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New Selhi, Aug 17: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday admitted before the Supreme Court that there have been “several inconsistencies” in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. But it opposed bail plea by accused Lt Col Srikant Prasad Purohit, saying these things, including retractions of witnesses, could be examined during the trial only. Purohit, for his part, claimed, “he was caught in

New Delhi, Aug 17: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the government for not being able to keep its promises and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to create a 'Swachch Bharat' but people wanted a 'sach Bharat'. Addressing a meeting of opposition leaders, hosted by rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, Gandhi also took a dig at the government's flagship programme ‘Make in India

Chandigarh, Aug 17: The 10-year-old rape victim, whose abortion plea was turned down by the Supreme Court, on Thursday delivered a baby through C-section at one of the government hospitals in Chandigarh, a senior doctor said. The girl's condition is stable. "The minor girl delivered a baby through C-section this morning. The infant's weight is 2.2 kg and it has been admitted to neo natal ICU. As

Kashmir, Aug 17: The United States has designated Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest armed group in Indian-administered Kashmir, as a "foreign terrorist" organisation, imposing sanctions on it including the freezing of assets it may hold in the US. The US Department of State said in a statement on Wednesday that Washington is seeking to deny the group "the resources it needs to carry out terrorist

New York, Aug 16: Melbourne is the most liveable city in the world, followed by Austrian capital, Vienna and Canada's Vancouver in the second and third place respectively, reveals a survey. According to the Global Liveability Report compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), no Indian city was ranked in the top ten or bottom ten in the most liveable city ranking. Others in the 10 most

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Claiming that investigation agencies have found enough material to declare Popular Front of India as an anti-national terror outfit, Saffron leaders have urged the government to ban the organisation and invoke the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against all its leaders. Addressing a media conference called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal in the city

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Claiming that investigation agencies have found enough material to declare Popular Front of India as an anti-national terror outfit, Saffron leaders have urged the government to ban the organisation and invoke the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against all its leaders. Addressing a media conference called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal in the city

New Delhi, Aug 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the plea of a Muslim man whose marriage with a Hindu convert Muslim woman (Akhila alias Hadiya) was annulled by the Kerala High Court as per the request of her Hindu parents. A bench of Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and justice DY Chandrachud ordered NIA to launch a probe into

New Delhi, Aug 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the plea of a Muslim man whose marriage with a Hindu convert Muslim woman (Akhila alias Hadiya) was annulled by the Kerala High Court as per the request of her Hindu parents. A bench of Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar and justice DY Chandrachud ordered NIA to launch a probe into

Mangaluru, Aug 16: The 71st independence day celebrations at Adyanadka near Vittla in Bantwal taluk took an ugly turn after a group of miscreants belonging to Bajrang Dal attacked the youths belonging to minority community FOR DISTRIBUTING SWEETS AMONG STUDENTS AND PUBLIC DURING A PROCESSION. It is learnt that the youth from minority community used to distribute sweets on the during the