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Mumbai, Oct 17: Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami, has joined the Congress party. Ms Jahan was inducted to the Congress by the party's Mumbai President Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday. A model by profession, Ms Jahan had made headlines earlier in the year when she alleged that her husband, Shami, had abused her physically and mentally and was involved in several extra-marital

Sabalgarh, Oct 17: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said he would desist from opposing Narendra Modi the day the prime minister stopped "dividing" the country and started helping the poor. Campaigning for his party in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Mr Gandhi again attacked PM Modi over his alleged proximity to businessmen, saying he worked for a handful of rich people. Addressing a public meeting

New Delhi, Oct 16: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) during an analysis of 100 top bank frauds identified several loop holes and modus operandi of the companies involved in such frauds. The analysis was conducted of top 100 bank fraudsthat took place in India up to March 31, 2017. The analysis focused mainly on the modus- operandi, amount involved, type of lending viz. Consortium/ Multiple

Kochi, Oct 16: With just one day remaining for the opening of the Ayyappa Hill Shrine at Sabarimala, a woman devotee attempted suicide, as the protests against women entering Sabarimala was intensified by various Hindu organisations in Kerala on Tuesday. At Nialakkal, near Pamba, the woman tried to hang herself from a tree, creating mild tension in the area. However, police rescued the women. As

Lucknow, Oct 16: The Yogi Adityanath government on the demand of the saints and others on Tuesday during the Navrata announced to rechristened the name of Allahabad city to its old name of Prayagraj. The decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by the CM here. State government spokesperson and Health Minister Sidarthnath Singh told reporters here that now all the departments like

New Delhi: The son of a BSP leader was booked for allegedly brandishing a weapon in the foyer of a five-star hotel here, a video of which went viral on social media, police said Tuesday. A complaint about the incident was received by the police Monday from the assistant security manager of Hyatt Regency Hotel in RK Puram, they said. The incident occurred on the intervening night of October 13 and

Panaji, Oct 16: In a setback to the Congress in Goa, two of its legislators resigned as members of the state Assembly Tuesday, Speaker Pramod Sawant said. With this, the Congress' strength in the 40-member Assembly reduced to 14 from 16. "Congress legislators Subhash Shirodkar and Dayanand Sopte faxed their resignations as members of the Assembly to my office. We have received their resignations,"

Mumbai, Oct 16: In a shocking incident, the body of a young model was found stuffed in a travel bag in a bush near Mindspace, Malad (West), on Monday. The police swung into action and tracked down a 20-year-old student who had allegedly committed the murder. The victim, Mansii Dixit (21), hailed from Kota, Rajasthan, and had been living in Andheri (West) for six months. The accused, Muzzamal

Pune, Oct 16: Without naming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), senior Congress leader Anand Sharma Monday said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 1948 order banning the organisation should be placed at the foot of his gigantic 'Statue of Unity', to be inaugurated soon in Gujarat's Narmada district. Speaking to media here, he noted that the move would tell people what the first home minister of the

New Delhi, Oct 16: Saudi Arabia on Monday committed to meeting India's rising oil demand and said it is keen to invest in fuel retailing and petrochemical business in the world's fastest-growing energy consumer. Speaking at India Energy Forum, its oil minister Khalid al-Falih heaped lavish praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government for making it easier to do business in the country