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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

New Delhi, Oct 18: Speaking against cow slaughter in India, Yoga guru Swami Ramdev on Sunday said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes an initiative then killing of cows can be curtailed in the country. “Killing cow is also violence and killing people for it is also violence. Both kinds of violence must be stopped in the nation,” Ramdev was quoted as saying by ANI. “If cow slaughter can be

Patna, Oct 18: The weather in Bihar has suddenly changed dramatically, and so has the political permutation and combination. Before the first vote was cast on October 12, it was nearly impossible to forecast the Assembly election result, so close was the fight between the BJP-led NDA and the Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance. However, after two rounds of polling in 49 and 32 constituencies on