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Ranibandh/Raghunathpur, May 8: "Narendra Modi should get a tight slap of democracy," a furious TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday, hitting back at the prime minister for alleging repeatedly that her government is run by extortionist syndicates. She also questioned the BJP's nationalistic and patriotic claims, saying it was an "RSS man" who killed Mahatma Gandhi. "I do not bow my head in

Thiruvananthapuram, May 7: Slamming the Centre for allegedly halting the land acquisition process for national highways in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the BJP-led NDA government and the Sangh Parivar has got only one agenda and that was to destroy all the development the state has gained over the years. He said if there was one organisation that had not contributed anything for

New Delhi, May 7: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday attacked the BJP government, alleging that the country's economy and security have been run into the ground in the last five years. In a series of tweets, he listed the "failures" of the government since 2014 and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot escape the pitfalls. "The plot and more has been lost under the Modi govt

New Delhi, May 4: The Patiala House court on Saturday deferred the cross-examination of the former Union Minister MJ Akbar till May 20 in connection with a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani after she complained of sexual misconduct. MJ Akbar was partly cross-examined today by senior advocate Rebecca John appearing on the behalf of Priya Ramani. The next hearing will be

Muzaffarnagar, May 7: A court here has ordered to attach the property of all six accused in a Muzaffarnagar riots case as they failed to surrender before it despite repeated arrest warrants. The accused had allegedly stabbed a youth, Shahnawaz, to death at Kawal village in Muzaffarnagar on August 27, 2013. The accused have been identified as Ravinder, Prehlad, Bishan Singh, Tendu, Devender and

New Delhi, May 7: Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, a day after a panel of judges dismissed a sexual harassment complaint against the chief justice, carrying placards demanding a new and impartial investigation. A former court assistant accused chief justice Ranjan Gogoi of having made unwanted sexual advances last year, the most high-profile case in a wave of

United Nations, May 7: India and nations like Germany, Brazil and Japan are "absolutely needed" as permanent members of a reformed and enlarged UN Security Council to better reflect contemporary realities and the addition of these key members to the UN high-table is among France's "strategic" priorities, the French envoy to the UN has said. "In terms of policy, France and Germany have strong

May 7: Attacking the Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'Bhrashtachari number 1' remark on late Rajiv Gandhi, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that Modi has lost his mental balance and needs medical treatment as he gets to sleep for only a few hours. The response from Baghel came after he was asked to react on Modi's 'Bhrashtachari number 1' remark on late Rajiv Gandhi. "Rajiv

New Delhi, May 6: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday rejected a plea seeking to prepone the poll timing to 5 am instead of 7 am in view of Ramadan. On Thursday, the Supreme Court had directed the petitioner to present the case before the poll body. Rejecting the plea, the poll body said it does not think altering the timing for polls is feasible for the remaining three phases of the general

New Delhi, May 6: In remarks that could spark a row, Shiromani Akali Dal national spokesman Manjinder Singh Sirsa Sunday said former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was “India’s biggest mob lyncher”. Endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “bhrashtachari no. 1” against the late premier, Sirsa said Gandhi was the only prime minister in the world who “organised mob lynching against a particular