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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

Rajkot, Oct 17: The Rajkot administration tonight banned mobile internet services in the district, ahead of the India-South Africa cricket ODI to be played tomorrow, after Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel threatened to stage a protest at the cricket stadium during the match. "We have decided to ban mobile internet service from 10 PM tonight to 8 AM on October 19," District Collector Manisha

Patna, Oct 17: Senior BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha today sought to blame party leaders in Bihar for "cancellation" of rallies to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as star campaigner for the ongoing Assembly polls in the state. Sinha, who has been lately making veiled attacks on the party leadership, also took potshot at the Prime Minister for the last minute "cancellation". "A situation

Kolkata, Oct 17: Political parties in West Bengal have said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to declassify Netaji files from January 23, next year is an attempt to hijack the legacy of Bose by cashing in on the emotions revolving around him. Opposition parties, including the Congress and the CPI(M), have also accused the Prime Minister of taking the decision with an eye on the next year's

New Delhi, Oct 17: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Friday got a huge relief after a special court refused to summon him as an accused in a coal block allocation case, saying the plea was “devoid of any merits” as there was no sufficient evidence to support it. The court's decision came in a petition filed by former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who wanted Singh to be made an

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Expressing "surprise" over Supreme Court's decision to strike down a new law to appoint judges to the higher judiciary, government today questioned the transparency of the old collegium system which has been revived with the verdict. Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said the next course of action will be decided after consultations with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cabinet

A heart-warming video of an anti-Islam protester and a Muslim woman hugging each other at Noor Islamic Cultural Centre in Ohio has gone viral. The protest was staged by a lone woman named Annie as a part of the world-wide anti-Muslim rallies. After she arrived at the mosque with placards and banners, she met a group of Muslims who argued with her. Annie told the guy who wanted to befriend her that

Mumbai, Oct 16: A Pakistani family which arrived here to visit the Haji Ali 'dargah' to pray for their mentally challenged son was refused accommodation by several hotels in the city following which they spent the night on a pavement. A sub-inspector of Railway Police Force (RPF) provided some succour to the family of around five members after they reached the Mumbai Central Railway Station on

New Delhi, Oct 16: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court today declared as unconstitutional the law brought by the NDA government to replace the over two-decade- old collegium system of judges appointing judges in the higher judiciary. The apex court, which quashed the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act in an unanimous verdict, also declared as unconstitutional the 99th