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Nagpur, Jun 8: Former President Pranab Mukherjee today warned that any attempt to define India through "religion, hatred, dogmas and intolerance" will dilute our existence and said public discourses must be freed of all forms of violence, as he addressed an RSS event despite criticism by the Congress and his family. Asserting that India's identity has emerged through a long-drawn process of

Srinagar, Jun 7: The Union government had decided to withdraw cases against youth “misled into stone pelting” at security forces as it was concerned about the future of Jammu & Kashmir's youth, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. Singh, who arrived at the state's summer capital on Thursday, is on a two-day visit to review the security situation. “We believe that children anywhere

New Delhi, Jun 7: A Delhi court today sentenced gangster Abu Salem to seven years rigorous imprisonment for demanding Rs 5 crore as protection money from a Delhi-based businessman in 2002. The court passed the order after hearing arguments on sentence by the prosecution and the defence lawyers. It had convicted Salem in the case on May 26. In the extortion case lodged in Delhi, it was alleged that

New Delhi, Jun 7: After nearly a decade, Rashtrapati Bhavan will not host an iftar party this year with PresidentRam Nath Kovind stating that there should no religious observance at taxpayer's expense at the public building. "After the President took office in July 2017, he directed Rashtrapati Bhavan being a public building, there would be no religious observances at taxpayer expense. This is in

Washington, Jun 7: US President Donald Trump hosted his first Iftar dinner at the White House during which he sought co-operation from the Muslim world to achieve a future of security and prosperity for all, a move that surprised many in the community after he skipped hosting such a party last year. Last year, Trump broke with decades of precedent by not hosting the annual Iftar dinner – a

Kozhikode, Jun 6: Going beyond the call of duty, a doctor here performed the role of a pallbearer to conduct the last rites of some of those who lost their lives to the deadly Nipah virus. With close relatives staying away due to fear of contracting Nipah, Dr R S Gopakumar, Health Officer of Kozhikode corporation, took the responsibility of handling 12 bodies, whose final journey was supervised by

New Delhi, Jun 6: As the Bharatiya Janata Party’s strength in Lok Sabha reduced to alarming level after a string of bypoll defeats, a worried Amit Shah has initiated measures to strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of 2019 general polls. Shah on Wednesday headed to Mumbai to meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Wednesday and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash

New York, Jun 6: India cricket captain Virat Kohli is among the world's highest-paid athletes, according to a Forbes' compilation topped by American boxing champion Floyd Mayweather. Kohli, the only sportsperson from India to be featured in the list, is ranked 83rd with earnings of USD 24 million. Surprisingly, the 'World's Highest-Paid Athletes 2018' compilation is an all-male affair with no

Ahmedabad, Jun 6: Former police officer D G Vanzara's lawyer told a special court that it appeared the CBI wanted to "implicate" the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his former cabinet colleague Amit Shah in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Arguing for his client's discharge plea filed in the court of special judge J K Pandya, Vanzara's lawyer V D Gajjar said going by the

Washington, Jun 6: Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world`s third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny from US intelligence agencies on security concerns. The social media company said Huawei, computer maker Lenovo Group, and smartphone makers OPPO and TCL Corp were among about 60 companies