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Amritsar, Jun 17: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Mukhjit Singh Verka has been shot dead in an alleged police encounter in Amritsar's Mundhal village. The agitated supporters and SAD workers protested after the incident and did not allow the police to remove the body and car from the spot. The protestors also blocked the highway during the agitation. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Parampal Singh

Patna, Jun 17: "Yoga experts Mohd Tamanna and Ashok Sarkar will teach yoga to Shah at Moinul Haque stadium here," Ajit Kumar, in-charge of Bihar-Jharkhand Patanjali Yogpeeth, said on Tuesday. He said Tamanna will give tips on yoga to Shah. At least half a dozen union ministers from Bihar, including Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajeev Pratap Rudy, Radha Mohan Singh and Ram Kirpal Yadav, will also attend

Chennai, Jun 17: Two coaches of the city-bound Bangalore-Chennai Mail derailed here today, but there were no casualties. The incident occurred at Basin Bridge near Central Railway Station this morning, a Southern Railway official said. There were no casualties. Some trains were delayed as a result but operations were restored later, they added.

New Delhi, Jun 17: IPL's controversial former chief Lalit Modi on Tuesday made explosive claims that Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhra Raje had supported in writing his immigration plea in Britain and that he has a 'family' relationship with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Modi made the statements while giving an interview to a news channel. While claiming innocence, the ex-IPL chief

New Delhi, Jun 16: Breaking his silence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today came out in strong defence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Modigate saying she acted "bona fide" and with "good intentions" and the entire government and party were one on the issue. "All allegations levelled are baseless. Her (Swaraj) statement and that of the party President that whatever she did was with

New Delhi, Jun 16: Congress today stuck to its demand for sacking of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for helping Lalit Modi get travel documents, alleging that the "suit boot ki sarkaar" was all out to save a person accused of violations and misappropriation of crores of rupees. "The BJP, the External Affairs Minister and the whole government have come out to save an accused of the

Patna, Jun 16: The BJP said on Tuesday it will not announce its chief ministerial candidate and instead fight the coming Bihar assembly elections in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The BJP will not announce its chief ministerial candidate. The BJP has several capable leaders for the top political post in the state but it will fight the assembly elections in the name of Prime Minister

Allahabad, Jun 16: A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday crashed while on a routine sortie near Allahabad, the second such incident this year. Both the pilots had ejected, IAF officials said, adding efforts were on to find them. The aircraft took off from the Allahabad base at 7:25am and crashed at around 8:47am. A court of inquiry has been ordered, IAF officials said

New Delhi, Jun 16: Food giant Nestle's Indian unit said it would take a hit of more than Rs 320 crore from the continuing withdrawal and destruction of its Maggi instant noodles. Nestle has been battling its worst-ever branding crisis in India since a regulator in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh found monosodium glutamate and excess lead in a sample of its hugely popular noodles. The company

Mumbai, Jul 16: In a sensational claim, former IPL chief Lalit Modi's lawyer on Monday said that Congress leaders and former union ministers Shashi Tharoor, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid had tried to scuttle his client's chances of staying in United Kingdom by unduly interfering in legal process. While addressing a press conference here, Modi's lawyer Mehmood M Abdi defended the former IPL