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Patna/New Delhi, Oct 9: Ten days after a man was lynched in Dadri for apparently consuming beef, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Hindus and Muslims should be fighting poverty and not each other. Modi’s message is an answer to the criticism he is facing for being silent despite the BJP and other Hindutva leaders attempting to polarise the situation in Dadri where one Mohammad Akhlaq

Lucknow, Oct 8: Breaking his silence over the Dadri lynching incident, SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed it was a "pre-planned" conspiracy hatched by three persons of a particular party and that they were also behind the 2013 riots in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district. Upping the ante over the lynching of 52-year-old Iqlakh over rumours of beef consumption in Dadri in UP's Greater

New Delhi, Oct 8: Latest data provided by the Department of Atomic Energy shows that 11 nuclear scientists died in mysterious circumstances in the country during 2009-13. Eight scientists and engineers working in laboratories and research centres of the department died in a blast or by hanging or drowning in the sea. In its RTI response to Haryana-based Rahul Sehrawat dated September 21, the

Munger, Oct 8: Wading into the beef controversy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked RJD supremo Lalu Prasad over his 'Hindus also eat beef remark', saying he has insulted people of Bihar and particularly his community "Yaduvanshis" who had brought him to power. Addressing a poll rally here, Modi, who has been silent on the lynching of a man in Dadri over rumours of eating beef despite

Bidar, Oct 8: Perhaps, in one of the first instances of humans helping a reptile overcome a jaw injury it suffered after falling into a well, Bidar veterinarians have played good Samaritans or smart dentists, if one would like to call them so. Dr Shivaprakash, in-charge dean of the government veterinary college in this Hyderabad-Karnataka city, on Monday, took up the challenge not tried very often

New Delhi, Oct 8: The Arvind Kejriwal government today invited Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali to perform in the national capital after his concert in Mumbai was cancelled due to Shiv Sena protests, saying "music has no boundaries". Delhi Culture Minister Kapil Mishra said the Pakistani Singer is welcome to come to Delhi for holding a performance. "Sad that #GhulamAli is not being allowed in Mumbai, I

Begusarai, Oct 8: Mounting a fresh offensive against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi today alleged he was more concerned about presentation of his foreign visits and his clothes and took a dig, saying he was seen in "16 dresses" during his recent US visit. Reviving his "Suit boot ki Sarkar" barb against the Modi government, Gandhi alleged that the Prime Minister was not bothered about

Bengaluru, Oct 8: The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) which questioned the custody of the golden throne and the golden howdah that is housed inside the Mysuru Palace and are used during the Dasara. A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice S K Mukherjee and Justice B V Nagarathna passed an order stating that it is left to the wisdom of the

New Delhi, Oct 7: President Pranab Mukherjee today said the core values of diversity, tolerance and plurality of Indian civilisation must be kept in mind and cannot be allowed to be wasted, in remarks that come against the backdrop of the Dadri lynching over rumours of beef eating. "I firmly believe that we cannot allow the core values of our civilization to be wasted and the core values is what

New Delhi, Oct 7: After eminent writer Nayantara Sahgal, former Lalit Kala Akademi chairman Ashok Vajpeyi has returned the Sahitya Akademi Award to protest the "assault on right to freedom of both life and expression". Voicing displeasure over the Dadri lynching incident and and a string of killings of rationalists, he also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued silence on these.