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New Delhi, Jan 29: A Delhi court Tuesday summoned scribe Priya Ramani to appear on February 25 in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal issued the direction on Akbar's plea. Akbar, who resigned as Union minister on October 17 last year, filed a private

Guwahati, Jan 29: Ten political parties of the northeastern region, including BJP allies and the JD(U), on Tuesday unanimously decided to oppose the citizenship amendment bill, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma said. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the political parties convened by Sangma and AGP President Atul Bora here. "The meeting was a natural process, considering the

New Delhi, Jan 29: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the demise of former defence minister George Fernandes. "I'm sorry to hear about the passing away of former Parliamentarian & Union Minister, George Fernandes Ji. My condolences to his family and friends in this time of grief," Gandhi said in a Facebook post. Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Recently, he

Hyderabad, Jan 29: Delhi's Karkardooma court on Tuesday ordered further investigation in an FIR filed against All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi in the alleged hate speech delivered by him in 2014. The Court's direction came after Ajay Gautam, the main complainant filed a protest petition against the Delhi police's closure report. The complainant, in his petition

Mumbai, Jan 28: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said political leaders who sell dreams to people, but fail to make them a reality get "beaten up" by the public. The minister, who handles a host of infrastructure-related portfolios in the Modi government, asserted he is a doer and delivers on his promises. "People like (political) leaders who sell them dreams. But if these dreams are not

New Delhi, Jan 28: A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) scam related money laundering case. Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj granted relief to the accused persons on a personal bond of ₹1 lakh and one surety of like amount each. The court had on January 19 extended the

Indore, Jan 28: VS Kokje, the chief of right-wing Hindu outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has said that if the BJP-led government at the Centre makes a law paving way for the construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya, it will surely win the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “If the government makes law on Ram Temple then it will surely win the Lok Sabha elections 2019 but the government is

Kolkata, Jan 28: Taking potshots on Priyanka Gandhi's entry into politics ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said an election is "not a beauty contest" and people will cast their vote on the basis of past performance. "An election is neither a wrestling match, nor a beauty contest, nor is it a competition of some other

Belagavi, Jan 27: Karnataka Minister for Muzarai Parameshwar Naik on Sunday said that the BJP is feared of Ms Priyanka Gandhi after she entering politics as there is Congress wave and UPA will come to power in the country overthrowing the NDA Govt headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, he said that Mr Modi has failed to keep up party promises and has failed to

New Delhi, Jan 27: The CBI has transferred the investigating officer in the ICICI Bank case as its "discreet inquiry" suggested his role in leaking information related to searches, officials said Sunday. Superintendent of Police Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra was transferred to Ranchi, a day after filing the FIR in the case against former ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak and Videocon group MD