India

Hyderabad, Feb 9: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said Muslims in India are Muslim by their own choice. His remarks came after Yoga guru Ramdev remarked that Lord Ram was the ancestor of Hindus as well as Muslims. “I would like to tell him (Ramde) – keep your beliefs to yourself, imposing your beliefs is wrong. RSS and Sangh Parivar make such statements

New Delhi, Feb 9: The Congress on Saturday said that it will not "unwarrantedly interfere" in the functioning of the Madhya Pradesh government on the issue of imposition of the stringent NSA against five people on charges of cow slaughter and illegal transportation of cattle. The party said law and order is the domain of the chief minister and police. "Kamal Nathji has categorically said the law

Mumbai, Feb 9: The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer whether the Rafale deal was meant to strengthen the Air Force or a financially-troubled industrialist. The party's remarks came after a report in a newspaper claimed that the Defence Ministry had raised strong objections to "parallel discussions" conducted by the PMO during the negotiations over the Rs 59,000

New Delhi, Feb 9: Robert Vadra, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law, on Saturday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the third time in connection with a probe into allegations of money laundering in purchase of assets abroad. Vadra arrived at the central probe agency's office at Jamnagar House in central Delhi at about 10.45 am in his private vehicle. Officials said the

Feb 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shown black flags in at least two places in Guwahati on Saturday for the second consecutive day over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Modi, who was on his way to the airport from the Raj Bhawan, was shown black flags by protesters belonging to the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) at Machkhowa area. Minutes later, a group of

Maharajganj/Jaunpur, Feb 9: BJP president Amit Shah on Friday called illegal migrants a vote bank of the SP and the BSP and also targeted the opposition over the issues of triple talaq and the Ayodhya dispute. He said “every single intruder” will be sent home if the BJP returns to power. Shah said the party remained committed to the construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya

Saharanpur/Haridwar, Feb 9: Thirty-four people died in two adjoining districts allegedly after drinking spurious liquor at a village in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district, officials said on Friday. The victims had consumed the liquor on Thursday evening at the `tehravin' - the 13th day of mourning – to mark a death, officials said. Sixteen of the victims died in Uttarakhand's Balupur village itself

Chandigarh, Feb 8: Swine flu has claimed 15 lives in Punjab and eight in neighbouring Haryana this year, officials said Friday. More than 270 patients were found affected by the flu in Punjab this year, said Dr Gagandeep Singh Grover, the state nodal officer for swine flu. "Fifteen people have died due to H1N1 infection from January 1 until Thursday," Grover said. He said 15 others swine flu

New Delhi, Feb 8: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he has no problem if the government investigates his brother-in-law Robert Vadra or senior party leader P Chidambaram as long as it also answers questions on the Rafale jet deal. Gandhi launched a fresh broadside against the government on the deal following a report in The Hindu newspaper claiming the Defence ministry raised strong

New Delhi, Feb 8: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Thursday rejected claims of BJP leaders that a "grand alliance government" will create chaos and said the multi-party dispensation led by him had proved it can work well. Speaking in Lok Sabha during a debate on motion of thanks to President's address, the 85-year-old JD(S) leader, who was visibly emotional, said he spent 57 years in public