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Ahmedabad, Mar 12: Top Congress leadership Tuesday paid their respect to Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram here, ahead of launching the party's poll campaign for the Lok Sabha elections. Party leaders led by its chief Rahul Gandhi, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former prime minister Manmohan Singh sought to give a symbolic message to the

Newsroom, Mar 11: Union Minister and BJP’s controversy specialist Anant Kumar Hegde has dropped an obnoxious bombshell by claiming that Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi was born to a Muslim. Addressing a public rally in his Uttara Kannada constituency recently, Hegde attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi after Congress leaders raised questions on the Balakot air strikes conducted in February post

Newsroom, Mar 11: Union Minister and BJP’s controversy specialist Anant Kumar Hegde has dropped an obnoxious bombshell by claiming that Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi was born to a Muslim. Addressing a public rally in his Uttara Kannada constituency recently, Hegde attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi after Congress leaders raised questions on the Balakot air strikes conducted in February post

Hyderabad, Mar 11: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday asked political parties not to create controversy on the issue of holding Lok Sabha polls during Ramzan and said there will be greater participation of Muslim community in the democratic exercise during that period. Speaking to media persons, Owaisi said, "This whole controversy is totally uncalled for and unnecessary. I would request

Srinagar, Mar 11: The mastermind of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel is believed to have been killed in an encounter in the Tral area of South Kashmir, officials said Monday. The encounter in Pinglish area of Tral in south Kashmir's Pulwama district lasted past midnight in which Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist Mudasir Ahmed Khan alias 'Mohd Bhai' was among the

Washington, Mar 11: Russia's arms export to India fell by a whopping 42 per cent between 2014-18 and 2009-2013, according to a new report. As a result, Russia accounted for 58 per cent of total Indian arms imports in 2014-2018, compared with 76 per cent in 2009-2013, according to the report "Trends in International Arms Transfers, 2018" released by the Stockholm International Peace Research

Addis Ababa, Mar 11: A Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed six minutes after an early-morning takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing all 149 passengers, including four Indians, and eight crew on board. People holding passports from 32 countries and the UN were on board the Boeing 737 plane which ploughed into a field just 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, the carrier’s CEO

San Jose, Mar 10: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, on Saturday, reinforced that terrorism has no religion while interacting with the Indian community here during his official two-day visit. "Terrorism isn't an issue for India alone. It's an international issue. Even America that never used to understand our pain are now understanding. Terrorism is the enemy of humanity, terror has no religion. No

Riyadh, Mar 10: The Saudi Civil Defence intercepted a Houthi drone heading towards a populated area in Abha, the Saudi Civil Defence announced Friday. Five civilians, including a woman were injured after fragments from the wrecked drone fell into the ground, injuring four Saudi nationals, including a woman, and an Indian resident, according to the Civil Defence Spokesman, Colonel Mohamed Al Asmi

Washington, Mar 10: In a divided America where politics seems increasingly to get people's goat, a small town in Vermont has taken the concept to heart -- this week electing one as mayor. He may be a political novice but the goat's name, Lincoln, brings with it a storied pedigree. And the leading human official in Fair Haven -- population about 2,500 -- hopes the long-eared, three-year-old animal