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Patna, Aug 27: In a display of opposition unity against the BJP, political heavyweights including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and SP president Akhilesh Yadav shared a platform at Lalu Prasad's mega rally here today. RJD chief Lalu Prasad has already said the 'BJP bhagao desh bachao' rally would herald the decline of the BJP-led NDA in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Rebel JD(U) leader

New Delhi, Aug 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the mayhem created by followers of self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim, saying violence in the name of faith won't be tolerated and asserted that the guilty would not be spared. In his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', Modi said everybody will have to bow before the law.He said the Constitution provides scope for redressal of all

Chandigarh, Aug 27: Situation was peaceful in Haryana's Panchkula, and Sirsa on Sunday. Panchkula witnessed the maximum violence on Friday after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of rape by Special CBI court. Curfew was relaxed in Panchkula, Sirsa, while it was withdrawn in Kaithal town of Haryana. The death toll in the violence has risen to 36. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Hyderabad, Aug 26: A Qatar Airways passenger jet (Qr 964 DOH-DPS) made an emergency landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here at Shamshabad on Saturday morning, when its co-pilot suddenly fell ill on the 14 hours long Doha to Denpasar flight. There were 240 passengers plus crew on the flight at the time of the incident. According to airport authorities, the co pilot with name Andre

Patna, Aug 26: As many as 21 leaders of different parties, including West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will participate in the RJD's August 27 rally here, party sources said today. RJD president Lalu Prasad has claimed the rally would herald the decline of the BJP-led NDA in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Besides

Bengaluru, Aug 26: A whopping 37% of the engineering seats in private, government and aided colleges, bagged by students through the Common Entrance Test or the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) route have gone unfilled this year. To be precise, over 29,000 of the 77,500 available engineering seats in Karnataka remained vacant in 2017. These figures do

Mangaluru, Aug 26: A city-based travel agency has been accused of swindling several lakhs of rupees by duping as many as 95 Haj aspirants in 2017. The issue came to light on Friday when one M P Moidinabba from Udupi lodged a complaint with the Mangaluru city police commissioner against Shahada Travels operating from Mission Street in the city. The complainant, who claims to be one of the 95

Lucknow, Aug 26: Hardline Hindutva leader and BJP Lok Sabha member Sakshi Maharaj has openly defended Dera Sachha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was convicted by a CBI court in Panchkula in Haryana in a case of rape. Gurmeet is accused of raping sadhvis inside his 'gufa' (a customised underground chamber that was his personal residence). Sakshi Maharaj, who was known for his provocative

Lucknow, Aug 26: Hardline Hindutva leader and BJP Lok Sabha member Sakshi Maharaj has openly defended Dera Sachha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was convicted by a CBI court in Panchkula in Haryana in a case of rape. Gurmeet is accused of raping sadhvis inside his 'gufa' (a customised underground chamber that was his personal residence). Sakshi Maharaj, who was known for his provocative

Kabul, Aug 25: A suicide attack followed by gunfire as Shia Muslims gathered for Friday prayers at a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and injured several people. Interior ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, told Al Jazeera that after the blast at the Imam Zaman mosque in the Qala-Najara neighbourhood, three gunmen entered and began shooting. Danish said there were 14 victims overall