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New Delhi, Apr 20: The Supreme Court held an extraordinary hearing on Saturday after a former employee of the apex court accused Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment and persecution. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Gogoi was constituted after a sworn affidavit by the woman copies of which were sent to the residences of 22 apex court judges became public on Saturday

Apr 20: Rampur, Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan apparently got emotional and burst into tears while alleging that the administration is cracking down heavily on his acquaintances and supporters. "I am being treated as if I am an anti-national or a traitor. They are treating me as if I am the biggest terrorist in this world. Had it been within the limits of their power, the

New Delhi, Apr 19: Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of late Uttarakhand chief minister ND Tiwari, died of "asphyxia" as he was strangulated and smothered, according to autopsy report. Following the postmortem at AIIMS here, police on Thursday registered a case of murder and transferred it to the Crime Branch for investigation, a senior officer said. The autopsy was conducted by a medical board comprising

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed a 'Vijay Sankalp' rally here on Thursday evening, said "if BJP comes to power, steps will be taken to provide constitutional protection to customs and beliefs." "After counting the votes on May 23, we will fight in the court and the Parliament to ensure protection for customs and traditions," Modi said while mentioning the

Kannur, Apr 19: Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad appealed to the voters of Kerala to exercise their franchise in favour of Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates to protect democracy and secularism in the country. Addressing an election rally at Mattannur in support of UDF candidate K Sudhakaran on Friday, Mr Azad said to protect

New Delhi, Apr 19: Bhoja Poojari has handled baggage for India's Jet Airways Ltd since it began flying nearly 26 years ago. Now, like many other Jet employees, he fears for the future as the debt-laden airline descends into crisis. "If this continues, I do not know what to do," said the 53-year-old father of two, who has not been paid in nearly two months and may be forced to sell his house. "I

New Delhi, Apr 19: Twenty states and Union territories have so far joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number '112' on which immediate assistance can be sought by anyone in distress, officials said on Friday. The '112' helpline is an integration of police (100), fire (101) and women (1090) helpline numbers and the project is being implemented under the central government's

A youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr constituency chopped off his own index finger that was marked with the indelible ink after he realised that he had voted for the 'wrong' party. The man identified as Pawan Kumar decided to take the drastic step after realising that he had voted for the BJP candidate instead of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance candidate. In a video that has gone viral, Kumar is heard

New Delhi, Apr 19: Backing Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's theory that Congress might be plotting with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday said it would be "better that Imran Khan keeps off Indian elections”. Speaking to ANI, Madhav said: "Who will be the prime minister of India will be decided by the people of India. We are wise enough; we don't

Ghazipur, Apr 19: Union Minister Manoj Sinha has launched an open threat to opposers of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, stating that a finger pointed towards his party workers will cease to exist after four hours. Addressing party workers here on Thursday, Sinha said, "BJP activists are ready to destroy corruption and money earned by criminal activities. And I want to assure you that if any