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New Delhi, Sep 1: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today told Supreme Court that he stood by every word of his statement against RSS for the killing of Mahatma Gandhi and was ready to face trial before a Maharashtra court which had issued a summons to him as an accused in the case. "I stand by each and every word. I will never take my words back. I stood by it yesterday, I stand by it today and I will

New Delhi, Sep 1: Former Women and Child Development Minister Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked yesterday over a CD expose showing him in objectionable position with at least six women, said on Thursday that it is a conspiracy and he is being targeted because he's dalit. He claimed that he resigned not because he's 'guilty' but to ensure that a fair probe is done. "I am targeting for taking up Dalit

New Delhi, Sep 1: An alleged sex scandal rocked the Arvind Kejriwal government on Wednesday evening as the chief minister sacked his Social Welfare Minister Sandeep Kumar over a CD expose showing him in objectionable position with at least six women. The incident sparked a political storm with the rival parties accusing Kejriwal of being aware of the CD for two weeks but sitting over it till a TV

New Delhi, Sep 1: Price of petrol was Wednesday hiked by Rs 3.38 a litre and diesel by Rs 2.67 per litre, the first increase in rates since July. Petrol will now cost Rs 63.47 a litre in Delhi from Thursday as compared to Rs 60.09 a litre currently, said Indian Oil Corp (IOC). The price of diesel will cost Rs 52.94 per litre as against Rs 50.27. Rates were last cut by Rs 1 per litre in case of

New Delhi, Aug 31: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who first came to power riding the wave of the protests against the Singur land deal, said on Wednesday that she can die in peace after the Supreme Court quashed the land acquisition. At the same time, though, she emphasized that despite her opposition to the deal that helped the Tata group get land for its Nano car project, it should

New Delhi, Aug 31: In a big setback for Tata Motors, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside Calcutta HC order upholding the land acquisition for Tata's Nano plant at Singur in West Bengal. The Singur land was acquired by the Buddhadeb Bhattacharya government in 2006 to facilitate the Tatas to set up its its Nano car manufacturing plant. Pronouncing its verdict, the apex court said, "Land

New Delhi, Aug 31: Heavy rains lashed the national capital today leading to water-logging in major roads that crippled movement of traffic across the city. Delhi Traffic Police said major water-logged points included Ring Road Dhaula Kuan, Bhairon Marg towards Mathura Road and the Teen Murti roundabout among others. The weather office has forecast thunderstorm with rain through the day. The

New Delhi, Aug 31: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday that she had apprised US Secretary of State John Kerry of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan, adding that there could not be double standards in combating terror. "Secretary Kerry and I agreed that Pakistan needs to take fast track actions to catch perpetrators of 2008 Mumbai attack and 2016 Pathankot attack," she said

Mysuru, Aug 30: Maintaining that Karnataka was not in a position to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said his government will explain the ground realities to the Supreme Court, which has been approached by the neighbouring state over the issue. "They (Tamil Nadu) have petitioned the Supreme Court. We will make Supreme Court aware about the ground realities in

Mumbai, Aug 30: NCP supremo Sharad Pawar today accused Maharashtra ATS of "terrorising" Muslim youths on "mere suspicion" and detaining them illegally, sparking criticism from BJP and AIMIM that he is taking "opportunistic stance" for political gains. Addressing a press meet here, Pawar said a delegation of various Muslim outfits met him recently and aired their concern over the youths from the