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Malampuzha, (Ker), Apr 28: The 93-year-old CPI(M) warhorse and former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan is all set for another round of electoral battle to retain his seat at Malampuzha, where he is pitted against Congress's 29-year old V S Joy for the May 16 Assembly polls. Known for his inimitable gestures, razor-sharp words and unique style of dialogue delivery, Achuthanandan, an astute

Patna, Apr 28: In the scorching summer, fires in Bihar have killed 66 people and 1,200 animals in the past two weeks. The state government has come up with a bizarre solution - no cooking. Cooking will not be allowed in villages between 9 am and 6 pm during the summer and those who violate the order can be jailed for up to two years. Religious functions involving fire have also been banned. The

New Delhi, Apr 28: In what can trigger a new controversy, a group of 11 Jawaharlal Nehru University teachers have alleged that the varsity has become 'a den of organised sex racket'. As per a report in The Wire, the teachers, who are supposedly inclined to the BJP and RSS ideology, have prepared a 200-page document compiled last year and submitted to the university administration, stating the

Patna, Apr 27: The Army today regretted in the Patna High Court conducting a recruitment examination at Muzaffarpur for candidates in their underwears to prevent cheating and promised to take all precaution so that such an incident does not recur. An affidavit was submitted by Director, Army Recruitment Board, Muzaffarpur, V S Godhara and a division bench of acting Chief Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari

New Delhi, April 27: VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi today remained defiant and stuck to her controversial “terrorists in Parliament” remarks after she appeared before Rajya Sabha Committee of Privileges, where opposition members asked her to tender an "unconditional" apology. The committee headed by P J Kurien is examining a complaint of Opposition MPs against Prachi about her remarks made during the

New Delhi, Apr 27: The President's rule will continue in Uttarakhand and the April 29 floor test in the Assembly ordered by the High Court will not take place as the Supreme Court today extended its stay on the quashing of the Central rule. Hearing the Centre's appeal against the Uttarakhand High Court judgement revoking President's rule, the apex court framed seven tough questions and even gave

New Delhi, Apr 27: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today rejected as "baseless" allegations linking her and party leaders to bribes in the AgustaWestland chopper deal and said she is not "afraid" of being "cornered" on the issue. She asked the government what it has been doing in power for the last two years on the issue and demanded that the ongoing inquiry be completed impartially. "I am not

New Delhi, Apr 27: Angry exchanges between opposition Congress and ruling BJP members over Subramaniam Swamy seeking to drag Sonia Gandhi's name in the controversial AgustaWestland helicopter contract bribery case led to two adjournments of the Rajya Sabha in the pre-noon session. However, Gandhi's name was later expunged by Deputy Chairman P J Kurien. Swamy had raised the issue through a zero

Mumbai, Apr 26: Firing another salvo at ally BJP, Shiv Sena today took a dim view of its senior leaders for their extravagant praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by making him a "God", warning it is the "bhakts" who would eventually get politicians into trouble. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu recently sang his paeans to the prime minister calling him as "God's gift to India". Naidu's ministerial

New Delhi, Apr 26: In their first formal bilateral meeting after Pathankot attack, Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan today held talks focusing on a range of sticky issues including probe into the strike and Kashmir, which Pakistani side asserted was the "core issue". Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, here to attend the Heart of Asia