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Lucknow, Jul 21: Enraged with Dayashankar Singh Singh's derogatory remark against Mayawati, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) workers staged a protest here on Thursday morning, demanding the arrest of suspended BJP state vice president. The protest is being held at the main Hazratganj crossing. BSP state president Ram Achal Rajbhar said that the party supporters have been asked to gather in the state

Srinagar, Jul 20: Uneasy calm prevailed for the second day today in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley where one more person succumbed to his injuries raising to 43 the death toll in the unrest that erupted on July 8 even as separatists extended the ongoing strike call till July 25. Local newspapers are also expected to hit the stands tomorrow after suspending publication six days ago over the alleged

New Delhi, Jul 20: BJP today sacked its Uttar Pradesh vice president Dayashankar Singh from all party posts after his derogatory remarks against BSP chief Mayawati sparked massive uproar and pushed the saffron party in a tight corner. UP BJP President Keshav Prasad Maurya told reporters that Singh has been relieved of all posts and said "such language has no place in the party". BJP has been

New Delhi, Jul 20: Dayashankar Singh, vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit, left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) embarrassed on Wednesday as he compared Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati with a sex worker in comments that drew criticisms from several quarters. In an interview on Wednesday, he said in Hindi: “Mayawati is destroying BSP founder Mayawati’s vision of the

New Delhi, Jul 20: In an another embarrassment to Congress party, Rahul Gandhi was apparently spotted dozing off in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the crucial debate on atrocities on Dalits. The television shot, which has gone viral on the social media accompanied by carping comments, shows the Congress vice-president with closed eyes and head tilting on the right while his party MPs take on

New Delhi, Jul 20: Congress today targeted RSS and BJP in Lok Sabha over attacks on some dalit men in Gujarat for skinning a dead cow, saying the Hindutva organisation was working for "dalit-mukt Bharat" which was "sponsored" by BJP to polarise communities ahead of next year's assembly polls there. The opposition party demanded constitution of a joint parliamentary committee to go into the

New Delhi, Jul 20: In a blistering attack on the Narendra Modi government, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused it of destabilising institutions, polarising society and mistaking its parliamentary majority for a licence to impose its narrow ideology on people. Addressing the first meeting of Congress Parliamentary Party in the ongoing Monsoon session of Parliament, she also slammed

Patna, Jul 19: At least ten CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) commandos belonging to its elite COBRA battalion were killed and five others injured in a Naxal IED blast in the jungles of Bihar's Aurangabad district, officials said. The jawans of the COBRA unit were ambushed in the IED blast after which an encounter started on Monday afternoon between the two resulting in the killing of three

Sasaram (Bihar), Jul 18: A woman has mortgaged her 'mangalsutra' to construct a toilet in her house at Barahkhanna village here following which Rohtas district administration made her the brand ambassador of total sanitation programme recognising her effort. Phool Kumari took the step after she had failed to raise adequate money by working as a cook at a local primary school as her farm labourer

Amritsar, Jul 18: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today washed dishes in the Golden Temple's community kitchen as an apology after his Aam Aadmi Party drew flak for depicting the image of the Sikh shrine with the party symbol - broom - in its 'youth manifesto'. Kejriwal, who had arrived in the city last night for his act of penance, scrubbed utensils in the community kitchen for 45 minutes