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New Delhi, Dec 5: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today demanded that "fringe elements" acting in the name of Hinduism should be checked, drawing comparison with elements of ISIS who misuse Islam. "In our country tolerance is the strength of the country and if we don't stop this so-called fringe elements...What is happening in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq... because those are also fringe elements who are

New Delhi, Dec 5: Seeking to deflect criticism over the proposed hike in the salaries of Delhi MLAs, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should get a "salary hike" as well. In a strident defence of the decision of his government, Kejriwal said even after the hike is effected, MLAs won't earn even "120th fraction" of what editors of media organisations and top TV

Chennai, Dec 5: The flood-ravaged city was today struggling to return to normalcy with partial restoration of telecommunication and train services, besides many roads also becoming fairly motorable even as waterlogging woes continued in several areas. Torrential rains have left at leasts 245 people dead since October 1, according to Tamil Nadu government. The situation took a turn for the worse on

Chennai, Dec 5: Occasional heavy rain on Friday evening threatened to revive the ghost of flooding in Chennai even as the battered city and its suburbs battled hard to pick up pieces of life. While lakhs of people in the coastal city’s worst-hit areas continued to face acute shortage of essentials, including water, power, milk and food items, a tragedy unfolded at the noted MIOT Hospital in

Chennai, Dec 4: Heavy rains battered Chennai again on Friday evening just as life began to limp to normalcy amid persisting power cuts and food shortages here and three other Tamil Nadu districts where floods and downpour have claimed 325 lives. Thousands of military personnel and social activists were engaged in a major operation of supplying food, water and blankets to thousands trapped in water

New Delhi, Dec 4: Rajya Sabha today witnessed two adjournments before noon after BSP launched a vociferous protest over V K Singh's alleged anti-Dalit remarks and SP created ruckus over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's reported comments on Ram temple in Ayodhya. No sooner did the House met and mourned the death of former member M A M Ramaswamy and the listed papers laid, BSP supremo Mayawati rose to say

Chennai, Dec 4: Eighteen patients died in a private hospital here allegedly due to flooding of generator room and resultant snap of oxygen supply even as the Tamil Nadu government today indicated that it would probe the matter. The medical institution has declined to comment. Over the past several days when rains ravaged the city, a well known private hospital on the banks of the Adyar river in

Mumbai, Dec 4: Defending the practice of not allowing women to perform 'puja' at Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra Rural Development minister Pankaja Munde today opined that traditional rituals cannot be "linked with insult" of female fraternity. Munde's statement, which came in the wake of a woman offering 'puja' at the temple by breaching security, drew sharp reaction

Chennai, Dec 4: Rescue operations were in full swing on Thursday in the worst flood-affected areas of Chennai, its suburbs and neighbouring districts that enjoyed a welcome respite from the torrential rain. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey and later announced Rs 1,000 crore additional aid. Heavy rain, however, continued to lash coastal Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kanyakumari

Chennai, Dec 3: Rescue and relief operations were in full swing today in the worst flood-affected areas of Chennai and suburbs and neighbouring districts which enjoyed a welcome respite from torrential rains as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 1,000 crore more aid to Tamil Nadu. Heavy rains continued to lash coastal Cuddalore district, one of the worst affected areas ever since North