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London, Apr 8: A UK High Court judge has denied embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya permission to appeal against his extradition order to India to face alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to Rs 9,000 crores. The 63-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss had filed the application in the High Court after UK home secretary Sajid Javid signed off on a Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Nilgiris, Apr 8: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday alleged that DMK chief M Karunanidhi was kept under "house arrest" for two years and indicated that the government could launch a probe into the matter. Palaniswami's statement is seen as a direct counter to his rival and DMK chief M K Stalin, who has been harping on the death of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa in December 2016

Mumbai, Apr 8: Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora, party candidates Urmila Matondkar and Priya Dutt, and Shiv Sena's Arvind Sawant filed their nominations on Monday for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra. Matondkar, who rode a motorcycle to file her papers, is in fray from Mumbai North seat, where she is pitted against BJP's Gopal Shetty. Priya Dutt was accompanied by her

Udaipur, Apr 7: Hitting out at the Congress and the Left Front, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday the opposition parties were hell-bent on removing him from power, even if that meant singing paeans to Pakistan. Addressing a rally in Udaipur, Modi said the people of Tripura has set a precedent for the entire country by ousting the Left Front government after 25 years. "Mamata Banerjee's

Udaipur, Apr 7: Hitting out at the Congress and the Left Front, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday the opposition parties were hell-bent on removing him from power, even if that meant singing paeans to Pakistan. Addressing a rally in Udaipur, Modi said the people of Tripura has set a precedent for the entire country by ousting the Left Front government after 25 years. "Mamata Banerjee's

New Delhi, Apr 7: Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad shows he has the confidence to win from both north and south India, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said Sunday and asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have the courage to fight from a seat in Kerala or Tamil Nadu. With Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad constituency, there is “palpable

New Delhi, Apr 7: Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad shows he has the confidence to win from both north and south India, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said Sunday and asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have the courage to fight from a seat in Kerala or Tamil Nadu. With Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad constituency, there is “palpable

Mumbai, Apr 7: A BJP worker has lodged a complaint with police accusing Bollywood actor and Congress' Lok Sabha candidate Urmila Matondkar of making anti-Hindu remarks, an official said on Sunday. The BJP worker also sought actions against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly instructing Matondkar to make the "calumnious comments" and journalist Rajdeep Sardesai allegedly for letting the

New York, Apr 7: A 55-year-old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim US Congress member from Minnesota, federal prosecutors said. Patrick Carlineo Jr. of Addison, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison and a USD 250,000 fine if convicted, the US Department of Justice said on Friday in a statement

Ernakulam, Apr 7: A seven-year-old boy who was allegedly assaulted by his mother's live-in partner succumbed to his injuries on Saturday in a hospital here. The minor was admitted to the hospital in Kolenchery, district Ernakulum in a critical condition on March 28 and was kept on the ventilator support system. According to police, the man had beaten up the seven-year when he tried to protect his