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Panchkula, Jan 17: A special CBI court in Panchkula Thursday sentenced self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist over 16 years ago. The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing. "All four have been sentenced to life imprisonment," CBI

New Delhi, Jan 17: Communist Party of India (CPI) on Thursday rejected the rumors about Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) not supporting former JNU students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar's candidature from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat. As per CPI, the party is in touch with RJD supremo LaluYadav and will soon be meeting him in Ranchi Jail where both the parties are expected to discuss the current political

New Delhi, Jan 17: The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea of two Kerala women who have entered Sabrimala Temple earlier this month seeking protection. Faced with threats, the two women, Kanakadurga (44) and Bindu (42), who had entered the sacred hill shrine in the early hours of January2, had approached the Supreme Court seeking protection. The top court on Thursday agreed to hear their

New Delhi, Jan 17: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Lokpal search panel headed by former top court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to shortlist names by the end of February for appointment to the post of anti-corruption ombudsman. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L Nageswara Rao and Sanjay Kishan Kaul told the Union government to provide all requisite infrastructure

New Delhi, Jan 17: Petrol and diesel prices continued to witness a hike in the national capital on Thursday. Petrol price in New Delhi saw an increase of 14 paise and is now being retailed at Rs 70.47 per litre, while diesel price was hiked by 19 paise and is now being sold at Rs 64.78 per litre. Meanwhile, petrol prices in Mumbai also saw an increase of 14 paise to be sold at Rs 76.11 per litre

New Delhi, Jan 16: The high-powered Selection Committee is likely to meet on January 24 to appoint the new CBI Director, sources said here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the committee, in which the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge are the other members. The sources said the government had proposed the meeting on January 21 earlier while Kharge

Lucknow, Jan 16: Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha election in-charge for Uttar Pradesh JP Nadda exuded confidence on Wednesday that the saffron party will win 74 Lok Sabha seats out of 80 in the state and downplayed the new alliance between the SP and the BSP for the general elections. On his first visit to the state capital after being appointed as the party's election in-charge for UP, Nadda

Jan 16: India has improved its showing in the prestigious university rankings of Times Higher Education Emerging Economies with 49 institutions making it to the list, including 25 in the top 200. China remains the most represented nation in the annual 2019 listing, claiming four of the table's top five positions with Tsinghua University topping the chart, according to the London-based Times Higher

Patna, Jan 16: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday attributed his sudden exit from the opposition alliance to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's "inability" to take a stand on corruption charges against his former deputy and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. Kumar, who also heads the JD(U), claimed that his party was instrumental in the Congress getting 40 seats to contest in the 2015 assembly

Kollam, Jan 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the left government in Kerala on the Sabarimala issue, saying Communists do not respect India's culture and spirituality. Hitting out at the CPI-M-led LDF and the opposition spearheaded by the UDF in the state, he said both the fronts were two sides of the same coin and accused them of neglecting people of the state