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Bali, Nov 3: Underworld don Chhota Rajan today alleged that "some members" in the Mumbai Police have links with Dawood Ibrahim and said he will keep on fighting against him. "Some members of the Mumbai Police are working in tandem with Dawood. I will keep on fighting against terrorism and Dawood. I am not scared of Dawood," said Rajan, a close confidante-turned-rival of Dawood, the prime accused

New Delhi, Nov 3: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Monday met President Pranab Mukherjee ahead of the proposed march by party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to request him to invoke his constitutional powers to stem the "atmosphere of intolerance". Gandhi was with the President for about half-an-hour during which they are understood to have discussed the current political situation. Congress

Varanasi, Nov 2: In another setback to the BJP, BSP-backed candidate Ramesh Tewari ‘Guddu’ won the post of zila panchayat member, defeating the saffron party’s Arun Singh ‘Rinku’ in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s adopted village Jayapur. Although sources confirmed Guddu’s victory, the exact number of votes by which he defeated his rivals was yet to be announced. According to locals, Rinku, a

Lucknow, Nov 2: The ruling Samajwadi Party on Monday claimed victory in Panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh that dealt a jolt to the BJP and helped the MIM of Asaduddin Owaisi to open its account. The Congress suffered a rout, getting wiped out even in the two Lok Sabha constituencies of Rae Bareli and Amethi represented by party president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi. The Samajwadi Party

Gonda (UP), Nov 2: Rangilal, a Panchayat election candidate who died three days before polling day, has been elected as a member of Ksetra Panchayat after defeating his "alive" opponents in Dharmai village here. Rangilal who was one among the four candidates in fray for the Panchayat seat in Mujehna development block died three days before the October 13 polling, District Magistrate and Returning

Kathmandu, Nov 2: Nepali police shot and killed an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint on Monday as they tried to clear protesters whose blockade has strangled Nepal's fuel supplies and badly damaged relations between the neighbours. Nepal has faced an acute fuel crisis for more than a month since protesters in the lowland south, angered that a new constitution fails to reflect their interests

Araria (Bihar), Nov 2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to keep promises made during Lok Sabha elections and said his actions will hasten Congress' return to power. "He had promised to bring down prices. From Rs 70 per kg, the price of dal has gone up to Rs 200 per kg...there was a time when people said 'dal-roti khao prabhu ke gun gaao'."Now Modi

Purniya, Nov 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday recalled the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, and said the Congress has no right to talk about tolerance. "Today on November 2, Sikhs were massacred... Sikhs were murdered in Delhi, across India... There were serious allegations against Congress leaders... and on the same November 2, Congress is giving a lecture on tolerance," Modi said at an election

New Delhi/Patna, Nov 2: The Election Commission on Sunday issued showcause notices to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav for violating model code of conduct in Bihar and sought their explanations. While the notice was served to Amit Shah for his “crackers in Pakistan” remark, the EC slapped

New Delhi, Nov 1: Had the guilty been punished after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, incidents like in Gujarat and Dadri would not have happened and "such intolerance" would not have spread, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. The Chief Minister along with his Deputy Manish Sisodia distributed the enhanced compensation cheques of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each of the 1,300 people killed in