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Jaipur, Nov 20: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday gave a strong statement on 'love-jihad' and said that it is a term manufactured by the BJP to divide the nation. "Marriage is a matter of personal liberty and bringing a law to curb it is completely unconstitutional," he tweeted on Friday. Gehlot took to Twitter and unleashed a series of tweets to express his thoughts on 'love-jihad'

Kanpur, Nov 20: The Uttar Pradesh police have registered an FIR against nine people, including slain gangster Vikas Dubey's brother and wife, for obtaining an arms license by using fake documents. The police have also filed a case for obtaining SIM cards on someone else's ID. The FIR was filed at the Chaubeypur police station. The FIR lodged against the above people also includes names of

Davangere, Nov 20: Hindu Mahasabha Karnataka Parliamentary Secretary Dharmendra said the Mahasabha would field its candidates in the next Lok Sabha polls for the development of the country and the preparations are in progress. Speaking to media persons, here on Thursday, he said BJP's divide and rule policy is more dangerous than that of Britishers and Mughals. BJP which came to power in the name

New Delhi, Nov 19: A parliamentary committee questioned Twitter on Thursday over the recent "obscene" tweets by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra targeting the Supreme Court and the chief justice of India (CJI), and sought reply from the social media giant over the matter within seven days, said the panel's chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi. This came close on the heels of Twitter apologising in writing to

New Delhi, Nov 19: The government has decided to reserve five MBBS seats under the central pool for wards of COVID-19 warriors for the academic year 2020-2021. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the move aims to dignify and honour the noble contribution made by COVID-19 warriors who have lost their lives due to the infection or died accidently on account of COVID-19-related duty. The Union

Patna, Nov 19: Following allegations of corruption, Bihar Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary has resigned just three days after taking oath, according to reports. Bihars main Opposition RJD and its allies on Wednesday had attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for appointing JD(U)s Mewalal Choudhary as the Education Minister even though he faces corruption charges and was suspended from the party

Mumbai, Nov 19: Poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, has been shifted from Taloja jail in Raigad district to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital following a directive by the Bombay High Court, a jail official said on Thursday. Rao was shifted to the private hospital late Wednesday night, the official said. The High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities to

Bhopal, Nov 18: The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has decided to set up a "gau cabinet" for the protection and promotion of the cow, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Wednesday. Opposition Congress said the BJP has forgotten its election promise of creating a separate cow ministry. "It has been decided to constitute a `gau cabinet' for the protection and fostering of godhan (cow

New Delhi, Nov 18: Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde on Wednesday said the Prime Minister's Office is an "unique office", as it denied adjournment during the hearing on sacked BSF constable Tej Bahadur's plea against the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. A bench headed by the Chief Justice said: "This is too important a matter to be adjourned so

New Delhi, Nov 18: Those criticizing the Congress can join some other party or start a new one instead of indulging in "embarrassing activities", a top leader said today in the latest round of bickering over Kapil Sibal's comments. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary, the Congress's leader in the Lok Sabha, also remarked that "such leaders" were close to the Gandhis - party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul