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Chinmayanand case: Shahjahanpur woman examined at hospital

Shahjahanpur, Sept 11: A special investigation team on Wednesday took the student who has accused BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of raping, and "physically exploiting" her for a year to a hospital for medical examination.

She was taken to the local medical college hospital under heavy security, where Chief Medical Officer Dr Anita Dhasmana said the woman was...

‘Article 370 a tool to enhance terrorism in J&K’: Gilgit-Baltistan activist

Geneva, Sept 11: Pakistan is making a hue and cry over India's decision to repeal Article 370 but has no locus standi in the matter, says Senge H Sering, Director, Institute of Gilgit Baltistan Studies, Washington DC.

He also said Article 370 had become a tool to spread terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Article 370...

Govt's intention is to save lives, not earn revenue through fines: Nitin Gadkari on new traffic rules

New Delhi, Sept 11: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said the government's intention behind bringing the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act (MV Act) was not to collect revenues through fines but to save lives of people.

The minister pointed out that the number of deaths caused by road accidents is highest in...

Some people get electric shock on hearing 'Cow, Om': PM Modi

Mathura, Sept 11: Lashing out at those who have been critical of the Union government's attempt to use cow for political gain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that some people deem words like 'cow' and 'Om' as taboos. He said such people have ruined the country.

"When some people hear words like 'Cow' and 'Om',...

Ban on oil imports: India shouldn’t have obeyed US, says Iran

New Delhi: Months after India decided to shut down oil imports from Iran in keeping with the sanctions imposed by the United States, the Iranian Ambassador to India said it is hurting the India-Iran bilateral trade and the former's future in Chabahar port.

Breaking silence on New Delhi's move to “zero out” oil purchases after May 2...

31 pilgrims Killed, several hurt in stampede at Karbala during ashura rituals

Baghdad, Sept 11: A walkway collapsed and set off a stampede in the holy city of Karbala on Tuesday as thousands of Shiite Muslims marked one of the most solemn holy days of the year. At least 31 people were killed and about 100 were injured, officials said.

It was the deadliest stampede in recent history during Ashoura commemorations,...

U.S. media showing one-sided perspective on Kashmir: Indian envoy

Washington, Sept 11: Some sections of the American media, especially the liberal media, is focussed on a perspective on Kashmir that has being “pushed forward” by those who are “inimical” to India’s interest, the country’s ambassador to the United States has said.

Harsh Vardhan Shringla said New Delhi’s move to abrogate Jammu and Kashmir’s special status last...

Chandrababu Naidu, son put under house arrest ahead of protest in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati, Sept 11: Telugu Desam Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and his son N Lokesh were placed under house arrest while several party leaders, including MLAs, were taken into custody on Wednesday in an bid to stop them from organising an agitation in Guntur district against alleged eviction of some villagers.

Simultaneously, some leaders of the ruling YSR...

Man gets himself killed for insurance payout to family

Jaipur, Sept 11: A man in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district got himself murdered so that his family members could claim ₹50 lakh insurance he had bought and spend the rest of their life in comfort.

Balbir Kharol (38), a moneylender, took the bizarre decision not because he was debt-ridden, but because he failed to recover money from people...

Zaira Wasim calls herself 'villain' in Priyanka-Farhan's love saga

Mumbai: The trailer of Priyanka Chopra's Bollywood comeback film 'The Sky Is Pink', co-starring Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim, and Rohit Saraf is finally out and it is everything! The trailer, which takes you on a crazy family ride, is a perfect blend of all the emotions.

Priyanka shared the trailer of the film on her Twitter handle, writing, "Presenting...