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Mumbai, Nov 26: Floral tributes were today paid to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who had attacked the city on this day seven years ago. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was among the dignitaries who paid homage at the 26/11 police memorial site at the Mumbai Police Gymkhana in south Mumbai. "I pay homage to the brave policemen who fought for Mumbai's

New Delhi, Nov 26: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said B.R. Ambedkar created a "binding force" for India by being the architect of the country's constitution. Speaking in the Lok Sabha in the two-day long special sitting of parliament to discuss commitment to the constitution as part of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the home minister also paid tribute to

New Delhi, Nov 26: The Modi government is bracing to face flak from the Opposition over rising incidents of intolerance when Parliament meets for the winter session from Thursday. The first two days of the winter session would be dedicated to the commemoration of the Constitution Day and celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar. The broad topic listed for discussion – ‘Commitment to

Patna, Nov 25: A sedition case was filed against Bollywood actor-producer Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao on Wednesday in a Bihar court based on his statement on increasing intolerance in the country. Lawyer Sudhir Kumar Ojha filed the sedition case in the chief judicial magistrate court in Muzaffarpur district. "I have filed a sedition case against Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran Rao over their

Srinagar, Nov 25: Three heavily-armed militants today stormed an Army camp in Tanghdar near the Line of Control, about 160 kms from here, triggering a fierce gunfight in which all the attackers were killed along with a civilian. The militants attacked from the rear side of the camp at 6.15 AM, which resulted in few vehicles catching fire, defence sources said. "There was a stand off fire from

New Delhi, Nov 25: Actor Aamir Khan’s statement on “rising intolerance” seems to have once again raked up a debate on the issue ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Thursday. During an interaction at a journalism award ceremony here on Monday evening, the actor said his wife, Kiran Rao, wanted to leave India due to the growing insecurity in the country. Aamir’s statement was

Mumbai/New Delhi, Nov 25: Film star Aamir Khan found himself at the centre of a raging controversy on the issue of tolerance on Tuesday with saffron parties attacking him for stoking “fear” and telling him to “go to Pakistan” if he felt insecure in the country. But parties at the other end of the spectrum defended the star actor, saying he was only reflecting the prevailing mood in India. “He was

New Delhi/Mumbai, Nov 24: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan found himself in the vortex of a political storm on Tuesday over his remarks on intolerance, with the BJP sharply criticising him and the Congress stoutly defending him. The actor-producer's candid remarks at an awards event in New Delhi on Monday set Twitter abuzz and left the film fraternity divided. Aamir, 50, had said: "For the last six

Mumbai, Nov 24: Social activist Anna Hazare today expressed his disappointment on the warm embrace his former protege Arvind Kejriwal and Lalu Prasad shared on stage on the sidelines of the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's oath ceremony in Patna on Friday. "It's good that I left Arvind's company, or else I would also be facing a similar predicament," Hazare said. "Shaking hands with Lalu and

Berne/New Delhi, Nov 24: As Indian tax authorities continue their probe into Swiss bank accounts of several citizens, Switzerland today said India has sought assistance in the investigations into accounts allegedly held by former Congress minister Preneet Kaur and her son Raninder Singh. As per the Swiss norms for 'assistance' in tax matters, which could involve sharing of account and other