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New Delhi, Jan 18: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to provide adequate security to the two women — Kanakadurga and Bindu Ammini — who had made history by entering Sabarimala temple on 2 January. The apex court was hearing a plea by the two women seeking 24X7 security after they entered the Sabarimala temple. In the plea, Kanakadurga, who had reportedly been attacked by

New York, Jan 18: The American man who was among the 21 people killed in an attack on a luxury hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi was a consultant who survived the 9/11 attacks, and specialized in emerging economies. Authorities did not formally name Jason Spindler as one of the victims, but his mother Sarah and brother Jonathan confirmed his death on Facebook and to several US media

Jan 18: Saudi Arabia said it will start building the first residential area in a proposed $500 billion futuristic city that’s become a symbol of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitions for life after oil. The kingdom plans to start work on Neom Bay in the first quarter this year, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency. The area will have “white beaches, a mild climate and an attractive

Panchkula, Jan 17: A special CBI court in Panchkula Thursday sentenced self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others to life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist over 16 years ago. The Dera Sacha Sauda chief and the three others convicted last Friday in the case appeared before the court through video conferencing. "All four have been sentenced to life imprisonment," CBI

New Delhi, Jan 17: Communist Party of India (CPI) on Thursday rejected the rumors about Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) not supporting former JNU students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar's candidature from Begusarai Lok Sabha seat. As per CPI, the party is in touch with RJD supremo LaluYadav and will soon be meeting him in Ranchi Jail where both the parties are expected to discuss the current political

New Delhi, Jan 17: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Lokpal search panel headed by former top court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to shortlist names by the end of February for appointment to the post of anti-corruption ombudsman. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L Nageswara Rao and Sanjay Kishan Kaul told the Union government to provide all requisite infrastructure

New Delhi, Jan 17: Petrol and diesel prices continued to witness a hike in the national capital on Thursday. Petrol price in New Delhi saw an increase of 14 paise and is now being retailed at Rs 70.47 per litre, while diesel price was hiked by 19 paise and is now being sold at Rs 64.78 per litre. Meanwhile, petrol prices in Mumbai also saw an increase of 14 paise to be sold at Rs 76.11 per litre

New Delhi, Jan 16: The high-powered Selection Committee is likely to meet on January 24 to appoint the new CBI Director, sources said here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads the committee, in which the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge are the other members. The sources said the government had proposed the meeting on January 21 earlier while Kharge

Lucknow, Jan 16: Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha election in-charge for Uttar Pradesh JP Nadda exuded confidence on Wednesday that the saffron party will win 74 Lok Sabha seats out of 80 in the state and downplayed the new alliance between the SP and the BSP for the general elections. On his first visit to the state capital after being appointed as the party's election in-charge for UP, Nadda

New York, Jan 16: India-born Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of global beverage giant PepsiCo, is being considered by the White House for the new World Bank president, according to a leading American daily. Nooyi, 63, stepped down as PepsiCo's chief last August after leading the company for 12 years. She "has been courted as an administration ally by Ivanka Trump, the president's eldest daughter who