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Lucknow, May 30: BJP stalwarts L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti today appeared before a special CBI court here for framing of the charge of criminal conspiracy in the Babri Masjid demolition case. BJP leader Vinay Katiyar, VHP's Vishnu Hari Dalmia and one-time Hindutva firebrand Sadhvi Ritambara too presented themselves before the court in the politically sensitive case. Special CBI

New Delhi, May 29: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh were today granted bail by a special court here in connection with a nearly Rs 10 crore disproportionate assets case. Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal granted the relief to all the accused on a personal bond of Rs one lakh each and one surety of the like amount. The court, however, asked them not to

New Delhi, May 29: The CBI on Monday took custody of former RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin in connection with the murder of Bihar-based journalist Rajdeo Ranjan, an official said. Shahabuddin is now lodged in the Tihar Jail in New Delhi. The former MP was, on May 26, named one of the 10 accused in the murder of Ranjan, who hailed from Bihar's Siwan district, by the Central Bureau of Investigation

New Delhi, May 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a four-nation tour of Germany, Spain, Russia and France with the aim of boosting India's economic engagement with these nations and inviting more investment. Modi will first visit Germany, where he will hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel under the framework of India- Germany Intergovernmental Consultations (IGC). He will also

Pathankot, May 29: A search operation was launched by the Punjab Police and the Army after an abandoned bag containing Army fatigues was found here, a police official said today. A local resident informed the police about the bag yesterday following which the search operation was conducted in Pathankot city and Mamoon Cantonment here. "We conducted a search operation along with Army officials here

New Delhi, May 29: At least 23 people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike and wall collapse triggered by squall in Bihar on Sunday, although hot weather conditions continued in many parts of the country. However, the onset of the southwest monsoon is likely to advance due to a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal. The MeT department said that rains were likely to begin in

New Delhi, May 29: The Indian Army is facing a “dirty war” in Jammu and Kashmir, which has to be fought through “innovative” ways, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat said. “This is a proxy war, and proxy war is a dirty war. It is played in a dirty way. The rules of engagement are there when the adversary comes face-to-face and fights with you. It is a dirty war... That is where innovation comes in. You

Srinagar, May 28: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah today called for the immediate imposition of governor's rule in the state, stressing that it was the only way to control tension in the country. "We have never been promoters of governor's rule; we have always opposed it. But there is no other way," Abdullah, the newly elected MP from Srinagar, told PTI here. The National

New Delhi, May 28: The Indian Army is facing a "dirty war" in Jammu and Kashmir which has to be fought through "innovative" ways, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat has said, stoutly defending the use of a Kashmiri as a 'human shield' by a young officer. In an exclusive interaction with PTI, Rawat said the main objective of awarding Major Leetul Gogoi, when a Court of Inquiry was finalising its probe into

New Delhi, May 28: Answering the critics of his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had not thought it would be viewed politically when he launched the programme more than two years back. He said through the programme, he had "become like a member of every household" of the country, conversing with "my family" about routine issues. He said that like "an