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Karnal (Har), Oct 4: Continuing his Lok Sabha plank of ousting the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought a clear mandate for the BJP in Haryana for putting the state on a growth trajectory. Kicking off his party's poll campaign in Haryana, he hit out at the Congress for the state's backwardness. Modi said that today the entire world was looking at India with greater respect and this

Patna, Oct 4: Facing flak for the stampede at Gandhi maidan that left 33 dead and 29 injured, Patna district administration today denied lapses and said the tragedy "seems to be result of suffocation" due to the huge gathering of people for Dusshera celebrations. "People appear to have died due to suffocation," District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma told reporters at Patna Medical College and

Patna, Oct 4: Thirty-two people, most of them women and children, were killed and several injured in a stampede that broke out this evening at the Gandhi Maidan here shortly after the Dussehra celebrations there had ended. The tragedy occurred when people were returning after watching the "Ravan Vadh" ceremony at the Bihar capital's main Dussehra event at Gandhi Maidan where a huge crowd had

New Delhi, Oct 3: Seeking to reach out to more people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the countrymen over radio for the first time, giving a pep talk about how to shed despondency and use their skills for betterment and prosperity of the country. He advocated the need for use of khadi products as a homage to Mahatma Gandhi and impressed upon the people to generate confidence among

Bangalore, Oct 3: AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa is not getting VIP treatment, but being looked after as any other ordinary prisoner at the Parapanna Agrahara Central prison where she is lodged after conviction in the disproportionate assets case, according to a top jail official. “Madam (Jayalalithaa) is getting no VIP treatment. She is being treated as any other prisoner at Parapanna Agrahara,” DIG

Ahmedabad, Oct 2: Breaking his silence over the Shiv Sena-BJP split in Maharashtra, veteran BJP leader L K Advani today said he would have been happy if the alliance had continued. "I would have been happier, if this (alliance) would not have been broken. But, this is also right that people from our party were saying that the seat-sharing formula was not proper and we (BJP) should get more seats,"

New Delhi, Oct 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rajghat - the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday morning to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversary. Mr. Modi visited Rajghat ahead of the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Mr. Modi had declared that the mission will be launched Oct 2 and that a “clean India” will be the best tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th

New Delhi, Oct 1: Good times are rolling well into the festive season for petrol consumers. State-run fuel retailers on Tuesday reduced the fuel's price by approximately 54 paise a litre, excluding state taxes, marking the fourth cut since April 1. But the wait for a much-anticipated reduction in diesel price, the first in four years, got longer due to the poll code and lack of clarity on whether

Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 1: At least twelve persons were killed and 45 others injured when two speeding passenger trains collided near Gorakhpur late last night, a railway official said today. At least twelve persons have died and among the 45 injured, 12 are grievously injured, railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said. Krishak Express, travelling from Varanasi to Gorakhpur, hit Barauni Express, going

Washington, Sep 30: Calling for a new agenda in a novel joint editorial, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama today pledged themselves as global partners to enhancing homeland security by sharing intelligence through counter-terrorism and law enforcement cooperation. Writing in the Washington Post, the two leaders also said India and the US will work jointly to maintain