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New Delhi, Apr 29: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s daughter Karnika Singh died due to cancer in New Delhi on Friday. 37-year-old Karnika is the youngest among the four daughters of Singh. She was admitted in Max Hospital, Saket, a few days ago and breathed her last at around 5 AM. She had undergone treatment for the disease in the US as well. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice

Chennai, Apr 29: Kanchi Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi and eight others were today acquitted of all charges, including attempt to murder, in the 2002 the auditor Radhakrishnan assault case. First Additional Sessions Judge P Rajamanickam in his brief judgement acquitted all the accused. "I acquit you all. You may go," the judge said in the packed open court where the accused had appeared before

Mumbai, Apr 29: The Adarsh Housing Society, an illegal Mumbai apartment building that became a symbol of political corruption must be demolished, said the Bombay High Court today. The Adarsh Housing Society was built in the heart of the financial capital to house veterans and war widows, but a probe found politicians, ministers and bureaucrats had been granted apartments cheaply, leading to the

New Delhi, Apr 29: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday demanded that the Central Information Commission (CIC) makes public information pertaining to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications. In a letter to Information Commissioner M Sridhar Acharyulu, Kejriwal said he does not object to government records about him being made public and wondered why the Commission

New Delhi, Apr 29: India has asked the UK to deport Vijay Mallya, whose Kingfisher Airlines has been accused of defaulting bank loans of over Rs 9,400 crore, citing the revocation of his passport and a non-bailable warrant against him. External Affairs Ministry also emphasised that India will continue pursuing Mallya's deportation matter with the UK authorities. Four days after MEA revoked the

Washington, Apr 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on June 8 during his visit here, Speaker of the US House of Representative Paul Ryan said today. "The friendship between the United States and India is a pillar of stability in an important region of the world," Ryan told reporters during his weekly press conference. "This address

Mumbai, Apr 29: After successfully breaking age-old traditions at Shani Shingnapur and Trimbakeshwar temples, Bhumata Brigade president Trupti Desai on Thursday tried entering Haji Ali Dargah, but was stopped at main entrance. As she reached the premises of the Dargah, the Mumbai Police did not allow her to get down from her car at the main entrance. Desai, however, made another attempt to enter

New Delhi, Apr 28: Members in Rajya Sabha today termed RTIs and PILs as a "big problem" for the country, with Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agrawal alleging that the Right to Information (RTI) Act was passed "under US pressure". As some other members also joined in expressing concern during the Question Hour over the misuse of RTI, Government expressed readiness to look into the issue of "misuse"

Mumbai, Apr 28: After scoring victory for women's right to enter Shani Shingnapur and Trimbakeshwar temples, Bhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai will today try to enter the core area of Haji Ali Dargah in the city where women are not allowed. A local AIMIM leader said they would not allow Desai to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the renowned Dargah and threatened to smear her face with black ink if

Sriharikota, Apr 28: India today completed its landmark mission for a regional navigational system on par with US-based GPS with the successful launch of IRNSS-1G, the seventh and last in the constellation of satellites that make up the system. When the IRNSS-1G becomes operational in about a month's time, the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) would offer services like