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Jerusalem, Dec 17: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's eldest, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the leading social network a "dictatorship". In a message posted Thursday on his Facebook page after deadly Palestinian attacks, Yair Netanyahu had called for "all Muslims (to) leave" Israel. "Do you know where there are no

London, Dec 17: The increasing involvement of the Indian government in the affairs of the country`s central bank is a negative for the ratings of giant Asian economy`s banking system, S&P Global said on Monday. "S&P Global Ratings views as credit negative the circumstances leading to the recent resignation of Urjit Patel, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)," S&P analysts Michael Puli and

Jaipur, Dec 17: Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was Monday sworn in as the chief minister of Rajasthan at a ceremony here, while Sachin Pilot took oath as a cabinet minister. The party announced that Pilot will be the state's deputy chief minister. Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh administered the oath of office to Gehlot and Pilot in the presence of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former

New Delhi, Dec 17: The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court asked Kumar to surrender before December 31 and imposed a fine of Rs 500,000 on him. Today's verdict reversed the 2013 trial court judgment which had acquitted Kumar. While pronouncing the judgment the judge

Riyadh, Dec 17: Saudi Arabia rejects the position of the US Senate, blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday. On Thursday, the US Senate passed a resolution that blamed the Saudi Crown Prince for Khashoggi’s assassination, and also warned the kingdom against purchasing arms from Russia or

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 17: The ruling BJP is moving the Calcutta High Court again on Monday protesting against the West Bengal government denial of permission for the party's proposed Rath Yatra or 'Save Democracy Rally' across the state eying the 2019 parliamentary elections. According to state BJP president Dilip Ghosh, the West Bengal BJP unit is moving the court again today as the Mamata

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Congress said Saturday the Supreme Court, which gave the government relief in the Rafale jet case, has not gone into the pricing and technical aspects of the aircraft and it is only a joint parliamentary committee that can probe whether there was any irregularity in the deal. At a press conference, Congress leader Kapil Sibal pointed to a part of Friday's judgment in which

Aizawl, Dec 15: Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga was Saturday sworn in as Mizoram's new chief minister, heading a 12-member ministry. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor K Rajasekharan during a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan here. The MNF came to power in the state winning 26 of the 40 seats in the state assembly uprooting the Congress from its last bastion in

New York, Dec 15: A 54-year old man has been charged with hate crime for assaulting an Indian-origin woman travelling in a subway and using homophobic slurs against her. Allasheed Allah, 54, was brought before the court on Thursday and charged with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment against Avneet Kaur, 20, for the attack in New York City's Queens borough last month. According to

New Delhi, Dec 15: A day after the Supreme Court verdict on the Rafale deal, Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday he will request all members of the panel to summon the Attorney General and the CAG to ask them when was the public auditor's report tabled in Parliament. The senior Congress leader accused the government of "misleading" the Supreme Court by presenting