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Kolkata, Aug 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that she would rather die than prove her religion and challenged BJP to compare the religious activities undertaken by the Trinamool Congress government to that by the previous regimes in the state. She asserted that more number of Durga pujas are being held in the state under the TMC rule than under previous governments

New Delhi, Aug 14: The Congress is speaking in different voices on the special status of Jammu and Kashmir because of its "frustration, despair and directionless politics", Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday. He added that PoK (Pakistan occupied Kashmir) is a part of India and a seat will be left for it in the assembly. The minister also accused Congress leader P Chidambaram of

New Delhi, Aug 13: The Supreme Court Tuesday slapped cost of up to Rs 1 lakh on seven states for failing to file responses on setting up human rights courts despite its direction last year. The top court imposed cost of Rs 1 lakh each on Rajasthan and Uttarakhand while noting that neither have they filed the responses nor were their advocates present in the court during the hearing. A bench

New Delhi, Aug 13: The situation in Jammu and Kashmir is "very sensitive" and reasonable time should be given to the government to ensure normalcy there, the apex court said on Tuesday while refusing to pass any immediate order to the Centre to lift restrictions in the region imposed after abrogation of Article 370. The apex court also said that it is to be ensured that no life was lost there and

New Delhi, Aug 13: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accepted Governor Satya Pal Malik's 'invitation' to visit Jammu and Kashmir but said he did not need an aircraft. Gandhi said he and other opposition leaders would visit Jammu and Kashmir and urged Malik to allow them the freedom to meet people, and soldiers. Gandhi said in a tweet, "Dear Governor Malik, A delegation of opposition leaders

Nagpur, Aug 13: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight on Tuesday returned to the taxiway from Nagpur Airport runway after its pilot detected a "serious error." Among the passengers on board flight 6E 636 from Nagpur to Delhi was Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, an airport official said. According to the official, the pilot detected an error while the aircraft was taxiing, after which the pilot

New Delhi, Aug 13: Walking through the wild and taking a ride on a cold river in a makeshift boat were some of the things that Prime Minister Narendra Modi put up with as he teamed up with survivalist Bear Grylls to promote a cause close to his heart-protecting nature. On Discovery channel's, "Man Vs Wild with Bear Grylls and Prime Minister Modi", he braved the rain and cold in the jungles of Jim

Chandigarh, Aug 12: International wrestler Babita Phogat and her father Mahavir Phogat, a noted wrestling coach, joined the BJP on Monday. They joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, party's general secretary in-charge of Haryana Anil Jain and its state chief Subhash Barala. Lauding the father-daughter duo, Rijiju said Babita Phogat has

New Delhi, Aug 12: China is moving ahead in areas like artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics and it would be a waste of time if India distracts itself by talking about temples and mosques, former Navy chief Arun Prakash said on Sunday. However, Arun Prakash expressed hope that the abrogation provision of Article 370 and the change in the status of Jammu and Kashmir will bring peace and help

Kasaragod, Aug 12: With rains and subsequent floods battering Kerala for the past few days, Eid celebrations in various parts of the state on Monday was a low key affair, which started and ended with prayers. Of the 3.34 crore Kerala population, Muslims account for 88.73 lakh. A large number of Muslims live in districts like Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod which are the worst flood