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Family members of Sonbhadra clash victims meet Priyanka at UP guesthouse

Mirzapur/Lucknow, Jul 20: Family members of the Sonbhadra clash victims Saturday met Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the Chunar guesthouse in Mirzapur district, where she spent a night in detention.

Twelve members of the affected families met the Congress general secretary at the guesthouse, senior party leader Ajay Rai said.

Priyanka Gandhi was stopped from going to...

BJP govt wants to 'deport' Priyanka, 'jungle raj' prevailing in UP: Congress

New Delhi, Jul 20: The Congress on Saturday alleged that the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh wants to "deport" party general secretary Priyanka GandhiVadra so that she cannot meet the victims of the Sonbhadra clash.

The party also alleged that "jungle raj" was prevalent in the state and the government had failed to take action against the...

7 fishermen missing as heavy rains lashes Kerala; shutters of Idukki dam opened

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 20: Seven fishermen are reported missing as rains intensified and lashed several parts of Kerala for the third day on Saturday under the influence of the southwest monsoon. Heavy rains have been predicted in the state and there is a red alert in some districts of the state.

Due to the heavy rainfall, shutters of four dams...

Priyanka Gandhi spent night at Chunar guesthouse

Lucknow /Mirzapur, Jul 20: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spent the night at the Chunar guesthouse in Mirzapur district, turning down all requests of the local administration to return without meeting the Sonbhadra clash victims.

In a late-night tweet, she said she is ready to go to jail if she is not allowed to go ahead.

The...

Priyanka Gandhi stopped from going to Sonbhadra to meet clash victims

Lucknow Jul 19: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi was Friday stopped in Mirzapur district from proceeding towards Sonbhadra to meet the victims of a clash that claimed 10 lives.

Nineteen people were injured in the incident on Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh. Some of them were admitted to a hospital in Varanasi and the others at a health facility in Sonbhadra...

"Minimum Security Cover" For UP Visits: Priyanka Gandhi In Letter To Yogi Adityanath

New Delhi, Jul 19: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath requesting "minimum security arrangement" to be made during her visits to the state so that people are not inconvenienced.

"I appreciate the security arrangements made during my visits to the state. But I am very disturbed...

Mayawati Hits Out At BJP after Attachment of Brother's Property

New Delhi, Jul 19: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday lashed out at the BJP-led central government over the attachment of her brother Anand Kumar's property in Noida.

Taking to Twitter, Mayawati claimed that the ruling party is "misusing" its power to implicate members of the opposition in false cases and torturing them.

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IMA scam: SIT arrests social activist Umar Shariff for promoting Mansoor Khan

Bengaluru, Jul 18: The Special Investigation Team on Thursday arrested a seasonal social activist propagating for I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Jewels and its founder Mansoor Khan who is accused of perpetrating financial fraud worth crores.

“The arrested identified as 42-year-old running Umar Shariff ran a school by name “Al Basheer” off Bannerghatta Road. He is a social...

India will become $5 trillion economy because of strong foundation laid by previous govts: Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Jul 19: Former president Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that India would become a $5 trillion economy by 2024 because of the strong foundation laid by previous governments.

Delivering a lecture on 'Furthering India's Promise', Mukherjee said various economic and social sectors are performing well because of the efforts of Indians since Independence.

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Consular Access to Kulbhushan Jadhav "According to Our Laws": Pakistan

Islamabad, Jul 19: Pakistan will grant consular access to Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav according to the Pakistani laws, for which modalities are being worked out, the Foreign Ministry said in a late night statement.

The ministry also said that Kulbhushan Jadhav had been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular relations.

"Pursuant...