul Gandhi's faith following his visit to Somnath Temple. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not a real Hindu. These people (BJP) have forgotten the Hindu religion and adopted 'Hindutva' instead," the Congress leader told

Nov 30: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a cyclone warning for Lakshadweep islands and parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, saying the regions will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours, according to media reports. According to an IMD press release, a depression has formed over the Comorin area, about 240 kilometres from Galle in Sri Lanka, and 170

New Delhi, Nov 30: Continuing his attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today asked him why the people of Gujarat should pay the price for his "financial mismanagement and publicity". Gandhi, who began his 'one question a day' series yesterday with the BJP's promises in the last polls, today focused on Gujarat's debt burden. My second question to prime

New Delhi, Nov 30: Border Security Force (BSF) Director General K.K. Sharma said on Wednesday that they had instructions to push back the Rohingya to Bangladesh as they become a “liability” once they are arrested. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Sharma said this year they apprehended 87 Rohingya Muslims along the border, and 76 were “sent back to Bangladesh.” He said it was difficult to

New Delhi, Nov 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that he is ready to pay the political price for the steps taken by him for a better India and asserted he would not be deterred. Addressing a gathering here, he said his government is committed to developing a development-centric eco system which is free of corruption and is citizen centric. He also said that post demonetisation, the black

New Delhi, Nov 29: Stepping up his offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Gujarat elections, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today sought to make the state's ruling BJP accountable for its promises in the last polls. Gandhi also brought up the BJP's 22-year rule in Gujarat and said people were demanding answers. 22 salon ka hisaab, Gujarat mange jawaab (Gujarat demands

New Delhi, Nov 29: A woman flier and an Air India duty manager, also a woman, slapped each other at the Delhi airport on Monday following an argument. The woman, travelling from Delhi to Ahmedabad, arrived 30 minutes late to the airline counter to collect the boarding pass. Air India's Delhi-Ahmedabad flight was scheduled to depart at 5 am and the passenger arrived around 4:20 am. The staff

New Delhi, Nov 28: In what could create a major political ripple, rumours are rife that Rahul Gandhi, who is all set to take over as Congress president, would welcome estranged cousin and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi to join India's Grand Old Party. Senior Congress leader Haji Manzoor Ahmed was quoted as saying by a TV channel that Varun could be inducted into the Congress Working

Ahmedabad, Nov 28: With the Gujarat polls less than two weeks away, the BJP today raked up the issue of an old US diplomatic cable which allegedly quoted Rahul Gandhi as saying that "Hindu terror is a bigger threat" in India than the Pakistan-based LeT, and sought his explanation. Addressing a press conference here, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad referred to the cable which was leaked by