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New Delhi, May 22: A day before the counting of the votes polled in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress on Wednesday termed as "constitutional travesty" the EC's rejection of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa's demand that dissent notes should be recorded and alleged that the poll watchdog wanted to set a new precedent of "dark secrets" and "secluded chambers" in performing its duties. "A

Colombo, May 22: Sri Lankan social networks saw a surge in fake news after the Easter suicide bombings a month ago despite an official social media blackout, highlighting the inability of governments to contain disinformation, experts said. A nine-day ban on platforms including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp was introduced following the Islamic State-claimed attacks on churches

Pune, May 22: A 31-year-old man has lodged a police complaint alleging he found glass shards in his burger at an outlet of a well-known global fast-food chain in Pune city of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. The complainant, Sajid Pathan, an autorickshaw driver, went to the Burger King outlet located on Fergusson Road here on May 15 with his friends to have lunch. "According to the complainant

New Delhi, May 21: Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid homage to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary on Tuesday at his memorial, Veer Bhoomi, here. Rahul was accompanied by his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with other senior Congress leaders. In a tweet, Rahul remembered his father as a gentle person who

Bhopal, May 21: The Madhya Pradesh government is planning to reopen an old murder case against BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur, a day after exit polls predicted a victory for her from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. The Congress-led government in the state will seek a legal opinion on reopening the murder case of ex-RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi, in which Pragya Singh was acquitted, state Law

Wellington, May 21: The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism for the first time on Tuesday, New Zealand police said. In addition to the terror charge, Brenton Tarrant also faces 51 charges of murder and 40 of attempted murder over the March 15 attacks. "The charge will allege that a terrorist act was carried out

Srinagar, May 21: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said the silence of the Election Commission (EC) was worrying even after "evidence" had come to the fore that the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls were being switched. "Worrying that despite solid evidence about EVMs being switched, @ECISVEEP has not clarified any of these

Bhubaneswar, May 21: Odisha government has sought donations from foreign nationals and NRIs to rebuild the state in the aftermath of cyclone Fani, saying their contribution will "heal many lives". Cyclone Fani had ravaged the coastal districts of the state on May 3, resulting in an estimated loss of Rs 12,000 crore. "#Odisha Chief Minister's Relief Fund now accepts donations from foreign nationals

Surat, May 21: Six Hindu Mahasabha activists were arrested for allegedly celebrating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse at a temple in Surat’s Limbayat area on Sunday, police said. Godse was born in Baramati in Pune district, then part of the Bombay Presidency, on May 19 in 1910. Godse was born in Baramati in Pune district, then part of the Bombay Presidency, on May

New Delhi, May 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday took to Twitter to pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 28th death anniversary. "Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary," Modi tweeted. This comes after Modi dubbed Rajiv Gandhi "bhrashtachari no 1" (corrupt no 1) at an election rally earlier this month. Hitting out at the former prime minister's son and