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Nagpur, Dec 19: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue MG Vaidya passed away after a brief illness in Nagpur on Saturday. He was 97. Vaidya was undergoing treatment for illness at Spandan Hospital, where he breathed his last 3:35 pm. His funeral will be conducted at Ambazari Ghat (Crematorium ground in Nagpur) at 9:30 am on Sunday. Dr Manmohan Vaidya, Joint General Secretary of RSS and son of

New Delhi, Dec 19: Trinamool Congress rebel Suvendu Adhikari and a number of others joined the BJP in presence of Amit Shah at a mega rally in West Bengal's Midnapore today. "The Tsunami I am seeing in Bengal today, I must say that this is something that Mamata Banerjee would not have thought this would happen. By the time the elections come, the entire scene in Bengal would change. Didi watch out

Jaipur, Dec 19: The double bench of Rajasthan High Court comprising Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanti and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma on Friday said that the private schools will now be able to collect fees as per the recommendations made by the state government on October 28. The state government vide order dated October 28, 2020 issued directions for collection of school fees after reopening of the

New Delhi, Dec 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday met a group of party leaders who had written to her a few months ago seeking a complete overhaul of the organisation. This is the first time that Gandhi is meeting Congress leaders in person since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Rahul Gandhi is also attending the meeting. The meeting also includes some of Sonia Gandhi's close

Allahabad, Dec 19: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Police not to take any coercive action against a man booked under the recently promulgated Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 for allegedly trying to marry a woman with intentions of converting her to other religion. A division bench comprising Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal was

New Delhi, Dec 18: In a major development, Chipko movement leader Sundarlal Bahuguna has extended his support to farmers protesting against the three farm laws. Talking to reporters, Bahuguna said that he supports the demands of the 'annadatas'. Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. For years he has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the

Lucknow, Dec 18: The four accused in the alleged gang rape and torture of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras in September, have been charged for gang-rape and murder by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the SC/ST court. This information was given by the lawyer of the accused. The 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by four men from the upper caste community in

New Delhi, Dec 18: The railways on Friday said it is not possible to provide a definite date for the resumption of normal train services and pointed out that it has seen an 87-per cent drop in the earnings from the passenger segment so far this year, compared to the last year. Addressing a press conference, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said so far in the current fiscal, the railways' earnings

New Delhi, Dec 18: A total of 63.54 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in November, 51 per cent lower than the corresponding period last year, the country's aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday. As per the DGCA, 39.43 lakh and 52.71 lakh people travelled by air domestically in September and October, respectively. While IndiGo carried 34.23 lakh passengers in November, a 53.9 per cent

New Delhi, Dec 18: Farm laws have not been introduced overnight, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday while adding that over the last 20 to 30 years, Centre and State Governments had detailed discussions on these reforms. "Farm Laws have not been introduced overnight. Over the last 20-30 years, central government and state governments had detailed discussions on these reforms. Agriculture