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New Delhi, May 31: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said people were missing an "educated prime minister" like Manmohan Singh. The former prime minister was the target of Kejriwal's anti-graft campaign during the 2013 Delhi Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha polls the following year. "People missing an educated PM like Dr Manmohan Singh

May 31: Syrian President Bashar Assad has told Russian television that direct conflict between his ally Russia and the United States in Syria was narrowly avoided. "We were close to have direct conflict between the Russian forces and the American forces," Assad said in English in an interview with Russia Today, aired Thursday, without giving further details. During the interview he also said his

Mathura (UP), May 31: Joining the list of BJP leaders linking modern inventions with ancient India, Uttar Pradesh minister Dinesh Sharma has claimed that journalism began during Mahabharata. Speaking at an event organised here to mark the 'Hindi Journalism Day' on Wednesday, the minister rejected the various claims on the origin of Journalism, and said, "It (journalism) started during Mahabharata"

Shillong, May 31: The opposition Congress today became the single largest party in Meghalaya after its candidate Miani D Shira won the bye-election from Ampati Assembly seat, vacated by her father Mukul Sangma early this year. "INC candidate Miani D Shira won by 3191 votes. She secured 14,259 votes against a total of 11,069 votes polled by NPP candidate Clement G Momin," Chief Electoral Officer F

Geneva, May 31: Fewer people are smoking worldwide, especially women, but only one country in eight is on track to meet a target of reducing tobacco use significantly by 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Three million people die prematurely each year due to tobacco use that causes cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and stroke, the world's leading killers, it

Mumbai, May 31: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Pandurang Fundkar died here today after a brief illness, an official said. He was 67. The senior BJP leader was a three-term MP and a former president of the Maharashtra party unit. The legislator first became an MLA in 1978. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis condoled Fundkar's demise, and recalled his late cabinet colleague's contribution to the

Kuala Lumpur, May 31: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his newly-elected Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohammad and the two leaders had a productive exchange of views on strengthening the strategic partnership. Modi, who arrived here today on the second leg of his three-nation tour, met Mahathir in his office at Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya. "The two leaders had a productive

New Delhi, May 31: Petrol price was on Thursday cut by 7 paise a litre and diesel by 5 paise - the second reduction in as many days on the back of softening international oil rates. Petrol in Delhi now costs Rs 78.35 a litre, down from Rs 78.42, according to a price notification issued by state-owned oil firms. Diesel rates have been cut to Rs 69.25 per litre from Rs 69.30. This is the second

Sivaganga, May 31: A gang of so called upper-caste Hindus hacked two Dalits to death and injured six others who tried to rescue them at Kachanatham village near Manamadurai in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu last Monday night. What was the crime of the victims? They were sitting cross-legged in the presence of a “caste Hindu” and did not present temple honours to a “caste Hindu” family! According

Bengaluru, May 30: Kerala will cut taxes on gasoline and gasoil to reduce retail fuel prices by 1 rupee/litre from June 1, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told media on Wednesday. Kerala's move could put pressure on other states, mostly ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, to reduce taxes. Communist party-ruled Kerala is the first state in the country that has decided to