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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

Puri, Jul 22: Italy-born famous Odissi dance exponent Ileana Citaristi on Sunday alleged that she was beaten up by the servitors on the chariot of Lord Jagannath as she "refused to pay money for darshan" of the deity. Chief temple administrator Arabind Padhee said Citaristi had lodged a complaint with temple administration. The commander of the temple police called 'Barkandas' has been asked to

Chandigarh, Jul 22: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said with slew of graft cases surfacing during the UPA government, corruption has taken the shape of a “small scale industry”, and the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be a fight between morality and immorality. “Upcoming Lok Sabha election will not just be a political fight but a ‘Dharam Yudh’ (fight for justice) between morality and