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Patna, Sept 23: Union Law Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today asserted that the issue of instant triple Talaq was not an issue of politics but was related to honour, dignity and protection of Muslim women. Addressing a group of Muslim women who assembled at his residence in the state capital to thank Narendra Modi government for bringing an ordinance banning the practice of

Patna, Sept 23: Union Law Minister and senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today asserted that the issue of instant triple Talaq was not an issue of politics but was related to honour, dignity and protection of Muslim women. Addressing a group of Muslim women who assembled at his residence in the state capital to thank Narendra Modi government for bringing an ordinance banning the practice of

New Delhi, Sept 23: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will continue in his post, BJP president Amit Shah said on Sunday as he announced that a reshuffle of the state's ministers will soon take place. The BJP chief said so in a tweet following a discussion with the Bharatiya Janata Party's core group team from Goa. "It has been decided during a discussion with the Goa BJP core team that Manohar

Riyadh, Sept 23: A woman from Saudi Arabia has created history by becoming the first female to deliver an evening news bulletin on television. Weam Al Dakheel, appearing alongside anchor Omar Al Nashwan, presented the news bulletin on the state-owned Saudi TV Channel 1, Khaleej Times reported. "Jumanah AlShami was the first women to present morning newscasts in 2016. Today history repeats itself

Amaravati, Sept 23: In the first major strike in many years in Andhra Pradesh, the Maoists Sunday shot dead a sitting MLA and a former MLA, both from the ruling TDP, in Araku area in Visakhapatnam district, police said. The incident occurred at Lippitiputta village under Dambriguda mandal when Araku (ST) MLA Kidari Sarveswara Rao and former MLA Siveri Soma went to take part in a 'grama darsini'

United Nations, Sept 23: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said he is 'alarmed by the increasing number of violations of the ceasefire' in Libya's capital Tripoli, and condoled loss of lives in violence. In August, violence increased rapidly in the city, with rival militias fighting and with tanks and heavy artillery deployed into residential neighborhoods, a United Nations

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has released a speech on the occasion of the Saudi Arabia's 88th national day. Crown Prince Mohammed affirmed that the occasion of the 88th anniversary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is an occasion to recall the achievements of the country's founder the late King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud and his sons after him. The Crown Prince praised the Kingdom's growth

Geneva, Sept 23: Pakistani Christians living in Europe and the United Kingdom gathered in front of Palais Wilson, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, and demanded justice and equal rights for the minorities in Pakistan. Holding placards which read "Save Pakistani Christians", "Stop Human Rights Violations against Christians in Pakistan" and "Abolish

New Delhi, Sept 23: Fuel prices saw a fresh hike on Sunday, providing no respite to consumers adversely affected by the continuous increase in the fuel prices. The prices of Petrol and Diesel in Delhi are Rs 82.61, an increase of 12 paise per litre and Rs 73.97 per litre, an increase of 10 paise, respectively. In Mumbai, Petrol and Diesel prices Rs 89.97 per litre Rs 78.53 per litre, respectively

Barmer/Jaipur, Sept 22: Ahead of the Assembly polls in Rajasthan, former Union minister Jaswant Singh's son and BJP MLA Manvendra Singh on Saturday said he has quit the party. He announced the decision at a press conference after addressing a rally at Pachpadra in his Barmer constituency. He said he was yet to take a decision on whether to join the Congress or not. At the rally, he indicated that