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Surajkund (Haryana), September 26: With Trinamool Congress walking out of the ruling UPA and NCP threatening to follow suit, BJP top brass on Wednesday asked party leaders to stand united and remain battle-ready as the prospects of early polls loom large in the current political scenario. In his inaugural address at BJP national executive here, party president Nitin Gadkari asked his party to

New Delhi, September 26: An estimated 36,000 tonnes of grain has gone bad at the various storage facilities of the state-run Food Corp of India (FCI) since 2008, enough to feed 80 million people at a per capita consumption of 440 grams, fresh data reveals. Ironically, the maximum wastage is accounted for in Punjab, otherwise known as India's bread basket, where 19,290 tonnes have rotted during the

New Delhi, September 26: The former President, Pratibha Patil, whose foreign tours and post-retirement housing plans generated controversies towards the end of her tenure, is attracting fresh criticism for dispatching gifts received while in office to a museum run by her son. According to an answer provided by Rashtrapati Bhavan to a Right to Information query by activist Subhash Chandra Agarwal

Guwahati, September 26: Eighteen people have died in Assam as flood situation in the state has worsened. More than half the state, 2000 villages in 16 out of 27 districts, are reeling under flood water and more than 17 lakh people have been displaced. The swollen Brahmaputra river continues to rise, flooding more areas of the state. The deluge has brought with it misery and colossal losses with

Ahmedabad, September 26: Gujarat 'encounter cop' Tarun Barot has been arrested in Sadiq Jamal case in Gujarat. Barot, currently a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Mehsana District was on the radar of CBI for the last six months. Gujarat Police had claimed Sadiq is a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terror suspect who was on a mission to kill Chief Minister Narendra Modi. A CBI officer probing the Sadiq

Chennai, September 26: Ahead of the Union cabinet reshuffle, the DMK, a key member of the ruling UPA, has declined Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer of two cabinet or a few minister of state berths for the party. The PM on Tuesday despatched minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy to meet DMK chief M Karunanidhi and make the offer. But senior DMK leaders said Karunanidhi conveyed to the

Mumbai, September 25: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday resigned following allegations of an irrigation scam when he was the state’s water resource minister and said he was prepared for a CBI probe. “I have sent my resignation to the Chief Minister’s office. He will forward it to the Governor for acceptance,” Mr. Ajit Pawar, nephew of Union Minister and NCP President Sharad

New Delhi, September 25: Congress today fully endorsed government's new economic reform measures, including FDI in multi-brand retail, as party president Sonia Gandhi ruled out any threat to the government. The endorsement came at the first meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) after Trinamool Congress walked out of UPA with the party president saying the government was "stable". At the

United Nations, September 25: India has said unauthorised intervention in the internal affairs of any nation during conflict situations should be avoided, stressing that peaceful settlement of disputes is key in maintaining global security and promoting rule of law. “We strongly believe in the peaceful handling of any conflict situation in accordance with the applicable legal principles by

New Delhi, September 25: The CBI on Monday informed the Supreme Court about the involvement of a "foreign hand" to tarnish Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's image and reputation by accusing him of abducting a fictitious woman. The agency also claimed that a petition in the Allahabad high court by one Kishore Samrite making baseless allegations against the Congress leader was "funded"