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New Delhi, Apr 28: The Supreme Court, Monday, stayed execution of death sentence Mohd Arif, an accused in the 2000 Red Fort attack case. Mohd Arif alias Ashfaq was awarded the death sentence for waging a war against the state and killing three persons, including two Army jawans in the Red Fort on December 22, 2000. The apex court had – in August 2011 - upheld the trial court verdict (September 13

Srinagar, Apr 27: Union Minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today said communalism is not acceptable to the people of Kashmir and they will not remain with India if the country becomes communal. "Pray to God to save us from communal forces so that we can move forward. India cannot become communal. If it becomes communal, then Kashmir will not remain with India. Communalism

Vatican City, Apr 27: Pope Francis proclaimed his predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday in front of hundreds of thousands of pilgrims celebrating two 20th century giants of the Roman Catholic Church. Cheers and applause rang out across St Peter's Square after the historic double canonization as many in the crowd fixed their gaze on huge tapestries of the two popes on the facade

New Delhi/Rae Bareli, Apr 27: The war of words between Congress and BJP escalated on Sunday with Priyanka mocking Modi over his 56-inch chest remark and the BJP releasing a video targeting Robert Vadra. The BJP on Sunday released a video targeting Robert Vadra for his land deals in Haryana and Rajasthan under the Congress-ruled governments. The video named Damad Shree accused the Haryana and

Rae Bareli, Apr 27: Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi today said a 56-inch chest is not needed to run the country but a "big heart" and "moral strength". The Congress star campaigner was taking a jibe at BJP Prime Ministerial candidate's 56-inch chest remark during a rally in Gorakhpur recently. "A 56-inch chest is not needed to run this country, a big heart is needed to run it. To

Srinagar, Apr 27: At least 10 people may have been injured in two blasts on Sunday that rocked Farooq Abdullah’s campaign rallies. The first one was at Khanyar in Srinagar city at 11.00 a.m. The second blast occurred near Dr. Abdullah’s rally before his arrival at Magam in Budgam district, on Srinagar-Gulmarg Road at 11.45 a.m.

New Delhi, Apr 27 : An unserviceable oxygen bottle on an aircraft has cost Air India dearly and led to a delay of over 24 hours for the 245 passengers who were to fly from Frankfurt to Delhi on Friday night. Since the Dreamliner (VT-AOG) could not take off without this vital emergency equipment, all the flyers were put up in an expensive Frankfurt hotel. "Oxygen bottles are critical emergency

New Delhi, Apr 26: Prime Minister’s step-brother may have joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday but not without his share of controversies. His induction in the saffron wing has been accused to be have shrewdly planned by the BJP through an offer of Rs. 3 crore, going by what Mandeep Singh Kohli, son of Surjeet Singh, elder brother of Daljeet alleges. The family further adds that even

Mumbai, Apr 27: The Election Commission (EC) may have apologised for the deletion of thousands of names from the voters list in Mumbai, but officials within the body insist that the exercise to revise the electoral roll was undertaken meticulously. In the last two years, 71.76 lakh names have been deleted from the State’s electoral rolls. But 74.74 lakh names added, EC sources say. In Mumbai

New Delhi, Apr 26: BJP today came out in defence of yoga guru Ramdev over his remarks that Rahul Gandhi goes to dalit for "honeymoon", and said he is a "saint" whose words should be viewed in the context in which they were made and not as per the perception of Congress leaders. "Ramdev is a saint. When he selects words like honeymoon, which is an English word, the context should be understood and