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Princeton (US), Sept 20: Leaders like Narendra Modi and Donald Trump are being elected all over the world as the people are in pain due to unemployment, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said today, but stressed that even the prime minister was not doing enough to solve the key problem facing India. Gandhi, 47, who is in the US on a two-week-long tour, during his interaction with students at

Chandigarh, Sept 30: Dirty and horrific secrets from Gurmeet Ram Rahim's Dera Sacha Sauda's closet are tumbling out on a daily basis. The latest: nearly 600 skeletons are buried inside the Dera headquarters in Sirsa. The dreadful revelation has been made by a trusted aide of Gurmeet Ram Rahim during interrogation by Special Investigation Team (SIT). Former Dera vice-president Dera Sacha Sauda Dr

Mumbai, Sept 20: Flight operations at the Mumbai airport remain affected for the second day today following heavy rains that continue to lash the metropolis. The skidding of a SpiceJet aircraft on the main runway (09/27) last night compounded the problem further as it forced the private airport operator to shift operations to the secondary runway, which can carry out limited operations. The

Bhagalpur, Sept 20: In a shocking turn of events, the 389.31 crore worth Gateshwar Panth Canal Project, which was all set to be inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, suffered a major blow as a part of the dam collapsed just 24 hours before the inaugural ceremony. Stirring the administrative head, Minister of Water Resources, Lallan Singh said, "The dam broke due to release of water in

Mumbai, Sept 19: The Thane City police detained fugitive underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar on Monday night allegedly on charges of extortion from a property developer. The police's anti extortion cell (AEC), headed by recently inducted and former encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma, picked up Kaskar from south Mumbai along with some of his aides. The case was registered

Chandigarh, Sept 18: Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief's adopted daughter Honeypreet Insan tops the list of 43 persons 'wanted' by the Haryana Police in connection with incidents of violence that followed Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction in a rape case. Earlier, a lookout notice was issued against Honeypreet Insan and Dera spokesman Aditya Insan, whose name also figures in the 'wanted' list. The

New Delhi, Sept 18: Defending Maya Kodnani in 2002 Naroda Gam riot case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, who appeared at Ahmedabad Sessions Court on Monday, as a defence witness, said that the former Gujarat minister was not present in Naroda Gam, on the day riots broke out. As per the reports of ANI, Shah claimed that from 9:30 AM to 9:45 AM he was at the Civil Hospital and had met

New Delhi, Sept 18: An indebted nation on Monday paid homage to Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh, who was laid to rest with full state honours at Delhi's Brar Square. Arjan Singh had passed away at the Army's Research and Referral Hospital on Saturday. As a mark of respect to the departed son of the 'Mother India', the national flag will fly at half-mast in all government buildings in

New Delhi, Sept 18: In a trouble for Vijay Mallya, Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) has transferred the title and rights of shares worth Rs 100 crore of United Breweries Ltd (UBL), held directly and indirectly by the beleaguered businessman, to the centre. This is part of the process of confiscating the assets of Vijay Mallya and the Enforcement Directorate has been looking into it

New Delhi, Sept 18: In India, there are three policemen to protect one VIP (Very Important Person), and just one policeman to protect 663 common men. This shocking police-to-population data was compiled by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), a home ministry division. According to the data, there are almost 19.26 lakh police officers in the country. Out of this, 56,944 are