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Hyderabad, Nov 28: A special CBI court in Hyderabad on Thursday awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to extradited gangster Abu Salem in a fake passport case. The 3rd special court Judge for CBI cases, M.V. Ramana Naidu had on November 18 held the underworld don guilty under different sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) for obtaining a passport under a fictitious name and address, from Kurnool

Mumbai, Nov 28: Thousands of backward class Muslims on Wednesday picketed the historic Azad Maidan, demanding reservations in spheres like education, jobs and housing sectors, as available to other such communities in the country. The demonstration saw the participation of several political parties, including the Awami Vikas Party (AVP), Samajwadi Party and the Nationalist Congress Party. They

New Delhi, Nov 28: In a shocking turn of events, Tehelka managing Editor Shoma Chaudhury has now resigned from her post following the sexual assault allegations against Tehelka Founder-Editor Tarun Tejpal. In her resignation that she sent in an email at 5 am, Chaudhury said that it has been a damaging time for all associates in Tehelka. Shoma Chaudhury is the sixth journalist to have resigned from

New Delhi, Nov 27: Stung by BJP's attack in the Tehelka case, Law Minister Kapil Sibal today hit back at the principal Opposition and the RSS, accusing them of vilifying his name and said magazine's editor Tarun Tejpal was not related to him and he does not hold shares in the entity. Hours after Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj tweeted that a "Union Cabinet Minister who is

New Delhi, Nov 27: The cyclonic storm Lehar in the Bay of Bengal today moved further towards the Andhra Pradesh coast and could cross it tomorrow causing extensive damage, officials said. The "very severe" cyclonic storm was now centered about 650 km east-southeast of Machillipatnam and 600 km east-southeast of Kakinada in the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. "The cyclone

Raipur, Nov 27: Four CRPF jawans were killed and as many injured when Naxals ambushed a road opening party (ROP) of the security forces in Maoist-hit Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh today, police said. The incident took place in the forest between Murkinar and Cheramungi village in Modakpal area this morning, said Additional Director General of Police (Naxal Operations) R K Vij. The ADG said the

Puducherry, Nov 27: The Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and 22 others accused of murder in Tamil Nadu have been acquitted of all charges against them in the 2004 murder of a Kanchi temple employee Sankararaman. The trial was shifted from a Chengalpet court in Tamil Nadu to Puducherry by the Supreme Court in 2005 based on a plea by Jayendra Saraswathi, who alleged that the atmosphere in

London, Nov 27: A 33-year-old British man, paralysed during the Mumbai terror attacks in November 2008, is suing the owners of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, alleging they did little to provide security for guests despite several warnings that an assault on the hotel was imminent. Will Pike from North London is taking legal action against the Indian Hotels Company Ltd, a part of the Tata Group

Vadodara, Nov 27: A US consulate official today said here that there was an increase of 43 per cent in the number of student visas granted by his country in India last year. US vice-consul, Mumbai, Jesse Walter gave a presentation on visa procedures, particularly B1 and B2 visas and F1 visas which are of interest to the students and the industry, at a meeting organised by a private firm here. A

Mumbai, Nov 27: Reliance Industries may be allowed to hike rates for its gas from April after it offered financial guarantees to the government to settle any claims against it over a shortfall in its gas output, the petroleum minister said. In June, India approved a move to higher, market-related rates for locally-produced gas from April 2014, but the finance ministry later said prices for