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New Delhi, Sept 16: The united front of Left student groups AISA, SFI, AISF, DSF won all four central panel posts in Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) polls, the election committee announced on Sunday. The grouping's presidential candidate N Sai Balaji won after bagging 2,161 votes. Sarika Choudhary bagged 2,692 votes and was elected the vice president. Aejaj Ahmed polled 2,423

Mumbai, Sept 16: Mumbai police reminded Bollywood actor Uday Chopra Saturday that marijuana is a banned commodity in India when the "Dhoom" actor batted for its legalisation. Chopra tweeted Friday that marijuana, also known as cannabis, should be legalised as it is "part of Indian culture" and also has "medical benefits". I feel India should legalize marijuana. Firstly, It’s part of our culture

New Delhi, Sept 16: Indira Gandhi made two "serious mistakes -- declaring the Emergency in 1975 and allowing Operation Blue Star to happen", but regardless of these she was a great and powerful prime minister and a considerate humanist, feels veteran Congressman K Natwar Singh. Singh worked in her office from 1966 to 1971 as a civil services officer before joining the Congress in the 80s and

Wilson, Sept 16: Tropical Storm Florence dumped “epic” amounts of rain on North and South Carolina as it trudged inland on Saturday, knocking out power and causing at least eight deaths as flood waters that have devastated many communities kept rising. Florence's intensity has diminished since it roared ashore along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast on Friday as a hurricane. But its slow march over the

New Delhi, Sept 16: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, the man who played an instrumental role in the victory of Narendra Modi in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and Nitish Kumar in Bihar assembly elections, on Sunday announced that he will be starting a new political journey with Janta Dal (United). A trained public health expert, Kishor was earlier associated with the United Nations before his foray

Mangaluru, Sept 15: Peter Paul Saldhana was Saturday ordained as the 14th bishop of Mangaluru Diocese at the episcopal ordination and consecration celebration at Rosario Cathedral here. According to tradition, outgoing bishop Aloysius Paul DSouza as the main consecrator, along with Bengaluru archbishop Peter Machado and Udupi diocese bishop Jerald Isaac Lobo as co-consecrators, ordained the new

New Delhi, Sept 15: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that it was the "blue-eyed boy" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the CBI who weakened the lookout notice against fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya and allowed him to flee the country. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi alleged that it was AK Sharma, a Gujarat-cadre officer in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who played a

Dubai, Sept 15: The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention is alerting consumers and healthcare professionals against the use of four pharmaceutical products for the treatment of neurological, respiratory and underactive thyroid disease due to possible microbial contamination and contagious infection. A warning against homeopathic drug products Neuroveen, a natural relief of neuralgia nerve pain

New Delhi, Sept 15: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday flew down from Goa and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi amid continued worry over his health condition. The AIIMS refused to release any initial reports of medical condition of Mr. Parrikar, who was treated in the U.S. for a pancreatic ailment for three months earlier this year. Mr. Parrikar

New Delhi, Sept 15: Launching the "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday all sections of society and every part of the country have joined the cleanliness drive as he noted few would have thought that nine crore toilets would be built and 4.5 lakh villages declared open defecation free in four years. The "cleanliness is service" campaign will continue till