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Bengaluru, Jul 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday warned Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav against making false allegations on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah for the raids conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at 12 locations across Patna, Delhi, Gurgaon in connection with a case linked to a hotel maintenance contract

Patna/Ranchi, Jul 7: RJD president Lalu Prasad on Friday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that no amount of raids by the CBI, Enforcement Directorate (ED) or the Income Tax department would deter him. “I have been facing CBI sleuths for the last 20 years. And I have even won the DA (disproportionate assets) case from the Supreme Court. So I won’t be cowed down through

Kolkata, Jul 7: Life was limping back to normalcy in the communal violence-hit areas of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district as paramilitary forces marched on the streets, and internet and WI-FI services remained suspended in the affected pockets on Thursday. There were no reports of violence from Baduria, Banstala and Tetulia -- the worst affected areas in Basirhat sub-division, where some

Birmingham, Jul 6: The Birmingham City Council has been forced to withdraw permission granted to the organisers of a rally titled "Burhan Wani Day" to mark the first death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant/terrorist Burhan Wani here after India lodged a strong protest over the same. Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter with Indian security forces in the Tral region of Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi, Jul 5: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today dubbed Narendra Modi as a "weak PM" for not raising the issue of H-1B visa in his talks with US President Donald Trump and for playing down the use of the term "Indian- administered Kashmir" by the US. The Congress on its Twitter handle also criticised Modi's US visit, saying it was merely a photo opportunity and the main issues were

Jerusalem, Jul 5: Renowned Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan symbolises the talent of people of India, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, emphasising that the two countries believe in the partnership of talent. Expressing his admiration for Ramanujan, Netanyahu said he was one of the greatest mathematicians of all times. "We have a great admiration for people of India. I told

New Delhi, Jul 5: India will host heads of at least 10 South East Asian nations on its Republic Day next year, making a major outreach to a region often perceived as the “backyard” of China. Though New Delhi has since long been hosting a foreign leader as the chief guest on the occasion of the Republic Day every year; this is going to be the first time when as many as 10 heads of states and

Hyderabad, Jul 4: AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi stoked a controversy when he claimed his brother and party chief Asaduddin Owaisi could help the outfit win 50 seats in Parliament with the votes of "our brethren", remarks that BJP dubbed as "hate speech". Owaisi was also purportedly shown in the video, which has gone viral, criticising the Modi government for the recent killing of Muslims. He

New Delhi, Jul 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to Israel, beginning on Tuesday, will see discussions between him and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu exploring ways to enhance cooperation in key strategic areas. His visit will be the first by an Indian PM to Israel. This year, India and Israel are marking 25 years of their diplomatic relations. The two sides are expected

Jul 3: Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who was recently designated as a 'global terrorist' by US, has admitted that he has carried out terror attacks in India, reports ANI, quoting Pakistan Media. Salahuddin had last year threatened to turn the Kashmir valley "into a graveyard for Indian forces". Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin admits on a Pakistan TV channel to carrying out