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Bulandshahr, Dec 6: The Bajrang Dal on Wednesday asked its Bulandshahr coordinator Yogesh Raj, who is the main accused in the mob violence in the Uttar Pradesh town which killed two, to surrender before the police and said it believed he is innocent. The Bajrang Dal also demanded a CBI probe into the incident, saying because the police themselves were the complainant. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh

New Delhi, Dec 6: Nation pays homage to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on his 63rd Mahaparinirvan Diwas on Thursday. The Father of the Indian Constitution Dr Ambedkar was a jurist, economist, politician and a social reformer who campaigned against social discrimination of Dalits, women and labourers. He died on this day in 1956 and the day is observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas every year. A number of

New Delhi, Dec 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished a happy married life to Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Making the night special for newlyweds, Prime Minister Modi attended their wedding reception in Delhi on Tuesday. He congratulated the couple and gifted a rose to the couple as a token of best wishes. Sharing a snap from the reception, The Prime Minister wished the couple, writing

New Delhi, Dec 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished a happy married life to Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas. Making the night special for newlyweds, Prime Minister Modi attended their wedding reception in Delhi on Tuesday. He congratulated the couple and gifted a rose to the couple as a token of best wishes. Sharing a snap from the reception, The Prime Minister wished the couple, writing

New Delhi, Dec 5: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said a university should come up at the site of the disputed Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He emphasised that ‘Ram Rajya’ can be ushered through education and not by constructing a grand temple. “My stand is that with a consensus from both sides (Hindus and Muslims), let’s build a good university at

New Delhi, Dec 5: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said a university should come up at the site of the disputed Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He emphasised that ‘Ram Rajya’ can be ushered through education and not by constructing a grand temple. “My stand is that with a consensus from both sides (Hindus and Muslims), let’s build a good university at

New Delhi, Dec 5: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed his need to prove his superiority by questioning Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and asserting that Kartarpur went to Pakistan due to the lack of wisdom of the leaders of that time. His attack on Modi came a day after the prime minister alleged that Kartarpur went to Pakistan at the time of independence

Hyderabad, Dec 5: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday ruled out his party joining the TRS government in the event of it returning to power for second term in office. The Hyderabad Lok Sabha member said the TRS would form a government on its own. "No, we will not join the government. I am pretty much sure that the people of Telangana will bless KCR (as caretaker Chief Minister K

London, Dec 5: The husband of a 34-year-old Indian-origin pharmacist found dead in her home in Middlesborough, northern England, earlier this year has been found guilty of her murder on Tuesday. Mitesh Patel, 37, had denied killing his wife Jessica, whose body was found at their home in May. His murder trial at Teesside Crown Court opened last month and on Tuesday a jury found him guilty of

Abu Dhabi, Dec 5: India and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed a currency swap agreement to boost investment and enable direct trade without using dollars or other international currencies. The swap is for 200 crore dirhams or Rs. 3,500 crore ($496 million), depending on which central bank requests the amount, an official statement said. "The bilateral currency swap agreement between India