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Kolkata, Apr 18: The nor'wester that hit the city and other districts yesterday left 15 persons dead and 50 others injured, the police said today. Of the 15, seven died in the city, six in Howrah district and one each in Bankura and Hooghly districts respectively, the police said. Nearly 50 people were injured in incidents of wall collapse, uprooting of trees and electrocution, the police said

New York, Apr 18: Several women's rights and advocacy groups, civil society and inter-faith organisations have joined hands to hold a rally here protesting against the rapes of young girls in Kathua, Unnao and Surat towns, expressing outrage at the horrific incidents and demanding swift justice. The 'United For Justice Rally: Against the Rapes in India' was organised by Sadhana: Coalition of

London, Apr 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the UK today for a four-day visit of bilateral engagements as well as multilateral discussions as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson received Modi at the Heathrow airport here. Johnson said he was "excited" about the growing India-UK bilateral trade and that the visit will help

London, Apr 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the UK today for a four-day visit of bilateral engagements as well as multilateral discussions as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson received Modi at the Heathrow airport here. Johnson said he was "excited" about the growing India-UK bilateral trade and that the visit will help

Chennai, Apr 18: Even as he was parrying questions on allegations linking him to an audio tape in which the assistant professor of a Virudhunagar college, Nirmala Devi, is allegedly heard asking some students to offer sexual favours to higher-ups in Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) in exchange of high scores and financial aid, Tamil Nadugovernor Banwarilal Purohit got dragged into yet another

Ahmedabad, Apr 17: Hardline Hindutva demagogue Pravin Togadia, who recently had to resign from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, today began his indefinite fast in Ahmedabad, demanding among others construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and enforcement of the common civil code. “After 50 years of my life dedicated to the welfare of Hindus, I was thrown out and for what… I didn’t ask for any posts, I

Ahmedabad, Apr 17: Hardline Hindutva demagogue Pravin Togadia, who recently had to resign from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, today began his indefinite fast in Ahmedabad, demanding among others construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and enforcement of the common civil code. “After 50 years of my life dedicated to the welfare of Hindus, I was thrown out and for what… I didn’t ask for any posts, I

New Delhi, Apr 17: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said the “terror of note-ban” has again gripped the country due to reported shortage of cash in several states and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying the country’s banking system with his demonetisation decision. The Congress chief, who is in his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, took to Twitter to attack Mr. Modi, alleging

New Delhi, Apr 17: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said the “terror of note-ban” has again gripped the country due to reported shortage of cash in several states and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of destroying the country’s banking system with his demonetisation decision. The Congress chief, who is in his Parliamentary constituency Amethi, took to Twitter to attack Mr. Modi, alleging

New Delhi, Apr 17: ATMs in several cities across the country, operated by both state-run and private banks, are reportedly running dry. The problem seems to have affected ATMs in cities and towns across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, according to media reports. One reason for this could be that cash withdrawals at some bank branches