India

New Delhi, Nov 6: Amid a debate on intolerance in the country, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said people with petty minds divide the society through language, colour or creed and called for making the world one family. He said that the diversity of India was its strength and "we consider it as an issue of celebration rather than a problem that the outsiders consider". "People with petty

New Delhi, Nov 6: In the midst of alleged intolerance in the country, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Friday expressed his sorrow over the way NDA government handled the raging issue. In last couple of weeks more than 40 filmmakers, writers and intellectuals returned their national award in protest against the growing violence and intolerance allegedly instigated by the rightwing groups

New Delhi, Nov 6: After being on the run for the past 27 years, underworld don Chhota Rajan was deported here early today from Indonesia by a joint team headed by CBI officials for facing trial in over 70 cases of murder, extortion and drug smuggling against him in Delhi and Mumbai. One of India's most wanted criminals, the 55-year-old gangster, whose real name is Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, was

New Delhi, Nov 5: The bitterly fought Bihar assembly elections will see a close outcome, with exit polls at the end of staggered election on Thursday divided on the possible winner. While Today's Chanakya gave 155 of the 243 seats to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its three allies, NewsX-CNX said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and its two allies would get 135 seats

Patna, Nov 5: Around 56 percent of the 1.55 crore electorate voted till late afternoon on Thursday in the fifth and final round of the staggered assembly elections in Bihar, officials said. Eight voters were injured when central paramilitary forces resorted to baton charge at polling booths in Araria and Katihar districts. Four voters were injured at a polling booth in Jokihat assembly

New Delhi, Nov 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched three gold-related schemes, including a coin engraved with the images of national emblem Ashok Chakra and Mahatma Gandhi on its two sides, in a bid to put some 20,000 tonnes of idle gold into productive use. The other two schemes launched here are the gold monetisation scheme to convert jewellery and other yellow metal assets with

Lucknow, Nov 5: Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali, who had announced the plans to scrap his upcoming concerts in India, has agreed to perform in Lucknow Mahotsav on December 3, said the district administration here. Ali, who was scheduled to perform in Delhi on November 8, cancelled his forthcoming shows yesterday, saying he did not want to get involved in any kind of politics.The Lucknow

Patna, Nov 5: Over 11 per cent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of voting in 57 Assembly constituencies spread over nine districts in the final phase of polling in Bihar. Polling was peaceful during this period but there have been reports of malfunctioning of EVMs from various districts like Kishanganj, Darbhanga, Madhubani where voting began a little late. "Around 11.23 per cent

New Delhi, Nov 5: Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose concert in Mumbai was called off after resistance from the Shiv Sena, has cancelled all his scheduled performances in the country, saying that he won't return to India until "things are settled down”. Ghulam Ali also expressed his disappointment over the recent incidents, asserting that Indian fans have always welcomed him and his music

Patna, Nov 5: Polling began on Thursday in 57 constituencies in the fifth and final round of the Bihar assembly elections in some of the state's most backward pockets notorious for poverty, illiteracy as well as migration. The pockets are also home to a sizeable Muslim and Yadav population whom everyone is aggressively wooing. Voting which began at 7 a.m. will end at 5 p.m. About 1.55 crore voters