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Mumbai, Oct 14: Amidst signs of growing fissures between the two allies in Maharashtra, the BJP-led state government will discuss the "probability of snapping ties" with the Shiv Sena after it asked BJP to opt out of coalition government if they have any problems with their ally. The "probability of snapping ties" with the Shiv Sena would be discussed in a joint meeting of BJP ministers and party

New Delhi, Oct 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview to Kolkata-based Bangla language newspaper Anand Bazaar Patrika, termed the Dadri incident ‘dukhad’ (unfortunate) and questioned the logic behind blaming the Central government for the incident. He said the Dadri incident and the banning of Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's concerts were regrettable, but asked if it “is it fair to blame

Mumbai, Oct 14: The Bombay High Court has posted for final hearing today a bunch of petitions challenging the beef ban legislation in Maharashtra. The petitions would be heard by a bench of Justices Abhay Oka and V L Achilya for three days from October 14. In February 2015, the President had granted sanction to Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act. While the Act had banned slaughter of

New Delhi, Oct 13: The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea of sacked Gujarat cadre IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking a court-monitored SIT probe in relation to the two FIRs lodged against him for allegedly forcing his subordinate to file an affidavit in a 2002 riots case and hacking email of a law officer. The bench comprising Chief Justice H L Dattu and Justice Arun Mishra also said the trial

Guntur, Oct 13: Police foiled YSR Congress party president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's fast early on Tuesday by shifting him to a hospital, where he was forcibly administered fluids. The leader of opposition was on indefinite fast for six day demanding special category status to Andhra Pradesh. As his condition deteriorated, police swooped on the hunger strike camp here around 4 a.m. He was taken to a

Patna, Oct 13: Amid poll boycott call given by the Maoists, the first phase of elections for Bihar’s 49 constituencies passed off peacefully. According to Election Commission sources, 57 per cent of the electorate on Monday came out to cast their votes in different constituencies spread over 10 districts in the state. Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) R Lakshmanan said turnout of woman

Mumbai, Oct 13: This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. -- T. S. Eliot (The Hollow Men). There is no way of knowing if the Shiv Sena's top brass has read these lines. But their protest against former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai ended just like the concluding lines. On

New Delhi, Oct 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the Central Information Commission's annual convention organised to discuss various issues pertaining to the the Right to Information Act, which completes 10 years. Barring 2010, either the President or the Prime Minister had addressed the inaugural or valedictory function of the convention on various issues related to transparency

New Delhi, Oct 12: The paint attack on BJP's former strategist Sudheendra Kulkarni was today roundly condemned by political parties with its stalwart L K Advani saying it reflected "growing intolerance" in the country that is cause for concern and Congress dubbing Shiv Sena as "Desi Taliban." As condemnation of the attack by Sena activists poured in from across the country including from the civil

Srinagar, Oct 12: Noted Kashmiri writer and poet Ghulam Nabi Khayal has joined the bandwagon of authors returning their Sahitya Akademi awards, saying the minorities in the country today feel "unsafe and threatened". "I have decided to return the award. The minorities in the country are feeling unsafe and threatened. They feel their future is bleak," Khayal said today. Khayal, who won the