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New Delhi, Jul 30: Two affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or the RSS-Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) and the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS)-met Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and claimed a decision granting approval for field trials of genetically-modified (GM) crops has been put on hold. The government, however, said no decision has been taken as yet. "Government has not taken any

Saharanpur, Jul 29: It was a quiet gathering of around 5,000 that offered prayers at the main Idgah in Saharanpur under the hawk eye of the top administrators in the riot-torn city. Curfew was relaxed in parts of the district from 7am to 11am on the occasion of Eid. However, curfew will be in place on Ambala Road, the main access route to the Idgah, where rioters torched dozens of shops, vehicles

Mumbai, Jul 29: CID directed to probe case involving his threats to get women related to CPI(M) members raped. The Calcutta High Court on Monday has given the police 72 hours to file an FIR against Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal for his controversial comments against women and directed that the CID investigate the matter. The court was responding to a PIL filed against Pal for his remarks where

Mumbai, Jul 28: The police action against Marathi-speaking people at Yellur in Karnataka has prompted protests by political parties in Maharashtra, with the Shiv Sena calling it as an act of "terror" and seeking Centre's intervention in the "disputed" region. "It is the reign of goondas. Even we can do this goondagiri but we won't do that. We demand that the Centre immediately declare the border

Panaji, Jul 28: Goa's Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza Monday apologized for his comment that India was already a Hindu nation. "My opinion could be wrong for others. I accept it. I don't say it is the most correct opinion. You might say I am wrong. If anyone's sentiment is hurt, I apologise," D'Souza said. "Hindu is my culture, Christianity is my religion. When I say Hindu, it means culture

New Delhi, Jul 28: They have been the most bitter rivals for over two decades. But a common need to defeat the BJP has brought Bihar stalwarts Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav on the same side of an electoral battle. The two former chief ministers will share stage while campaigning for by-elections to 10 assembly seats to be held on August 21. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), decimated in the

Saharanpur, Jul 28: With the situation improving in violence-hit Saharanpur, the district authorities today relaxed curfew for four hours in the new city area to allow people to buy their daily need items from markets which were directed to remain open. As the situation has shown improvement, curfew was being relaxed from 10 AM to 2 PM in the new city and from 3 PM to 7 PM in the old town areas

Lucknow, Jul 28: Curfew continued in the riot-torn Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, as tension persisted following Saturday’s communal violence in which three persons were killed. No untoward incident was reported on Sunday even as 50 rioters were arrested in connection with the violence, according to the police sources here. Security personnel staged a flag march in the affected areas on Sunday to

New Delhi, Jul 27: Political blame game has begun over the violence in Saharanpur with Congress accusing the UP government of "administrative lapse" while BJP alleged that Samajwadi Party was indulging in "vote-bank politics". Reacting to the charges, Samajwadi Party said there was an effort to "disrupt peace in the state" and that there was "no place for communalism, anti-social elements". SP

Chandigarh, Jul 27: Veteran BJP leader Kaptan Singh Solanki was sworn-in as the new governor of Haryana on Sunday. Acting Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana high court Ashutosh Mohunta administered the oath of office and secrecy to 75-year-old Solanki at the premises of Raj Bhawan here. Solanki, a BJP Rajya Sabha member and a RSS leader, took oath in Hindi. He has become the 16th governor of the