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Panaji, Jun 15: Amid the raging debate over cow slaughter and consumption of beef, a sadhvi attending a meet of various Hindu outfits here has said those who consider eating beef as a status symbol should be hanged. The remarks made by Sadhvi Saraswati here last evening triggered a sharp reaction from the Congress, which said her speech would spark communal hatred and asked the BJP-led government

Mumbai, Jun 15: The Shiv Sena today lashed out at the Madhya Pradesh government for preventing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from entering trouble-hit Mandsaur, saying it is detrimental to democracy and wrong to create a wall between the Opposition leaders and "victims". The BJP constantly terms Rahul Gandhi as a "weak and an ineffective leader", the Sena pointed out and said if that was so, it had

Jammu, Jun 15: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in fierce retaliation by Indian troops as Pakistan Army today violated ceasefire thrice along the Line of Control in two sectors in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan Army resorted to shelling of mortar bombs and firing of small arms and automatic weapons on forward posts and civilians areas in the region. There have

Lucknow, Jun 14: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya and others in connection with the Rs 900-crore money laundering case in the IDBI Bank-Kingfisher Airlines loan case. The development comes a day after the now London-based 61-year-old Mallya, before Westminister Magistrate Court, claimed that he had “enough evidence” to

Srinagar, Jun 14: In a span of just over four hours, militants carried out series of attacks on Tuesday evening in Kashmir, injuring 13 security personnel. According to an media report, there have been five attacks in south Kashmir and one in north Kashmir in the last 24 hours. In south Kashmir's Pulwama district's Tral, terrorists threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp

New Delhi, Jun 13: Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday was arrested before he reached Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh, the epicentre of farmers’ agitation after state police imposed section 144 in the region which prohibits more than four people from gathering. Scindia was arrested under section 151. Talking to media, before his arrest, Scindia has said he would go alone in Mandsaur as

Neemuch (MP), Jun 13: Quota stir leader Hardik Patel was today arrested in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh when he was heading to Mandsaur to meet the kin of the farmers killed in police firing last week. Patel was arrested from Nayagaon in Neemuch to prevent the commission of cognisable offences, City Superintendent of Police Abhishek Diwan said. The Patidar Andolan leader was accompanied by

Jaipur, Jun 13: A MOB led by self-styled cow vigilantes in Rajasthan assaulted officials from the Tamil Nadu government who were part of a five-truck convoy transporting 50 cows and 30 calves purchased by the state’s animal husbandry department from Jaisalmer, police said. At least 50 persons have been booked by police for the attack that took place on Sunday night on NH 15 in Barmer district

New Delhi, Jun 12: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to declare the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) results, staying the Madras High Court's restrain order. Though the apex court did not fix any date for the declaration of results, the CBSE began the process, hoping to announce the test results “within two weeks.” About 12 lakh

New Delhi, Jun 12: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a small casual meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharis at the SCO Summit in Astana, India will today release 11 Pakistani civil prisoners in a “goodwill gesture”, says a media report. Pakistan had sought the release of these prisoners as they had all completed their sentence. The move by India comes at a time when the two