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Raebareli, Jul 29: Police on Monday registered a murder case against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, his brother Manoj Singh Sengar and eight others in connection with the road accident in which the Unnao rape victim and her lawyer were seriously injured, while two of her aunts were killed. The case has been registered under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation)

New Delhi, Jul 29: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday demanded that the road accident of Unnao rape victim be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and asked for the rape accused BJP legislator to be shifted to a jail outside Uttar Pradesh. "Though CBI is looking into the case, there should be a CBI probe in the (road) accident. Police said the rain was to be blamed for

New Delhi, Jul 29: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday broke down as he read out an obituary reference for his old friend and former union minister S Jaipal Reddy, saying he was pained by his death. When the House met for the day, Naidu read out an obituary reference for Reddy, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 77. Reddy, who represented the state of Andhra Pradesh in the Upper

New Delhi, Jul 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will feature in a special episode of Discovery's "Man Vs Wild" which will highlight "issues related to environmental change." According to a statement from the channel, the special episode, featuring survivalist and adventurer Bear Grylls and shot in the India's Jim Corbett National Park, will be a "frank and freewheeling journey" which will throw

New Delhi, Jul 29: Under fire from various quarters, Samajwadi Party member Azam Khan on Monday apologised in Lok Sabha for his sexist remarks against BJP member Rama Devi. Though Khan had to repeat his apology twice in the House, a visibly peeved Devi said the member has the habit of uttering derogatory words against women. As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Om Birla asked Khan, who

Thrissur, Jul 29: An alleged symbolic "purification ceremony" conducted by some Youth Congress workers in protest against a stir by a Dalit CPI MLA has triggered a controversy in Kerala with the lawmaker dubbing it "casteist" and lodging a police complaint. State Ministers also came down on the Youth Congress workers and said such acts cannot be accepted. The incident took place at Cherppu near

Jul 29: Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Water Resources Minister, Girish Mahajan, on July 28 claimed that at least 50 MLAs of the Congress and the NCP are in touch with the ruling party to switch over ahead of the assembly elections, due later this year. Mahajan's comments came against the backdrop of a string of leaders from Sharad Pawar-led NCP deserting their parent party in recent past.

Howrah, Jul 29: BJP leader and Barrackpore MP Arjun Singh on Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying she was obsessed about staying in power and that she was "trying to convert West Bengal into Kashmir". "She is obsessed about staying in power. She can do anything to remain in power. She is worried about losing it," he said while addressing a gathering in Lilua. "The day

Jul 29: A car in which the survivor of Unnao rape case, her family and lawyer were travelling was hit by an over-speeding truck in Rae Bareli on Sunday, killing two members while leaving her and the advocate critically injured, police said. BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, who is an accused in the rape case, was arrested on April 13 last year. Unnao Superintendent of Police Madhav Prasad Verma said the

New Delhi, Jul 28: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the confiscation of properties owned by him and his relatives. In his plea Mallya has said that he wanted attachment of only those properties related to Kingfisher Airlines facing cases of alleged irregularities. The matter is listed for hearing on July 29 before the apex court. A consortium