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Washington, Jul 24: Arguing that "human rights are universal", secular Indian American groups have justified the letter written by 65 Members of Parliament to US President Barack Obama urging him to maintain the current policy of denying visa to BJP leader Narendra Modi. These Indian American groups, who have been in the forefront of the anti-Modi campaign for more than eight years now and have

Bangalore, Jul 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said two police officers who are facing corruption charges in illegal mining cases are still working in the Lokayukta. Disclosing this in the Legislative Assembly while replying to Mallikarjuna S Khuba (JD-S), the chief minister said police inspectors Nagaraj M Madalli and M Dharmendra, who had earlier worked in Bellary district, are facing

Washington, Jul 23: As BJP President Rajnath Singh is here batting for visa for Narendra Modi, 65 Members of Parliament have written letters to President Barack Obama, urging the US Administration to maintain the current policy of denying visa to him. "We wish to respectfully urge you to maintain the current policy of denying Mr. Modi a visa to the United States," the MPs belonging to 12 parties

Patna, Jul 23: A day after Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan hailed L K Advani as BJP's supreme leader, another voice of support for the party patriarch came on Tuesday when Shatrughan Sinha described him as the "most seasoned and mature" leader who must be at the "helm of affairs". Sinha also appeared to lend his support to murmurs of discontent in the party over projection of

New Delhi, Jul 23: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed actor Sanjay Dutt's petition that his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case be reconsidered. A curative petition was filed after the dismissal of the review petition. The 53-year-old actor, who has been convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case for illegal possession of weapons, is currently lodged in Pune's Yerawada Jail. In 2007

Patna, Jul 23: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has alleged that BJP and RJD had a ‘secret understanding’ to derive political mileage from the midday meal tragedy. “The Forensic Science Laboratory, which highlights the presence of pesticide in the midday meal, has confirmed our apprehensions about a conspiracy behind the tragedy at a school in Saran last week”, he told a meeting of party MPs

New Delhi, Jul 23: United States Vice-President Joe Biden arrived here on Monday, seeking to boost economic ties between the two nations and step up bilateral trade. Biden, during his four-day visit, will discuss with political executives steps to improve relations in the four key areas of trade, energy and climate, defence and regional cooperation. He will travel to Mumbai on Wednesday to address

New Delhi, Jul 22: Coming out strongly against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen today said he does not want him to become India's prime minister as he does not have secular credentials. The prominent economist also criticised Modi's model of governance saying he did not approve of it. "Yes, I don't want him," Sen told CNN-IBN in reply to a question on whether he

Betul(MP), Jul 22: Alert students and a cook saved their hostel inmates from consuming poisonous food by facilitating its disposal after they saw a suspended panchayat official allegedly mixing some harmful substance in it. Three students and the cook of Palaspani tribal boys hostel in the district saw suspended panchayat secretary Bhajansingh Marskole allegedly mixing some poisonous substance in

Berhampore (WB), Jul 22: Four persons were killed and 12 injured as incidents of violence were reported during the fourth phase of the panchayat elections in West Bengal on Monday. While three persons were killed and seven others injured in Murshidabad district, a 55-year-old voter was killed in CRPF firing when the voters hurled stones at a polling booth at Ratua in Malda district, officials said