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New Delhi, Jun 2: Soon after the head of the Congress' social media wing Divya Spandana deleted her Twitter account, the team's member Chirag Patnaik has also left the micro-blogging site. As per reports, Patnaik was arrested in Delhi last week for allegedly sexually harassing a former colleague. Later, Divya had defended him. The reasons behind their decisions to delete their respective Twitter

Surat, Jun 2: A hawker, who used to mimick politicians while selling toys on trains, was arrested at Surat Railway station on Friday by the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Toy vendor Avdhesh Dubey's videos imitating politicians was widely shared on social media. "Avdhesh Dubey was apprehended at Surat Railway station on Friday. A case was registered against the accused under different sections of

Chennai, Jun 2: Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu have opposed the three-language formula for schools in the state, as stated in the draft national education policy presented by K. Kasturirangan Committee to the central government. Speaking to reporters here, DMK Lok Sabha member Kanimozhi said her party would oppose any such move. Reacting to the formula, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said

Mumbai, Jun 2: A Mumbai woman IAS officer's tweet has triggered a row by calling the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statues from across the world, including his images from the Indian currency notes. Demanding that institutions and roads named after the Father of the Nation be renamed, she also "thanked" his assassin Nathuram Godse. After the controversy, the officer, Nidhi Choudhari, posted as

New Delhi, Jun 2: After a brief interval, high-quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are again being printed across India`s eastern borders and are being pumped into the country at an alarming rate. An ongoing investigation of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that nexus between Pakistan`s ISI and the D-Company has resumed to supply fake currency notes into the Indian

New Delhi, Jun 2: Minority Affairs Ministry Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday hit out at AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for his comments that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi can visit the temple then Muslims can visit Mosque, saying some people talk like this for the sake of their livelihood. Speaking to ANI here, Naqvi said, "Some people talk like this for the sake of their livelihood. Some people

Kolkata, Jun 2: The BJP will send 10 lakh postcards with "Jai Shri Ram" written on them to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a party leader said Saturday, in a move likely to add salt to the ruling TMC's wounds after a bruising performance in Lok Sabha polls. "We have decided to send 10 lakh postcards with 'Jai Shri Ram' written on them to the chief minister's residence," newly elected

New Delhi, Jun 1: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said country's security and welfare of the people are the key priorities of the Modi government. Shah, who assumed the charge of the sensitive ministry on Saturday, also said he would try his best to implement all these priorities. "Country's security and people's welfare are the Modi government's priorities. Under the leadership of Modi, I

Amethi, Jun 1: The Congress is reviewing the defeat of its president Rahul Gandhi in the party stronghold Amethi in the Lok Sabha elections, a party leader said on Tuesday. Zubair Khan, who looks after the political work of party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Kishori Lal Sharma, the representative of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, have been camping here for the last three days to

New Delhi, Jun 1: A new 'Jal Shakti' Ministry, in which the erstwhile ministries of Water Resources and Drinking Water and Sanitation will be merged, has been formed with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at its helm. Shekhawat took charge of the ministry on Friday, a day after he was sworn in as minister. During the election campaign, Modi had promised to form an integrated ministry dealing with water