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Kochi, Oct 3: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that red alert has been declared in three districts - Idukki, Palakkad, and Thrissur on October 7. Addressing the media, the Kerala Chief Minister said that the state government has sought support from the central agencies and have asked for five teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). "Fishermen have been advised

New Delhi, Oct 4: The Congress Wednesday compared RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on early construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya with noise made by frogs during rains and accused the RSS-BJP of sending Lord Ram to "exile" after every elections. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the BJP and the RSS were like "Kalyug's Kaikeyi" who remember Lord Ram four months before every

New Delhi, Oct 4: Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani has emerged as the richest Indian for the 11th consecutive year with a net worth of USD 47.3 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Ambani is also the year's biggest gainer, adding USD 9.3 billion to his wealth amid the continuing success of his Reliance Jio broadband telco service. As per the 'Forbes India Rich List 2018', Wipro

New Delhi, Oct 4: Indian civilisation is the only one that survived the onslaught of foreign invaders and is still a Hindu majority country, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Wednesday. Mr Bhagwat was speaking at an event to launch a book on the life of former Congress president and founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Madan Mohan Malviya. Addressing the gathering, Mr Bhagwat said the Sanatana

New Delhi, Oct 3: In a major setback to Opposition unity ahead of Lok Sabha elections due next year, BSP supremo Mayawati on Wednesday announced that her party will contest assembly elections in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh either on its own or in alliance with regional parties but not with the Congress. She accused the Congress of trying to "finish" the BSP, saying the grand old party is more

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3: The Kerala government Wednesday made it clear it has no plan to file a review petition against the Supreme Court order allowing women of all age groups into the Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala. The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which manages the hill shrine, has also not taken any decision to go for any review in this regard, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told

New Delhi, Oct 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday received the 'UNEP Champions of the Earth for 2018' award, United Nations' highest environmental honour, from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here. The PM, who received the award from Mr Guterres and head of the UN Environment programme Erik Solheim during a special ceremony at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra here, called it an award

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3: Following an intelligence alert that a huge number of Rohingya refugees are making a beeline for Kerala, the State Police has apprehended a five-member family of the ethnic group of Myanmar's Rakhine province, at Vizhinjam here. The police took the custody of the Rohingya family, who reached Vizhinjam from the Central Railway Station here where they arrived in Hyderabad

New Delhi, Oct 3: The Tikait-led Bhartiya Kisan Union agitation has been called off but resentment is simmering in the ranks as the government remained non-committal on the major demands for waiver of unpaid farm loans, implementation of Swaminathan Commission recommendations on minimum support price, rehabilitation of families of farmers who have committed suicide and review of the terms of the

New Delhi, Oct 3: Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi shakes hands with President Ram Nath Kovind after he was administered oath of office, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct 3, 2018 Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice Dipak Misra Justice Ranjan Gogoi was on Wednesday, October 3, sworn in as the 46th Chief