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New Delhi: Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in politically-sensitive Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal, was brought to India late on Tuesday night following his extradition by the UAE, the CBI said. He was questioned by the central investigating agency through the night. Michel will be produced in court on Wednesday. Here are key highlights to this big story: • Michel, 57

Ballia, Dec 4: The police inspector who died during the Bulandshahr violence was killed in police firing, BJP MLA Surendra Singh claimed on Tuesday, denying any role of Bajrang Dal members in the death. Terming the incident "unfortunate", the Rohaniya legislator said police did not "murder" him deliberately. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who had initially probed the 2015 lynching of Mohammed

Lucknow, Dec 4: Bahraich BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule Tuesday claimed that Lord Hanuman was "a Dalit and a slave of 'manuwadi' people", joining a row which erupted over UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's statement that the deity was a Dalit. She alleged that Dalits and backwards were being called 'bandar' (monkey) and 'rakshas' (demon). "Lord Hanuman was a Dalit and a slave of 'manuwadi' people. He

New Delhi, Dec 4: Just days after retiring, former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph has dropped a bombshell claiming ex-Chief Justice Dipak Misra was "remote-controlled by an external source", an explosive accusation that, he said, impacted the administration of justice. Justice(retd) Joseph was among the four senior judges of the apex court who staged an open revolt against justice Misra by

Washington, Dec 4: Asserting that 40 years is enough for every responsible nation to get on board with the south Asia peace process, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, in a strong message to Pakistan, said it is time for everyone to support the efforts of the UN, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan in this regard. "We're looking for every responsible nation to support peace in the sub

Lucknow, Dec 4: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday announced a compensation of Rs. 40 lakh for the wife, Rs. 10 lakh for parents and a government job for one member of the family of Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh. Mr Singh died in the clashes that erupted over the presence of illegal animal slaughterhouses in Bulandshahr city and was also the Investigating officer (IO) of

Hyderabad, Dec 4: Hitting back at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's "Nizam" barb at him, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said India is his father's country and no one is running away. Addressing a poll rally on Sunday night, he also said Adityanath was speaking the language of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and he was ignorant about

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3: BJP National General Secretary Ms Saroj Pandey, MP, on Monday urged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to end police raj forthwith at Sabarimala. Inaugurating an indefinite fast by party's State General Secretary AN Radhakrishnan in front of State Secretariat here, Ms Saroj said the party's central leadership was solidly behind the agitation of Ayyappa devotees

Jammu, Dec 3: Pakistan-based terror groups are using women to 'honey trap' to woo Kashmiri youths towards terrorism and use them as human carriers for delivering arms from one place to another or acting as guides to infiltrating terrorists, intelligence officials have warned. An intelligence-based operation had led to the arrest of Syed Shazia, a woman in her early 30s from Bandipore, a fortnight

Jodhpur, Dec 3: Launching a stinging attack against the Congress for questioning his knowledge on Hinduism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday used the dynast-worker analogy to ask the opposition party where it got its expertise on the religion. Addressing an election rally in this Rajasthan town, the prime minister said in a sarcastic jibe that he was a small "kaamdar" (worker) who never