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New Delhi, Jul 26: The BJP on Sunday said efforts were being made to give a communal colour to the death penalty given to Yakub Menon, convicted in the Mumbai blast case, and asked people not to question the court verdict. "Every court has upheld the decision of giving the death penalty to Yakub Menon. After more than 20 years, there is now a sense of closure. But even now, people are playing

New Delhi, Jul 26: Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday voiced his support to ex-servicemen protesting here over non-implementation of the One Rank One Pension scheme. "Assurances from the government are not enough. We need implementation of the scheme," Hazare told the 'Run for OROP' event here, organised by retired soldiers. He also attacked the Narendra Modi government, saying many promises

New Delhi, Jul 26: On Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to the Indian armed forces, and hailed their valour and sacrifices which was demonstrated in the Kargil conflict in 1999. "I salute the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the beloved nation," he tweeted.The Kargil Diwas reminds us of the valour and sacrifices of the Indian armed forces, the Prime Minister said

Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh), Jul 26: The first punishment in the Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal or Vyapam scam has come, with a court in this Madhya Pradesh town sentencing two accused of fraud to five-year jail terms, an official said on Saturday. Khandwa's Superintendent of Police M.S. Sikarwar said that the district court sentenced the two - Arun Kumar and Devendra Kaushal - in a case relating to the

New Delhi, Jul 25: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday reiterated that she did not recommend travel documents to former IPL chief Lalit Modi. "I am saying this time and again that I never requested or recommended travel documents for Lalit Modi," she said in a string of tweets in response to questions. "I left this to the UK government to decide under their own laws and regulations

Patna, Jul 25: In a clear bid to divide the anti-BJP opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar but targeted his allies RJD leader Lalu Prasad and the Congress on the issue of Bihar's development. Modi, who arrived here earlier in the day, referred to Nitish Kumar seven times in his speech here, praising him for his various requests and suggestions

Mumbai, Jul 24: In a breather to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband, the Bombay High Court today granted the duo 17-day interim relief from arrest in a CBI case alleging that her company received Rs 1.8 crore from abroad without mandatory approval from Centre. Justice Mridula Bhatkar, while granting Teesta and her husband Javed Anand interim protection from arrest till August 10, said

New Delhi, Jul 24: In a shocking statement that has put the Bharatiya Janata Party, already on back foot due to Lalitgate and Vyapam scam, in a spot, Union Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said that it was love affairs or impotency that caused the death of more than 1,400 farmers in India this year. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha to a question on what has caused the death of

Mumbai, Jul 24: A special CBI court here today rejected the anticipatory bail application of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband filed in connection with a case registered by CBI alleging that her company received Rs 1.8 crore from abroad without mandatory approval from Centre. "The anticipatory bail application is rejected," said Special judge Anis Khan while turning down the plea

Srinagar, Jul 24: Suspected militants today targeted offices of two private mobile telecommunication companies in the heart of the city by lobbing grenades inside their showrooms. No one was hurt in the incidents which took place within minutes of each other. Two unidentified youths entered into the office of Aircel at Karan Nagar, located less than 300 metres from Zonal Police Headquarters, at