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Mehsana, Apr 17: A massive rally of the Patel community at Mehsana town in Gujarat demanding reservation and release of their jailed leaders today turned violent as police used lathicharge and fired teargas shells on the agitators who allegedly engaged in stone-pelting. Patel protesters had gathered at Modhera crossroad as part of the 'Jail Bharo' agitation announced by the Sardar Patel Group (SPG

Kolkata, Apr 17: Voting for 56 seats in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls began this morning amidst tight security. Over 1.2 crore electorate will decide the political fates of 383 candidates, including 33 women, in six north Bengal districts of Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda and Birbhum in south Bengal. In Birbhum district, a total seven

Hyderabad/chennai/Lucknow, Apr 16: Severe heat wave conditions prevailing in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have so far claimed over 150 lives in the past few days. Temperature ranging from 40 to 45 degrees, which is almost 5 degrees more than seasonal average, has affected normal life in almost all 10 districts in Telangana and 13 districts in AP. Hot weather along with severe dry winds have turned

Srinagar, Apr 15: Volatile situation prevailed in Kashmir today with one more youth getting killed and 47 others, including over 40 security personnel, being injured in clashes which rocked many parts of the valley, spreading beyond Kupwara, the epicentre of the four-day unrest. 18-year-old Arif Hussain Dar was killed while three others sustained bullet injuries when army opened fire to disperse

New Delhi, Apr 15: Vijay Mallya, whose Kingfisher Airlines has defaulted on loans of over Rs 9,400 crores, and has been defying Enforcement Directorate summons, today suffered a major blow when his passport was suspended by the government which has threatened to revoke it. The diplomatic passport of the flamboyant 60-year-old industrialist, who has been in Britain for over a month and has refused

New Delhi, Apr 15: Fewer private cars were seen on roads as the second phase of the odd-even scheme was rolled out in Delhi today to combat spiralling air pollution with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealing to people to join hands to make the initiative a success. Thousands of policemen and civil defence volunteers were deployed in various areas of the city to enforce the restriction which

New Delhi, Apr 15: The Delhi government is all set to roll out the second phase of the odd-even scheme today with 2,000 traffic personnel, 580 enforcement officials and over 5,000 civil defence volunteers being deployed on the roads of the national capital daily for 15 days. However, not much rush is expected on the public transport facilities such as Delhi Metro and Delhi Transport Corporation

Mhow (MP), Apr 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid rich floral tributes to B R Ambedkar at his birth place in Kalipaltan area of Mhow cantonment town on his 125th birth anniversary. Ambedkar was born in Mhow cantonment town of Madhya Pradesh on April 14, 1891. The state government has built a grand memorial at his birth place. "Modi is the first Prime Minister of the country to pay a visit

New Delhi, Apr 14: Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has said that he did not need Priyanka to enhance his life. "I didn't need my wife Priyanka to enhance my life. I have enough, I have always had enough. My father gave me enough. I have been educated enough to sustain in all types of situations," Robert Vadra told ANI. Vadra, who is under scanner for his land deals

Bengaluru, Apr 14: A consortium of banks led by State Bank of India today filed counter objections against Vijay Mallya-controlled UBHLs claim of Rs 594 crore from them for compensating the losses incurred by it due to the sale of USL equity shares by lenders at cheaper rate. The UBHL, in its objections filed in the Debt Recovery Tribunal here on April 5, had contended that the lenders had sold 26