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New Delhi, Nov 3: The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety will probe the Amritsar tragedy in which 60 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a passing train, the Indian Railways has said, nearly two weeks after it had ruled out any investigation into the tragedy. A day after the accident on October 19, the railways had termed it a "case of trespassing". The probe will begin Sunday (November 4)

Patna, Nov 3: After the death of a cop in Patna, who was suffering from dengue and was denied medical leave, trainee constables opened fire, attacked their seniors and vandalised the police line. Vehicles, including those belonging to officers were damaged and overturned. Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj, donning riot gear, was stopped by his juniors from entering the police lines

New Delhi, Nov 2: Bollywood’s ‘Badshah’ Shah Rukh Khan on Friday turned 53, and celebrities wished the charming actor happiness and success. Shah Rukh took to Instagram and posted a picture with his family. He also stepped out on the terrace of Mannat to greet his fans. "Fed cake to wife... Met my family of fans outside Mannat... now playing Mono Deal with my lil girl gang! Having a Happy Birthday

Wayanad, Nov 2: A 49-year-old man presumed dead by his family showed up near here much to the shock and delight of his kin, a fortnight after they performed his 'funeral' mistakenly identifying a decomposed body as that of his. Saji, who used to be away from home for days in search of odd jobs, was not in touch for the last few months and the family had recently 'wrongly' identified the unclaimed

New Delhi, Nov 2: Launching a fresh attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi termed the Rafale deal as a PM Modi-Anil Ambani partnership on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Rahul alleged that Dassault Aviation paid Rs 284 crore to Reliance Defence as the first tranche of 'kickbacks'. He added that the Dassault CEO is lying and by doing that he is

Beijing, Nov 2: Imran Khan arrived in Beijing on Friday in what is termed as the most significant visit to China by a Pakistani Prime Minister in recent years as the all-weather allies grapple to iron out differences over the multi-billion CPEC and Islamabad approaching 'friendly nations' to avoid a tough IMF bailout package. Khan arrived in the early hours for his four-day visit, official sources

Newsroom, Nov 2: In a shocking revelation, Pallavi Gogoi, the chief business editor of the US-based National Public Radio, has claimed that she was raped by journalist-turned-politician M J Akbar in 1994, when she was 23 years old and working for The Asian Age. M J Akbar has dismissed the allegations as false, his lawyer told The Washington Post, which has published the first person account of

Newsroom, Nov 2: Actress Aahana Kumra too has joined #MeToo bandwagon and accused filmmaker Sajid Khan of asking her objectionable question at his house on the pretext of meeting for work. In an interview with a newspaper, the ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ actress said, “I had a meeting with Sajid Khan about a year ago, knowing the fact that he is a shady guy. I met him and he did the same thing that

Nov 2: WhatsApp Wednesday said it will display advertisements in its ‘Status’ section to monetise the popular messaging platform that has about 1.5 billion users globally. “…around monetisation plans for WhatsApp, we already announced that we are going to be putting ads in ‘Status’. So that is going to be a primary monetisation mode for the company as well as an opportunity for businesses to reach

Bengaluru, Nov 2: Karnataka Congress MLA and former minister Roshan Baig Thursday asked if a Ram temple was not constructed in India, "will it be built in Pakistan" and said Muslims respected the sentiments of their "Hindu brothers". Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for alleged attempts to bring an ordinance on the Ram temple issue, Baig questioned as to what the saffron party-led