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Within days after a senior IAS officer virtually accused the saffron outfits of inciting communal tension in Uttar Pradesh, a senior Uttar Pradesh government official has revealed that Kasganj communal riot victim Chandan Gupta was killed by the saffron activists. Rashmi Varun, Deputy Director in Statistics Department and currently posted at Saharanpur, also lent support to Raghavendra Vikram

Within days after a senior IAS officer virtually accused the saffron outfits of inciting communal tension in Uttar Pradesh, a senior Uttar Pradesh government official has revealed that Kasganj communal riot victim Chandan Gupta was killed by the saffron activists. Rashmi Varun, Deputy Director in Statistics Department and currently posted at Saharanpur, also lent support to Raghavendra Vikram

London, Feb 3: Indias most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim has been linked to a series of properties across Britain, according to a media report today. The 62-year-old fugitive mafia boss, wanted in India as the mastermind of the Mumbai bomb blasts in 1993 and accused of crimes such as match-fixing and extortion, accrued a vast property portfolio across the Midlands and south-east in the UK as

Guwahati, Feb 3: Highlighting "path-breaking" economic reforms undertaken by his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India's growth story will further pick up speed when there is an all-round development of the Northeast. Inaugurating the two-day 'Global Investors Summit' hosted by Assam, he stressed on the importance of 'Act East Policy' in the Centre's aim of achieving balanced

Paris, Feb 3: Tariq Ramadan, a prominent Swiss academic and renowned professor of contemporary Islamic studies at the University of Oxford, was charged in France with rape on Friday, based on accusations made against him four months ago by two women. The 55-year-old theologian and philosopher, was placed under formal investigation on charges of rape and rape of a vulnerable person, according to a

Hyderabad, Feb 3: Was an infant killed in Hyderabad as part of some superstition on lunar eclipse in Hyderabad? Police are probing the angle of human sacrifice after the severed head of an infant was found dumped on the terrace of a house in Chiluka Nagar in Hyderabad on Thursday. The incident came to light after a woman resident of the rented house went to the terrace in the morning to dry

Mahendragarh, Feb 3: Three people have been arrested for allegedly thrashing two students from Jammu and Kashmir last evening in Haryana's Mahendragarh, about 100 km from Delhi. Close to 15 people allegedly surrounded the two students of the Central University of Haryana and attacked with sticks, bricks and helmets. The students were at a local market after offering their Friday prayers. Police

Mount Maunganui, Feb 3: India today lifted a record fourth U-19 World Cup trophy after an eight-wicket rout of Australia in the final, underlining their dominant run in the tournament and giving Rahul Dravid the biggest success of his coaching career. As it has been the case throughout the tournament, India had all their bases covered with bowlers bouncing back to dismiss Australia for 216 from

New Delhi, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to provide health insurance for about half the country would require an estimated Rs 11, 000 crore in central and state funding each year, sources familiar with the matter said. The National Health Protection Scheme, which the government dubs "Modicare", was announced in Thursday's budget for 2018/19 and would provide 100 million families, or

Madurai, Feb 3: A major fire broke out inside the premises of famous Meenakshi temple here in which at least 40 shops were gutted, police said. However no one was injured, they said. Temple authorities ruled out any sabotage and said electrical short circuit in one of the shops selling pooja articles caused the fire late last night. The blaze did not cause any damage to the sculptures inside the