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Pune, Aug 28: The Pune Police today raided the residences of nine activists for their alleged links with Maoists and their 'involvement' in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At least five of these activists have been arrested. The raids were conducted in Delhi, Faridabad, Goa, Mumbai, Thane, Ranchi and Hyderabad based on the Pune Police's investigation in the Bhima Koregaon

Chengannur, Aug 28: Days after floods ravaged Kerala, leaving a massive trail of destruction, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today visited relief camps in Chengannur and heard the woes of the people. Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to the state, arrived in Thiruvananthapuram this morning from abroad. He then took a helicopter to Chengannur in Alappuzha district. The Congress chief first visited

New Delhi, Aug 28: The BJP and its ally SAD on Monday stepped up their attack on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for remarks that his party was not involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, alleging the opposition party's entire apparatus was involved in the riots and they could not be absolved of their sins. They also attacked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh for defending Mr Gandhi and his stand

Chennai, Aug 28: MK Stalin has been elected as DMK president, a post which has been lying vacant since the demise of M Karunanidhi, at the party’s General Council meeting today. All along considered the political heir apparent of his father, Stalin was elected unopposed as he was the sole candidate in the fray at the close of nomination Monday evening. Chants hailing Stalin as "Thalapathy"

New Delhi, Aug 28: Sanatan Sanstha, a Hindu group, on Monday demanded that the Indian Constitution be amended to exclude the word ‘secular’ from it, a demand that was opposed by Union minister Ramdas Athawale later in the day. The right-wing group reasoned that the word ‘secular’ in the Constitution’s preamble puts Hindus at a disadvantage under “the garb” of being secular. “Ours is a very

New Delhi, Aug 28: The Supreme Court on Monday accorded primacy to the wish of a 23-year-old Jain woman that she wanted to live with her parents instead of her husband who had allegedly relinquished Islam and converted to Hinduism to tie the nuptial knot with her. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who had directed the Chhattisgarh police to bring the woman before it today for an

Newsroom, Aug 27: Dr Kafeel Khan, who was made a scapegoat in the death of several children reportedly due to lack of oxygen at Gorakhpur Medical College, on Monday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of ''lying'' on the issue for “political gains”. "It is a blatant lie. The state government has admitted in the court that the shortage of oxygen had led to the death of children

Newsroom, Aug 27: Popular Front of India chairman E Abubacker has welcomed the Jharkhand High Court order which revoked the state government’s decision of banning the activities of the organization in the state. He stated that the observations made by the High Court expose communal and fascist agenda of BJP government in Jharkhand which imposed ban on the organization. “The court brought to light

New Delhi, Aug 27: SpiceJet today operated India's first test flight powered by biojet fuel, according to the airline. A Bombardier Q400 aircraft, partially using biojet fuel, took off from Dehradun and landed at the airport in the national capital. The airline said it successfully operated "India's first ever biojet fuel flight". The flight was powered with a blend of 75 per cent air turbine fuel

New Delhi, Aug 27: Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi for likening the RSS to Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood, the Sangh on Monday said the Congress chief cannot understand the saffron outfit as he does not know India. Last week at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London, Gandhi had said the RSS' idea is similar to that of Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world. He had also alleged