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New Delhi, May 19: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today slammed the BJP for putting "hurdles" in conducting the trust vote in Karnataka Assembly and asked how many "tricks" the saffron party will "invent" to win it. In a series of tweets, Chidambaram said it was due to the Supreme Court the trust vote is being carried out today and it was a commentary that on a purely State matter, the

Guwahati, May 19: An MLA of the ruling BJP in Assam has been served notice to prove his citizenship amid the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens nearing completion. BJP legislator Kishore Nath and six members of his family were served the notice on Friday morning by Foreigners’ Tribunal No. 1 on suspicion of being ‘doubtful’ voters. Mr. Nath, 53, represents the Barkhola Assembly

Ahmedabad, May 19: A Gujarat government official has claimed that he is Kalki, the tenth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, and can't come to office because he is conducting a "penance" to "change the global conscience". Rameshchandra Fefar, the superintending engineer with the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency (SSPA) said that the country is getting good rains only due to his severe penance. He said

Patna, May 18: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadavand other alliance leaders on Friday met Bihar Governor Satyapal Malik to stake claim to form a government in the state. Yadav handed over letters to the Governor, stating that they were the single largest party elected in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election and hence should be invited to form a government in the state. "We are

New Delhi, May 18: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Supreme Court order on floor test in Karnataka was a vindication of the party's stand that the governor acted "unconstitutionally". Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said the court has called out BJP's "bluff" of forming a government even without the numbers and alleged that the party will now resort to using money and muscle power to

Jammu, May 18: A jawan of the Border Security Force was killed and another was injured early today in an unprovoked firing along the India-Pakistan International Border (IB) in Arnia sector of Jammu, officials said. The slain jawan was identified as 28-year-old constable Sitaram Upadhyay. He hailed from Giridih in Jharkhand and joined the force in 2011. Upadhyay is survived by a three-year-old son

Lucknow, May 18: Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has issued notices to six former state chief ministers to vacate official bungalows in compliance with the Supreme Court orders. According to news agency, the six chief ministers includes Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The notices have been sent by

Bangalore, May 17: Criticising the Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's decision to invite the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in the state. The Shiv Sena on Thursday said, the BJP will find it difficult to prove majority its on the floor of the house. Sanjay Raut of the Shiv Sena said, "BS Yeddyurappa has taken oath, but it's difficult to prove majority. The Governor should have

Kolkata, May 17: The ruling Trinamool Congress today surged ahead by registering victory in over 2,400 gram panchayat seats, according to the results available till 12 noon, SEC officials said. The BJP and the CPI(M) won 386 and 94 gram panchayat seats respectively, the State Election Commission officials said. According to the SEC, the TMC has won 2,467 gram panchayat seats and is leading in 2

Varanasi, May 17: Sparks flew at the BHU mortuary on Wednesday when the traumatised families of those killed in the flyover crash were asked to cough up bribes for autopsies on their kin. A video of a morgue sanitary employee seeking money for a post-mortem went viral, an FIR was lodged and he was arrested. The BHU administration also suspended the accused, Banarasi, hospital spokesperson Rajesh