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Rameswaram (TN), Sept 19: Nineteen fishermen, who ventured into the sea from Pudukottai district, were today arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy when they went for fishing in the Palk Strait, officials said. It was not immediately known whether they were fishing in Indian or Lankan waters, Joint Director of Fisheries, Phelomin Thiagarajan, told PTI over phone from Pudukottai district. The fishermen

Mumbai, Sep 19: The rupee today zoomed by 158 paise to trade at over one-month high of 61.80 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market on hopes of increased capital inflows after the US Federal Reserve's surprise decision to keep its stimulus programme intact. The rupee had settled just a paise lower at 63.38 against the dollar in yesterday's trade. Traders said besides

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 18: A local court today issued arrest warrants against a BSP MP, BJP and BSP MLAs, besides several politicians and senior community leaders for allegedly inciting violence through inflammatory speeches here. The arrest warrants have been issued against 16 politicians and community leaders including BSP MP Qadir Rana, BJP MLAs Sangeet Som and Bhartendu Singh, BSP MLAs Noor Saleem

Lucknow, Sep 17: The Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench on Tuesday sought details of all the riots that have taken place since the Akhilesh Yadav regime was sworn-in on March 15, 2012. The direction was given to the state government as the court heard a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by social activist Nutan Thakur. The petitioner sought investigation by the Central Bureau of

Lucknow, Sep 17: Soldiers Tuesday started pulling out of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh after being deployed there for the last one week following communal violence. "There is absolute calm and the district administration and police are in complete control of the situation. Hence the army is being withdrawn," Additional Director General of Police Arun Kumar said. "The process will be completed

Hyderabad, Sep 17: Andhra Pradesh government will challenge the high court order which set aside the compensation paid to Muslim youth wrongly arrested in 2007 Mecca Masjid bomb blasts case. The government will file a review petition in the high court and if necessary, will approach the Supreme Court, Senior Congress leader and former state minister Mohammed Ali Shabbir said. Shabbir, a member of

Jodhpur, Sep 17: The Jodhpur bench of the Rajasthan high court on Monday deferred the hearing on the bail application of Asaram Bapu till September 18. The court has also directed the prosecution to present the case diary in the court during the next hearing. Meanwhile, the defence completed its arguments, which lasted for over an hour, in a jam-packed courtroom. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani

Bassi/Tavli/Kutba, Sep 17: On the Muzaffarnagar-Shahpur road is the Tavli madrasa. Now home to over 300 Muslims who have fled from their villages after the outbreak of recent communal violence, it is one among the many makeshift relief camps that dot the district’s landscape. It is here Shamshad Chaudhary piercingly asked Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan

Mumbai, Sep 16: The response among the people to his anointment as BJP's prime ministerial candidate has been positive and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra should now ensure that he did not give up "hardline" Hindutva, old ally Shiv Sena said here today. "We expect Modi will not keep hardline Hindutva aside. He shouldn't compromise on the issue of Hindutva," Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said. "The

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16: Traditional fervour and gaiety marked the celebration of Onam festival in Kerala today though soaring prices of essential commodities in the run-up to the grand event dampened people's spirit. People in their new attires visited temples and offered prayers early in the morning. All major temples, including the famous hill shrine of Lord Ayappa at Sabarimala, Sree