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New Delhi, Aug 10: Upbeat after his victory in the Rajya Sabha poll, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today said it was the BJP which made the contest a prestige issue and exuded confidence that his party would win Gujarat assembly election due later this year. Patel, who won the Upper House seat from Gujarat in an election that went down to the wire, said the victory had enthused the Congress

New Delhi, Aug 10: Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected as "political propaganda" the view that there is a sense of insecurity among minorities in the country, apparently a rejoinder to outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari. Though Naidu did not name anyone, his comments are seen as a response to Ansari's remarks in a TV interview that there was unease and a sense of insecurity

New Delhi, Aug 10: Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected as "political propaganda" the view that there is a sense of insecurity among minorities in the country, apparently a rejoinder to outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari. Though Naidu did not name anyone, his comments are seen as a response to Ansari's remarks in a TV interview that there was unease and a sense of insecurity

New Delhi, Aug 10: Outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari said there is a feeling of unease and a sense of insecurity among the Muslims in the country, asserting the "ambience of acceptance" is now under threat. Ansari, whose second five-year term as the Vice-President ends today, made these remarks in the backdrop of incidents of intolerance and cow vigilantism and comments made by some saffron

Mangaluru, Aug 10: In an innovative campaign, the Tulu lovers on Thursday collectively took to the twitter to exert pressure on the Centre to include the language of coastal Karnataka in Eighth Schedule of Constitution. Hundreds of twitterati responded to the call of Jai Tulunad, a pro Tulu outfit to tweet to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah using the hashtag

Mangaluru, Aug 10: In an innovative campaign, the Tulu lovers on Thursday collectively took to the twitter to exert pressure on the Centre to include the language of coastal Karnataka in Eighth Schedule of Constitution. Hundreds of twitterati responded to the call of Jai Tulunad, a pro Tulu outfit to tweet to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah using the hashtag

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Vokkaliga strongman D K Shivakumar, who indirectly played a key role in the decisive victory of Congress veteran Ahmed Patel in Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat, has now emerged as a hero among Congress leaders at national level. The Energy Minister of Karnataka, who had to face the wrath of Centre’s ruling BJP in the form of I-T department raids, has also consolidate his

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Vokkaliga strongman D K Shivakumar, who indirectly played a key role in the decisive victory of Congress veteran Ahmed Patel in Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat, has now emerged as a hero among Congress leaders at national level. The Energy Minister of Karnataka, who had to face the wrath of Centre’s ruling BJP in the form of I-T department raids, has also consolidate his

Patna, Aug 10: A group of unidentified men on Thursday shot dead Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Kedar Rai while he was on his morning walk at the Sugna road in Bihar. Rai is considered to be very close to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. RJD ward councillor Rai was immediately rushed to a private hospital after the incident. However, he was declared 'brought dead' by the doctors at the hospital

Mumbai, Aug 10: Once among the country’s richest men, Dr Vijaypat Singhania, who gave the nation its early taste of locally-made fine dressing through Raymond — a brand he built and nurtured for over 20 years — has now been reduced to a life of financial struggle with his own son Gautam Singhania, to who the former had handed over the control of Raymond. The penniless Raymond man, has now filed a