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Lucknow, Apr 28: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday claimed that politics has been a part of India before Independence, adding that even Lord Rama and Krishna were indulged in politics. Addressing a gathering at an event here, Singh further said that Lord Rama's political objective was to build 'Ram Rajya'. "Politics has been a part of India before Independence. Even Lord Rama and

Dubai, Apr 28: An air strike on Yemen capital Sana’a by a Saudi-led military coalition has killed dozens of Huthi rebels, including at least two commanders, Saudi television reported on Saturday. Saudi Arabia’s official Al-Ekhbariya television said two high-ranking insurgents were among more than 50 Huthi militiamen killed in Sanaa on Friday evening, without giving further details. Saudi-owned Al

A controversy erupted on Friday after a video purportedly showing Congress president Rahul Gandhi “disrespecting” national song ‘Vande Mataram’ at a public rally here surfaced and went viral. The BJP slammed Rahul, saying he does not have respect for the national song, a charge dismissed by the Congress as “absolutely false.” “He (Rahul) does not have respect for national song. What can we expect

Wuhan, Apr 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have decided to issue "strategic guidance" to their militaries to strengthen communications and to build trust and understanding, a move aimed at avoiding a Dokalam-like situation in the future. Modi said his talks with President Xi focussed on diverse areas of India-China cooperation. "We discussed ways to give impetus

New Delhi, Apr 28: A film screening at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here on the contentious issue of 'love jihad' was disrupted on Saturday by a few students' groups, who alleged that a hate campaign was being propagated in the guise of showing the movie. The screening of the film, titled In the name of love - melancholy of God's own country, was organised by the Global Indian Foundation

New Delhi, Apr 27: The court says it will deal with the prayer of the victim’s father for shifting the trial to Chandigarh and the plea of the accused seeking the handing over of the probe to the CBI. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed till May 7 the trial in the case of the rape and murder of a minor in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud

London, Apr 27: Embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya was back in a UK court today for a hearing in his ongoing extradition trial. The 62-year-old, who is wanted in India to face charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore, is currently on a 650,000 pounds bail since his arrest on an extradition warrant by Scotland Yard in April last year. Chief Magistrate Emma

Wuhan, Apr 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday exchanged views on "solidifying" the India-China relationship as they began an unprecedented two-day informal summit here during which they will have a series of one-on-one conversations focussing on bilateral, global and regional issues. Prime Minister Modi who arrived here in the central Chinese city early

New Delhi, Apr 27: Senior advocate Indu Malhotra was today administered the oath of office as a Supreme Court judge by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, making her the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly. With Malhotra joining the bench, the strength of the Supreme Court is now 25, against the sanctioned strength of 31, including the CJI. Malhotra was administered the oath of

Agartala, Apr 27: Former Miss World Diana Hayden does not represent Indian women, but Aishwarya Rai does. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's latest statement on beauty pageants, Indian women and "process of judgement" of the crowning of the Miss World has stirred a fresh controversy. “Aishwarya Rai represents the Indian women. She became the Miss World and that's all right. But I do not