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New Delhi: Oct 20: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday again expressed apprehension on whether tolerance and acceptance of dissent are on the wane. Addressing a gathering in Birbhum district of West Bengal during a function, he said humanism and pluralism should not be abandoned under any circumstance. “Assimilation through receiving is a characteristic of Indian society. Our collective strength

New Delhi, Oct 20: Around one-fifth of the candidates in the third phase of polls in Bihar have serious criminal charges against them while almost one-fourth of them have assets more than Rs one crore. Of the 808 candidates facing the electorate on October 28, 162 candidates have declared serious criminal charges like murder, crime against women and attempt to murder against them, according to the

New Delhi, Oct 19: Government is mulling on the issue of bringing more FDI into news channels, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said today while voicing concern over "quality of news" and little investment in training of journalists. Speaking at an event organised by the CII, he said the government is talking about the concept of "bringing in more" Foreign

Mumbai, Oct 19: The Shiv Sena workers on Monday stormed into the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office to protest against the meeting with the Pakistan Cricket board to discuss the India-Pakistan bilateral series slated for December. The Shiv Sainiks charged into the office chanting 'vande matram' and slogans against PCB chief Shahryar Khan. They cornered BCCI president Shashank

Rajkot, Oct 19: Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was today booked under charges of sedition over 'kill cops' remarks in Surat. "If you have so much courage...then go and kill a couple of policemen. Patels never commit suicide," Hardik had said in Surat on October 3, while speaking to a local youth, Vipul Desai, who had announced that he would commit suicide in support of the agitation

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19: Congress leader turned CPI(M) fellow traveller Cherian Philip has kicked up a massive controversy by claiming that some women Congress workers had to disrobe to secure party tickets to contest polls. In a Facebook post, Philip, a former close aide of senior Congress leader AK Antony, who had left the party over some differences, made the remarks against women

New Delhi, Oct 19: A day after the gang-rape of two minors, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday blamed the Centre and the police for the lawlessness in the city. Talking to the media after meeting L-G Najeeb Jung, Mr Kejriwal said he (his government) will not let Prime Minister Narendra Modi sleep peacefully till the women aren’t safe. “I am not Sheila Dikshit who will remain silent. We

Patna, Oct 18: Under vicious attack from BJP for his "Hindus also eat beef remarks", he says he is a true "gopalak" (one who rears cows) and that his wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi "washes the 'feet' of every new cow that comes home". Surrounded by his supporters and sipping his favourite 'nimbu chai' after a string of election meetings, Lalu shows a book by M S Golwalkar, the second

Srinagar, Oct 18: Clashes broke out in Kashmir today within hours of the news that Zahid Ahmad -- the trucker driver who was attacked with a petrol bomb in Udhampur following beef rumours around 10 days ago -- has died at a hospital in Delhi. Angry protesters hurled stones at the police, who used tear gas and batons to drive back the protesters at a village in Anantnag district, where Zahid was

Rajkot, Oct 18 : Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was today detained by police while he was on his way to Khandheri Cricket Stadium in the city ahead of the India-South Africa One day international (ODI) match here. Hardik detaine Minutes before his detention, the 22-year-old leader, who had earlier threatened to stage protests at the ODI venue on their reservation demand, told reporters