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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

New Delhi, Nov 01: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said India's history of unity in diversity was in danger due to communal ideology and the "incidents of hatred" in the country were the outcome of the "planned conspiracy". "The country's honour is at stake, as India's glorious history of unity in diversity is in danger due to some communal ideology," she said while addressing the 29th

Patna, Nov 1: Voting began this morning for 55 Assembly seats in the fourth and penultimate phase of Bihar election amid tight security arrangements. Polling is being held from 7 AM to 5 PM in 43 constituencies, while it has been shortened by one hour in 8 seats and voting would end at 3 PM in four seats, said R Lakshamanan, Additional Chief Electoral Officer. Both the warring groupings NDA and

Mumbai, Oct 31: Shiv Sena has sacked party workers who blackened the face of a Right to Information (RTI) activist in Latur in Marathwada region, Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray said here today. “Heard of the unfortunate incident in Latur. The party strongly condemns the disgraceful act. Those involved have been removed from the party,” Aaditya, son of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray

New Delhi, Oct 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the 'Run For Unity' in New Delhi to mark the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and urged people to take inspiration from his life and work for the country's unity and integrity. "Unity is our biggest strength," he said addressing the crowds that had gathered at Rajpath, and asserted that unity, peace and harmony