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New Delhi, Aug 10: Narendra Modi on Thursday again tried to drill among BJP MPs a sense of responsibility towards their parliamentary duties and wondered why the party has to issue a whip to ensure their presence in both the Houses. The PM said this at the BJP parliamentary meeting held on Thursday morning where he also felicitated BJP president Amit Shah for successfully completing three years in

New Delhi, Aug 10: Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari said there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the "ambience of acceptance" is now under threat. Ansari, whose second five-year term as the Vice-President ends today, made these remarks in the backdrop of incidents of intolerance and cow vigilantism and comments made by some saffron

Patna, Aug 10: A group of unidentified men on Thursday shot dead Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Kedar Rai while he was on his morning walk at the Sugna road in Bihar. Rai is considered to be very close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. RJD ward councillor Rai was immediately rushed to a private hospital after the incident. However, he was declared 'brought dead' by the doctors at the hospital

Ahmedabad, Aug 9: Cracking a whip on lawmakers who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election, the Congress on Wednesday expelled eight MLAs, including former Leader of the Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela, from the party for six years. Those who have been expelled are Mr. Vaghela’s son Mahendrasinh, C.K. Raolji, Karamshi Patel, Amit Chaudhary, Bhola Gohil, Raghavji Patel and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, who

Chandigarh, Aug 9: The Chandigarh police today finally re-arrested Vikas Barala, the accused son of Haryana BJP president, and his accomplice after they were charged with attempted abduction in the high profile Varnika Kundu stalking case. The arrest and pressing of fresh charges against the accused came five days after the incident that arguably exposed the ‘shoddy’ investigation by the cops in

Mumbai, Aug 9: Mumbai’s Azad Maidan turned into a sea of orange on Wednesday as thousands of people demanding reservation for the Maratha community gathered there in what was their 58th protest in a year. Wearing orange caps and carrying flags, the protesters walked down south Mumbai’s JJ flyover, which was closed for vehicular traffic, winding their way to the protest venue. At the Jijamata Udyan

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who pulled off a victory in the bitterly fought Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat, has the reputation of being a trouble-shooter and strategist for the party. The long-serving political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been one of the most powerful functionaries in the party. An organisational man, he had gently turned down offers to join the

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who pulled off a victory in the bitterly fought Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat, has the reputation of being a trouble-shooter and strategist for the party. The long-serving political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been one of the most powerful functionaries in the party. An organisational man, he had gently turned down offers to join the

New Delhi, Aug 9: Stress is one of the biggest enemies of Indian Army. According to a report, the 15-lakh strong armed forces losing over 100 personnel in stress-related deaths in the form of suicides and fragging or fratricide (to kill a fellow-soldier or superior) every year. There have been 44 suicides and a fratricide case in the Army alone this year. The defence ministry told Parliament on

New Delhi, Aug 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Union Minister Smriti Irani and BJP chief Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. While Mr. Shah made his maiden entry to the Rajya Sabha, Ms. Irani was reelected to the upper House in the polls held on Tuesday. “Congratulations to BJP president @AmitShah & ministerial colleague @smritiirani on getting