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Jaipur, Sep 11: After Mumbai and Rajasthan, sale of meat has now been banned in Ahmedabad during the Jain festival period of 'Paryushan'. As per reports, the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner has ordered a ban on meat for a week. During the ban, any kind of cattle slaughter will not be permitted in the city. On Thursday, the BJP government in Rajasthan had imposed a ban on sale of meat during

Mumbai, Sep 11: The Shiv Sena has strongly criticised the Jain community for insisting on a ban on meat during Paryushan Parva, warning it not to take on the “sons of the soil” with such demands. An editorial published in the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamna on Thursday said: “Jains must not follow the path of Muslims and become fanatics. At least Muslims have Pakistan to go to. Where will the Jains

Srinagar, Sep 11: At least two militants and two Army soldiers were killed on Thursday in a gunfight between the security forces and separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. "An encounter started at Laribal Rajwar (Handwara) forest area in Kupwara district between troops of 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and militants during the night, . "Two jawans of the RR and two militants were

New Delhi, Sep 11: The BJP has decided to contest 170 seats in the Bihar assembly polls -- a major chunk in the 243-member house -- leaving 73 seats for its three allies -- LJP, HAM and RLSP, sources here said on Thursday. A maximum of 40 seats was likely to go to Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party, followed by 20 seats to Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, and 13 seats to former

New Delhi, Sep 10: Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Law Minister Somnath Bharti has been booked for domestic violence following a complaint by his wife Lipika Bharti. After the couple's stranded relationship became public, Somnath Bharti and Lipika underwent counseling for over three months to sort out their martial feuds. However, when things didn't work out between them, Lipika approached the

New Delhi, Sep 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Congress for not allowing parliament to function during the monsoon session, terming it 'hawalabaaz' (corrupt) and accusing it of creating roadblocks for the government. "Decisions were taken one after another in parliament. The 'hawalabaaz' were worried at the tough decisions by the government against black money. They

New Delhi, Sep 10: The government on Wednesday cleared two moves meant to reduce the import of gold. While the first entails the issue of gold bonds that individuals can invest in instead of buying it in physical form, the second is the Gold Monetization Scheme or a new deposit tool meant to help people earn returns on the precious metal lying idle in bank lockers. The gold deposited through this

Lucknow, Sep 10: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday stressed on the need for deployment of central forces in large numbers on election duty in Bihar as she flagged concern for free and fair polls in the state. “There is a need for deployment of central forces in large numbers in Bihar to conduct free and fair election,” Ms Mayawati said in a statement here. The Election Commission

New Delhi, Sep 9: A Saudi diplomat, who has been accused of raping two Nepalese women, today met senior External Affairs Ministry officials and protested the action by Gurgaon police at his residence which he claimed was in violation of the Vienna Convention. According to official sources, the diplomat, who is of the rank of First Secretary in the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, met Joint Secretary

New Delhi, Sep 9: Bihar will have five-phase Assembly elections between October 12 and November 5 and counting of votes will take place on November 8. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi today said polls to the 243-seat Assembly will be held on October 12, 16, 28, November 1 and 5. The term of the current Assembly expires on November 29. Noting that a number of important festivals like