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Indian shooting ace Jitu Rai claimed the gold medal in men's 10m air pistol event by creating a new games record while compatriot Om Prakash Mitharval bagged a bronze at the 21st Commonwealth Games here today. World Championship silver medallist Rai shot 235.1 to comfortably finish top of the podium. Mitharval, who had established a new qualification record with 584, eventually finished with the

New Delhi, Apr 8: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed BJP chief Amit Shah's remarks equating the Opposition parties with animals, saying that the "disrespectful statement" reflected his "mentality" that considered Dalits, tribals, minorities and even his own party leaders "worthless". "Calling the entire Opposition animals...see according to Amit Shah and the basic vision of the

New Delhi, Apr 8: As the battle between Karnakata and Tamil Nadu intensifies over the Cauvery issue, actors turned politicians Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan joined a protest in Chennai, demanding the formation of Cauvery Managment Board (CMB). Actors including Dhanush, Vishal, Surya and music composer Ilayaraja were also present at the protest. Stating that it is embarrassing to hold Indian Premier

Beirut, Apr 8: At least 70 people were killed in Douma, the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta in a suspected chemical attack, medics and rescuers said on Sunday. Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements following the attack on Saturday, reports the BBC. It said the death toll was likely to rise. Several medical, monitoring and

Muzaffarnagar, Apr 8: An RPF constable was seriously injured when her husband allegedly threw acid on her for giving birth to a girl child and not fulfilling dowry demands in Chandaura village here, police said today. Komal, who was posted at Delhi, was living with her parents here after a dispute with her husband Kapil Kumar, who works in a private firm in the national capital, Circle Officer SKS

Mumbai, Apr 8: Amidst distribution of sweets, bursting of fire-crackers, cheers and whistling by hundreds of fans, actor Salman Khan returned to his Mumbai home in Mumbai on Saturday evening. Salman, 52, tensed but smiling, gave a flying kiss to his fans from the balcony of the Galaxy Apartments at Bandra in Mumbai. The actor reached Mumbai from Jodhpur by a chartered aircraft. Khan, accompanied

Lucknow, Apr 7: In a shocking incident, a 75-year-old woman was battered to death in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, about 500 km from here, by a ration dealer after she objected to being given less ration. Aasi Khatoon was battered to death, even as others who were in the queue, remained mute spectators. The shocking incident occurred at Khedi Firozabad village in the district on Friday

Jodhpur, Apr 7: Actor Salman Khan was today granted bail by a district and sessions court here in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case in which he has been sentenced to five years in jail. District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi allowed Khan's plea for bail and suspension of the sentence so that he can file an appeal against his conviction and sentencing. Khan, who had spent two nights in the

Mumbai, Apr 7: Reluctance to report a sexual assault to police immediately does not mean the victim is lying, as Indian women would rarely make such false allegations, the Bombay High Court has said, upholding the conviction of four men for gang-rape. Justice AM Badar earlier this week dismissed the appeals of Dattatraya Korde, Ganesh Pardeshi, Pintu Khoskar and Ganesh Zole, who had challenged a

What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian country. But that's not the case at all. Past "non-serious" estimates have suggested that more than a third of Indians ate vegetarian food. If you go by three large-scale government surveys, 23%-37% of Indians are estimated to be vegetarian. By itself this is