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Mumbai, Jan 5: Amid an ongoing controversy surrounding former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh's biopic, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said he sees Mr Singh as a successful prime minister rather than an "accidental" one. "If a Prime Minister governs the country for 10 years and the people respect him, I don't see him as an accidental prime minister. After Narasimha Rao, if the country has

Nagpur, Jan 5: More than one Maharashtrian would occupy the prime minister's post by 2050, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday. The chief minister was asked whether India will see a Maharashtrian prime minister by 2050 as no Maharashtrian leader has become prime minister of the country yet. "Why not, of course we will see...If anyone has really ruled India, the entire India, in real

New Delhi, Jan 4: Walls of hatred are being erected in the name of religion in India and those who stand against this "injustice" are being punished, actor Naseeruddin Shah on Friday claimed in video released by the Amnesty India against alleged government "crackdown" on NGOs. In the 2.13-minute solidarity video for the human rights watchdog Amnesty, Shah said those who demand rights are being

Chennai, Jan 4: Actor turned Politician and Makkal Needhi Miyam (MNM)President Kamal Hasan said "though Prime minister Narendra Modi has invited us for an alliance with BJP, it is for us to decide on it". It may be recalled that a couple of days ago in an interview to a news agency, Modi said that his party welcomes both Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan if they are willing to join their alliance

London, Jan 4: US politicians plan to use a new financial disclosure law aimed at foreign media companies to force more transparency from Al Jazeera and other Qatari outlets. The law, introduced last year, requires foreign-owned TV stations broadcasting in America to register and file regular reports with the US media regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The reports must include

New Delhi, Jan 4: Hitting back at the Congress on the Rafale fighter jet deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday alleged that the party had stopped the deal when it was in power as it "didn't get the money" and ignored national security. Replying to a debate on the Rafale issue in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman alleged that the Congress is only shedding crocodile tears on the HAL not getting

New Delhi, Jan 4: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi be investigated for corruption and for weakening national security by giving the Rafale contract to "his friend". Gandhi cited a media report on Swedish Telecom major Ericsson filing a contempt plea in the Supreme Court against Reliance Communications chief Anil Ambani and demanding that he

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 4: Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Palakkad town and Manjeswaram Taluk of Kasargod district in northern Kerala late Thursday night after widespread protest erupted over the entry of two women in their menstrual age in to Sabarimala temple. Palakkad District Collector D Balamurali issued the order for Palakkad Town after considering the reports filed by various

Jan 4: Ongoing efforts to reach victims of a mining disaster in the northeast have exposed what campaigners say is poor enforcement against such illegal mines, where undocumented workers risk injury or death. At least 15 people were trapped when an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya state flooded on Dec. 13. Rescue efforts continue, although relatives said this week they had lost hope that the miners

New Delhi, Jan 4: Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken Friday resigned as the party's Delhi unit chief citing health reasons, sources said on Friday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Congress party affairs in-charge P C Chacko and Maken held a meeting Thursday evening. Gandhi has accepted his resignation, they said. The 54-year-old leader had taken over as the Congress's Delhi unit chief four