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New Delhi, Oct 17: The Congress Wednesday termed as "victory of truth" the resignation of union minister M J Akbar following charges of sexual harassment against him. Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said she saluted those women who stood on their charges against the minister bravely despite the "brazen" stance taken by the government. "This resignation is a vindication of the power of

New Delhi, Oct 17: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday strongly endorsed women's entry into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, asserting that it is wrong to go against the Supreme Court's verdict, which allowed the entry of women of menstruating age inside the temple premises. Swamy said, "The Supreme Court has made a decision, but now you (protestors) are saying

New Delhi, Oct 17: Announcing Haj 2019 here at Haj House, Mumbai, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday that it was for the first time that preparations for next year’s Haj has been started immediately after completion of the current year’s Haj process(2018). 'Early start of Haj process will ensure better facilities as well as smooth Haj process as the agencies

New Delhi, Oct 17: United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Defence Affairs Ahmed Al Bowardi Al Falacy met Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. The ministers undertook a review of bilateral defence cooperation and deliberated upon measures to further enhance bilateral exchanges. An official statement outlined that they also recognised that "deeper bilateral defence cooperation has

Bhopal, Oct 17: A controversy erupted in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh Tuesday after a video went viral in which senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is heard saying that his party’s votes get reduced if he campaigns for it. The video was recorded on October 13 but it emerged on a day Congress president Rahul Gandhi is in the state to campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections. Significantly

Pune, Oct 17: In a shocking incident, four Army personnel have been booked for allegedly molesting and raping a hearing and speech-impaired woman at a hospital in Pune. The woman was allegedly molested and raped by the four accused at Pune's Khadki Military hospital over a period of four years. The victim later lodged a police complaint in Indore with the help of an NGO, according to news agency

New Delhi, Oct 17: Wearing of helmet by Sikh women in Chandigarh has been made optional, the Home Ministry said Wednesday, a week after it had completely exempted them from wearing the protective head gear. The Union Territory administration of Chandigarh has been advised that it may be made optional for Sikh women, riding a two wheeler or sitting pillion, to wear protective head gear, as per the

New Delhi, Oct 17: Rajasthan BJP MLA Manvendra Singh, who is the son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh, joined the Congress on Wednesday ahead of assembly elections in the state. Singh met Congress president Rahul Gandhi before joining the party in the presence of leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Avinash Pande and Randeep Surjewala. The party announced the move at a press

Mumbai, Oct 17: Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami, has joined the Congress party. Ms Jahan was inducted to the Congress by the party's Mumbai President Sanjay Nirupam on Tuesday. A model by profession, Ms Jahan had made headlines earlier in the year when she alleged that her husband, Shami, had abused her physically and mentally and was involved in several extra-marital

Sabalgarh, Oct 17: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said he would desist from opposing Narendra Modi the day the prime minister stopped "dividing" the country and started helping the poor. Campaigning for his party in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Mr Gandhi again attacked PM Modi over his alleged proximity to businessmen, saying he worked for a handful of rich people. Addressing a public meeting