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Bhopal, Sep 24: After taking over investigations into the Vyapam scam CBI has for the first time on Thursday raided 40 premises across Madhya Pradesh including that of former technical education minister Laxmikant Sharma. Searches are being carried out at Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur , Ujjain, Rewa, Lucknow and Allahabad. Investigation into Vyapam scam has turned out to be a Herculean task for the CBI

Lucknow, Sep 24: 'Salman Khan' and 'Shah Rukh Khan' are on sale in the goat markets here in Uttar Pradesh where sellers have named goats after the Bollywood stars, hoping to woo customers ahead of Eid on Friday. The simmering rivalry between the two Khans has found its echo in the markets of the state capital where many sacrificial goats named after celebrities can be found. And so, in the market

Gujarat, Sep 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's spiritual guru Swami Dayanand Giri passed away on Wednesday at his ashram in Sheeshamjhadi area here after a prolonged illness. He was 87. Swami Dayanand breathed his last late on Wednesday night, said his close aide and trustee of Dayanand Ashram, Shantatmanand Saraswati. He had been brought back to the ashram after 10 days of treatment at the

New Delhi, Sep 24: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today attached assets worth Rs. 196 crore belonging to BSP chief Mayawati's close aide Babu Singh Kushwaha in connection with National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) money laundering case. The ED, in its attachment order, alleged that Mr Kushwaha, as health minister of Uttar Pradesh, had helped many private firms in rigging contracts for the health

New York, Sep 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a five-day US visit, his second in as many years, during which he will address world leaders at a landmark UN sustainable development summit and interact with top CEOs and the Indian diaspora in Silicon Valley. Modi will have a packed agenda for the next two days in the city and then in California from September 26-27. The Prime

New Delhi, Sept 23: AAP MLA Somnath Bharti today moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest in a domestic violence case in which the Delhi high court has rejected his anticipatory bail plea. The controversial MLA has sought a direction that the Delhi Police be restrained from arresting him till his petition challenging the High Court order is decided, his counsel said. "We have filed

Ahmedabad, Sep 23: Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, who went 'missing' after giving a slip to police yesterday, today surfaced under mysterious circumstances at a highway passing from Dhrangadhra town in Surendranagar district of Gujarat, claiming that he was abducted. According to Patel leaders, Hardik called them at around noon and asked them to pick him up from the highway. After

New Delhi, Sep 23: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said former law minister Somnath Bharti should surrender to police and that by "running away" from arrest "he is becoming embarrassment for the party and his family". "Somnath should surrender. Why is he running away? Why is he so scared of going to jail? Now he is becoming embarrassment for party n his family," the chief

New Delhi, Sep 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left on a visit to Ireland and the US. "Working westward. PM @narendramodi departs on a 2 nation, 3 city visit to Ireland & the US, will address the @UN," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup. Modi will spend Wednesday in Ireland where he will hold discussions with Prime Minister Enda Kenny. He will depart for New

New Delhi, Sep 22: In a jolt to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Somnath Bharti, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected his anticipatory bail application in the case of domestic violence and attempt to murder filed by his wife, paving the way for his possible arrest by the police. Justice Suresh Kait, refusing to grant anticipatory bail, said Mr. Bharti, elected as an MLA in Delhi, should have shown “more