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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7: In a big jolt to the opposition Congress-led UDF in Kerala, a key partner--Kerala Congress (M) led by former Finance Minister K M Mani, severed its over three-decade old ties with the coalition, deciding to sit as a separate bloc in the state assembly. A decision to this effect was taken at a crucial two-day conclave of the KC-M which concluded today at Charalkunnu in

New Delhi, Aug 7: Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Sunday hit out at BJP on the issue of ‘cow protection’. Dikshit, while speaking to news agency ANI in Lukcnow, said that members of BJP worship cows but don’t protect them. Dikshit’s comments come at a time when the debate of ‘cow protection’ and ‘cow vigilantism’ is rife in the country following a surge of

Gandhinagar, Aug 7: Vijay Rupani was today sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Gujarat while Nitin Patel took oath as Deputy Chief Minister at a grand ceremony attended by top BJP leaders. Nine ministers from the previous Cabinet, including some considered as loyalists of outgoing Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, have been dropped. Governor O P Kohli administered the oath of office and secrecy to

New Delhi, Aug 7: Indian journalists, who went to cover the SAARC Home Ministers' conference in Islamabad, had to face hostile Pakistani officials, who not only denied them access to the inaugural function but also barred them from standing at the entrance of the venue where their Interior Minister was to receive dignitaries, leading to tense moments. The six Indian journalists, who were given

Jalandhar, Aug 6: Senior RSS leader Brig (retd) Jagdish Gagneja was tonight shot at by some bike-borne persons at Jyoti Chowk area here, police said. Jalandhar Commissioner of Police Arpit Shukla said Gagneja, Sah-sarsanghchalak of RSS's Punjab unit, was shot at around 9 PM near Makhdumpura colony here. He was rushed to a private hospital where his condition is stated to be critical. Local BJP MLA

New Delhi, Aug 6: In more trouble for Vijay Mallya, a non-bailable warrant was today issued against him in a 2012 cheque bounce case by a Delhi court which said that coercive steps were required to ensure his appearance. Metropolitan Magistrate Sumeet Anand passed the order for bringing Mallya in court on November 4, with the direction that the non-bailable warrant be sent to him by Ministry of

Ahmedabad, Aug 5: Vijay Rupani will take over as the new chief minister of Gujarat. Nitin Patel will be the deputy chief minister of Gujarat. The oath taking ceremony will take place on Sunday, 7 August, 2016. Rupani was picked for the state's top job by party MLAs at a meeting on Friday. The meeting saw the participation of BJP president Amit Shah and senior leader Nitin Gadkari as observers

New Delhi, Aug 5: At least 12 people were killed in a terror attack in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Friday, the state’s top police officer told news agency ANI. There are reports that three militants opened fire in the Balajan Tiniali market area, a few kilometres away from Kokrajhar town to which the security forces responded. One militant was gunned down in a subsequent gun battle. Police

New Delhi, Aug 5: The Supreme Court will now hear together the Delhi Government's civil suit seeking a declaration that the national capital is a state and its petition against the order of the High Court which held that the city is a Union Territory with Lt Governor as its administrative head. This was stated by a bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana today after the Arvind Kejriwal

Mahad, Aug 5: The Mahad tragedy is turning out to be huge one with 14 bodies having been recovered from Savitri river so far during search operations launched after two buses and some private vehicles got swept away following collapse of a British-era bridge on Tuesday night. Chief Minster Devendra Fadnavis, however, said in the Legislative Assembly that 8 bodies were recovered so far and 42