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Mumbai, Nov 2: Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving gunman from 26/11 who was hanged in November last year, had made an unsuccessful attempt to end his life inside the Arthur Road Jail premises and, in his last moments, asked for forgiveness for his 'mistake', home minister R R Patil has revealed in an interview in the Diwali annual of Maharashtra Times, a TOI group publication. "Kasab had quirky

New Delhi, Nov 1: State-run fuel retailers on Thursday cut petrol price by Rs 1.15 a litre, excluding local taxes, the second reduction in a month that would help spread some cheer ahead of Diwali. As expected, the retailers also raised diesel price by 50 paise a litre in line with the government's January decision to go for small revisions every month till the gap with the market rate is wiped

New Delhi, Nov 1: Accusing Narendra Modi of engaging in "politics of lies", Union Minister Kapil Sibal today challenged BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate to a debate as he stated that political discourse should move from individuals to issues affecting the country. And, as BJP quickly responded to Sibal's challenge, saying Arun Jaitley was ready to debate him, the Union Minister said he would take

Patna, Nov 1: The prime suspect in Patna serial blasts died in the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences hospital here. Ainul alias Tarique, who was on life support system, died late last night, hospital Director Arun Kumar Singh said. "He had splinters, suspectedly hard iron pieces, in his brain and it was not possible to operate on him in that condition," he said. Ainul was caught while he

New Delhi, Nov 1: Three days after the BJP lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission accusing Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of having violated the model code of conduct and demanding the withdrawal of recognition of the Indian National Congress as a 'national party', the EC on Thursday issued a notice to Rahul. Rahul has been asked to respond to the notice by November 4. In its

Lucknow, Nov 1: Tension continued to prevail in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district which was rocked by fresh communal violence on Wednesday that claimed four lives even as the state police chief admitted that the violence would not have occurred had the police been `more alert'. UP police chief Devraj Nagar, who rushed to Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday after the killings, said security personnel

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 31: Eight persons have been arrested and cases registered against 15 people in connection with fresh communal violence in Muzaffarnagar. Eight persons have been arrested and cases registered against 15 people in connection with fresh communal violence in Budhana area of Muzaffarnagar district where paramilitary forces are patrolling tense areas. Three persons were killed

New Delhi, Oct 30: Amid efforts to form a Third Front, several regional parties including Left, JD(U), AIADMK, BJD and UPA ally NCP on Wednesday came together at a convention in New Delhi with their leaders pitching for unity among them to defeat the "threat" from fascist and communal forces". JD(U) leader and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar appeared to target BJP's prime ministerial candidate

New Delhi, Oct 30: Under attack from the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Bihar Chief Minister Wednesday urged secular parties to close ranks to battle "communal forces". Speaking here at a Left-sponsored convention called with the 2014 Lok Sabha election in mind, Nitish Kumar said there was an attempt across the country to create communal tensions. "There is a clear attempt

Patna, Oct 30: The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is holding its rally here amid tight security Wednesday, barely three days after a string of explosions here left six dead and over 80 injured. The serial blasts in Patna took place Sunday before Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was to address a rally at the sprawling Gandhi Maidan. Thousands of cadres