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Chennai, Aug 1: Days after she reportedly got into a scuffle with a DMK MP at Delhi airport, Rajya Sabha MP M Sasikala Pushpa was today expelled from the AIADMK by party supremo Jayalalithaa for "bringing disrepute to the party". In a brief statement, Jayalalithaa said that Pushpa was being expelled from all party posts, including primary membership, as she had acted in violation of the party

Ahmedabad, Jul 31: The ongoing agitation by Dalits in Gujarat claimed its first victim from the community when one of the over 20 youths who had attempted suicide died today even as thousands of protesters converged at a rally here where the state's BJP government came under attack. The state dalit leaders while asking their community to give up the work of disposing dead cattle to "send a message

Bengaluru, Jul 31: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today expressed confidence over getting the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill passed in Parliament. "We are getting constitution amended for GST on which discussions have been on since long...since Congress' time. I am confident that we will do those amendments and pass the GST," Singh said. "Due to lot of structural and procedural

Guwahati, Jul 31: The flood situation in Assam remained critical with three more persons perishing, taking the toll to 29 in the current deluge even as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh made an aerial survey today of the affected areas. Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said one person each died at Kalgachia in Barpeta district, Dalgaon in Darrang district and Lakhipur in Goalpara

Mumbai, Jul 30: Acting on the Supreme Court's order, the Army has begun the process of taking over the possession of the scam-tainted Adarsh building at Colaba in South Mumbai. A team of Defence personnel arrived at the controversial high rise yesterday and commenced the process of officially taking over its possession from the Adarsh Housing Society, which was built in the posh locality for

Srinagar, Jul 30: Army today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Kashmir's Kupwara district, killing two militants in the operation that also left two soldiers dead. Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in Naugam sector during the intervening night and challenged the intruders, who opened fire, an army official said. The soldier returned fire

New Delhi, Jul 30: Pakistan's lie as far as fomenting terrorism in India has been nailed yet again. The United States has handed over certain documents to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which could strengthen India's assertions of complicity of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad in the attack on the Pathankot IAF base. As per a report in The Times of India, these comprise of

Buxar (Bihar), Jul 29: Expelled BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh Dayashankar Singh, who was on the run after an FIR was filed against him for making alleged derogatory remarks against BSP President Mayawati, was today arrested from Bihar's Buxar district. Dayashankar Singh was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) team with the help of the district police from a house in Chinni Mill

New Delhi, Jul 29: Opposition today hit out at BJP over an attack on two Muslim women in Madhya Pradesh on the beef issue and alleged that dalits and Muslims were being increasingly targeted, prompting Home Minister Rajnath Singh to assert that justice will be done in the case. Raising the matter in Zero Hour, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge reeled out statistics to highlight attacks on dalits

New Delhi, Jul 29: Indian national Gurdip Singh, who was to be executed last night on drug charges in Indonesia, has not been put to death, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. "Indian Ambassador in Indonesia has informed me that Gurdip Singh whose execution was fixed for last night, has not been executed," Swaraj said on twitter. However, it was not clear why the Indian was not