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New Delhi, Apr 21: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the bail plea of Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, who has been charged with allegedly raping a junior female colleague in Goa last year, and issued a notice to the Goa Police. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam asked the state police to file its reply within four weeks on why Tejpal should not be given bail. The 50-year-old

Ahmedabad, Apr 21: Giving all credit to Gujarati people for the state's development, Congress national spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi today criticised the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for taking all the credit and hiding crucial information from the people. During his visit here, Singhvi labelled Modi as a 'Man Of Damage to India' and BJP as the 'Bharat Jalao Party'

Sarguja (Chhattisgarh), Apr 20: Sonia Gandhi's speech in Amethi asking people to ensure victory of Rahul Gandhi today invited barbs from Narendra Modi who wondered how the Congress Vice President can lead the country when he cannot handle his constituency. The BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate kept up with his sharp attacks on the first family of the ruling party as he referred to "whopping rise"

New Delhi, Apr 20: After BJP leader Giriraj Singh said those opposing Narendra Modi will be sent to Pakistan, the Congress Sunday wondered if the party would also send LK Advani and some other leaders to the neighbouring country. Bharatiya Janata Party's Bihar unit leader Giriraj Singh had said at an election rally: "Those opposing Narendra Modi are looking at Pakistan, and such people will have

New Delhi, Apr 20: BJP today distanced itself from its Bihar leader Giriraj Singh's 'back Narendra Modi or go to Pakistan' remark with the party saying that he has been conveyed the "displeasure" of the top brass and asked to refrain from stoking any further row. Singh had said in an election meeting in Jharkhand yesterday that those opposing Modi will have to go to Pakistan after elections

On Board Special Flight, Apr 20: Only Narendra Modi will be the Prime Minister of an NDA government irrespective of its tally in the new Lok Sabha, BJP President Rajnath Singh made it clear today. "Modi will be the Prime Minister of NDA government under any circumstances," he said in an interview on board his chartered campaign aircraft. The BJP leader's categorical assertion came in response to a

New Delhi, Apr 20: Kerala’s Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, estimated to be home for assets worth Rs 1 lakh crore, has been found to be marred with “frequent instances of sexual harassment” within its premises by the Supreme Court appointed amicus curiae, who also discovered systematic pilferage from its treasure trove. In his final report, senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam pointed out that during

Varanasi, Apr 20: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal taunted his BJP rival and party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday saying if he hadn't been seen before the polls, people of Varanasi would not see him after. Kejriwal was speaking at a public rally in Ramnagar city in the district. The sarcasm may have hurt BJP supporters since Modi has not been to the city even

Godda, Jharkhand, Apr 19: In remarks that are bound to create a big political storm, a BJP leader from Bihar suggested at a rally today that those who oppose his party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will have "no place in India" after the results of the general election are announced. "Those who want to stop Narendra Modi(from becoming prime minister) are looking towards Pakistan. In

New Delhi, Apr 19: Chargesheet filed against Bhatkal, Asadullah AkhtarIndian Mujahideen (IM) co—founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar were today chargesheeted by the Delhi Police in connection with the September 2010 Jama Masjid terror attack case in which two Taiwanese tourists had sustained bullet injuries. The Special Cell of the Delhi Police filed its final report before