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Ajman, Sept 18: Nine residents were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire erupted in an apartment in a residential building in Al Nuaimiah area in Ajman on Monday morning, according to police. The blaze broke out from a faulty washing machine in an apartment, and was controlled in a record time. The apartment was gutted in the fire that started at around 11am, according to Lieutenant Colonel

Chennai, Sept 18: An elderly auto driver was allegedly assaulted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Chennai on Sunday night as he questioned party state president Tamilisai Soundararajan over the increasing fuel rates. As Soundararajan was addressing media in Saidapet on Sunday night, the auto driver named Kathir, standing behind her, asked her why fuel prices were rising. “Sister, why the

Kolkata, Sept 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeon Monday said the country will witness a "revolution" in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and people will defeat the BJP. The BJP had won the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by securing 31 per cent votes but it cannot be repeated, she claimed. She reiterated that "BJP Hatao, Desh Bachao" (Oust BJP, Save Country) will be her slogan for the next year's

New Delhi, Sept 18: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat lauded the role of the Congress during India’s freedom struggle and also acknowledged the contribution of previous governments in nation-building. “Whatever you may say but some work has definitely been done in this period. Something has definitely been done honestly. The Congress played a big role in the freedom movement

Godda (Jharkhand), Sept 17: A Sangh Parivar activist washed the feet of a BJP MP in Jharkhand’s Godda during a public event on Sunday. The worker then even drank that water from which he washed the MP's feet. The MP Nishikant Dubey, who represents Godda constituency even posted about the same on his official Facebook page and commended the worker for "keeping his promise". He wrote: "Today I

Miryalaguda, Sept 17: Peramalla Pranay Kumar, the 23-year-old Dalit man, who was killed on Friday afternoon, eight months after he married upper caste girl, was laid to rest here on Sunday. His pregnant wife Amrutha, who was brought home from hospital on Saturday night, was inconsolable. “I can’t live without him, but I will, for my baby, and to fight against caste system. No one should experience

Miryalaguda, Sept 17: Peramalla Pranay Kumar, the 23-year-old Dalit man, who was killed on Friday afternoon, eight months after he married upper caste girl, was laid to rest here on Sunday. His pregnant wife Amrutha, who was brought home from hospital on Saturday night, was inconsolable. “I can’t live without him, but I will, for my baby, and to fight against caste system. No one should experience

Mumbai, Sept 17: The 42-year-old director of a vedic school in Parbhani district was arrested and two juvenile students were detained for the alleged assault and ragging of two minor students, the police said on Sunday. The victims, in the age group of 9 to 10 years, were allegedly ragged and their private parts were tied with manja (string) by the accused, Parbhani’s deputy superintendent of

New Delhi, Sept 16: The united front of Left student groups AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF won all four central panel posts in Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls, the election committee announced on Sunday. The grouping's presidential candidate N Sai Balaji won after bagging 2,161 votes. Sarika Choudhary bagged 2,692 votes and was elected the vice president. Aejaj Ahmed polled 2,423

Mumbai, Sept 16: Mumbai police reminded Bollywood actor Uday Chopra Saturday that marijuana is a banned commodity in India when the "Dhoom" actor batted for its legalisation. Chopra tweeted Friday that marijuana, also known as cannabis, should be legalised as it is "part of Indian culture" and also has "medical benefits". I feel India should legalize marijuana. Firstly, It’s part of our culture