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Dubai, Jun 13: A popular Indian-origin chef in the United Arab Emirates has landed in a controversy after he allegedly posted an anti-Islam tweet, triggering calls for his sacking, a media report said on Tuesday. Atul Kochhar, a Michelin-Star chef well known here for his Rang Mahal Indian restaurant at the JW Marriott Marquis hotel, received flak after taking a dig at Bollywood actor Priyanka

Thane, Jun 12: A court here today (June 12) framed charges against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker to which the Congress leader pleaded not guilty. Rahul arrived at the court in Bhiwandi at 11:05 am amid heavy security cover and was greeted by people raising slogans in his support. The court framed charges against

Indore, Jun 12: Self-styled godman Bhayyuji Maharaj died on Tuesday after allegedly shooting himself in the head. He was rushed to the Bombay Hospital in Indore here where he succumbed to his injuries, its General Manager Rahul Parashar told news agency PTI. Maharaj was offered minister of state position by the Madhya Pradesh government in April, this year. He had refused to accept it. The saint

Singapore, Jun 12: U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged on Tuesday to work toward complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy. But a joint statement signed at the end of their historic summit in Singapore gave few details on how either goal would be achieved. "President Trump

Mumbai, Jun 12: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will appear before a court in the adjoining Thane district on Tuesday in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker. Gandhi arrived in Mumbai this morning on a two-day visit to Maharashtra. He will appear before the court at Bhiwandi in Thane at 11 am today, a Congress leader earlier said. The

New Delhi, Jun 12: In a rhetorical speech in the Delhi assembly, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that the AAP would campaign for the BJP during the 2019 Lok Sabha election if Delhi was granted full statehood. He also warned that if the Modi government failed to do so, the party would conduct a "BJP, quit Delhi" campaign. "I want to say to BJP, give full statehood status to Delhi before

Singapore, Jun 12: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met for the first time and shook hands here on Tuesday, kicking off their history-making summit aimed at normalising bilateral ties and complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Trump and Kim met at Capella Singapore hotel in Singapore's Sentosa island after months of diplomatic twists and turns. The two men

Palghar, Jun 12: India is set to miss a December deadline to acquire land for a Japan-backed $17 billion bullet train project following protests by fruit growers, government officials said, likely delaying one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s most ambitious projects. PM Modi`s office is now monitoring the project week-to-week, as Indian officials seek to reassure Tokyo that the hurdles can be

New Delhi, Jun 11: The security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be strengthened in the wake of reports of an assassination plot against him by the Maoists, the Home Ministry said on Monday. Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a high-level meeting in which National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Director Intelligence Bureau Rajiv Jain were present to

Ahmedabad, Jun 11: A lesbian couple allegedly committed suicide after throwing a three-year-old child of one of them in the Sabarmati river here today, the police said. The women also scribbled a suicide note along the riverfront's concrete walkway near Ellisbridge where they jumped into the water body, an official at the Sabarmati Riverfront (West) police station said. They purportedly mentioned