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New Delhi, Jul 19: The Centre on Thursday condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop the spread of rumours and fake news. Home Minister Rajnath condemned the incidents and made a statement in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour while responding to

New Delhi, Jul 19: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP government over proposed changes to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, saying they will render the law useless. The proposed amendments, circulated among Members of Parliament, seek to do away with the parity given to information commissions with the Election Commission in terms of salary, allowances and conditions of

Noida, Jul 19: The death toll has risen to nine and several are feared trapped under the rubble of two adjacent buildings which collapsed in Greater Noida on the outskirts of the National Capital. Rescue teams at the site discovered the ninth body early on Thursday. A six-floor under-construction building crashed on a five-storey building next to it, bringing it down as well, in Shahberi village

New Delhi, Jul 19: The government has finally admitted that the claims about the exodus of Hindu families from Deoband in western Uttar Pradesh, were mere pre-poll lies. Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, while replying to a written question related to the alleged incidents of exodus of Hindu families and steps taken by the government to check such incidents, on Wednesday said, “A report in

New Delhi, Jul 19: The government has finally admitted that the claims about the exodus of Hindu families from Deoband in western Uttar Pradesh, were mere pre-poll lies. Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, while replying to a written question related to the alleged incidents of exodus of Hindu families and steps taken by the government to check such incidents, on Wednesday said, “A report in

Shimla, Jul 18: A MiG-21 fighter jet crashed in a village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, killing the pilot. The fighter jet crashed in Mehra Palli village under the Jawali police station, Kangra Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Patial said. The SP said that he and other officials were on their way to the spot. The aircraft had taken off from the Pathankot air base in

Noida, Jul 18: A six-storey under-construction building collapsed in Greater Noida, killing at least two persons and trapping several others under the debris, officials said today. At least 12 labourers were inside the building in Shah Beri village when the incident took place and all of them are feared trapped, Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar Singh said. A National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF)

Jaipur, Jul 17: Over two lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) would be used in the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections, said Chief Election Officer Ashwani Bhagat today. The five-year-term of the state assembly is to end on January 20 next year and, accordingly, the state is expected to go to the polls by the year end. The machines to be used in the upcoming election are secure and do not have

Chennai, Jul 17: Some of the accused arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl here were manhandled by a group of advocates today at a court complex. Meanwhile, the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) has decided not to represent the accused persons in the case considering the nature of the alleged crime, its president G Mohanakrishnan said. 18 men

New Delhi, Jul 17: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he stands with the persecuted and seeks to erase “hatred and fear”, breaking his silence on the controversy following a reported remark on the Congress being a “party for Muslims”. The Congress has dismissed the report in an Urdu daily as a “rumour” and asserted that it was a party of 132 crore Indians. ”I stand with the last