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Singapore, Jun 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Hindu and Buddhist temples and a mosque in Chinatown here, demonstrating the age-old people-to-people contact between India and Singapore on Saturday. The prime minister, who is here on a three-day tour, visited Sri Mariamman Temple and participated in prayers. Sri Mariamman is the oldest Hindu temple in the country. The priest of the temple

Hosur, Jun 2: A migrant labourer from Uttar Pradesh was lynched by young men in Onnalvadi on Thursday on the suspicion of being a ‘potential child kidnapper’. A video of the incident went viral on Whatsapp. The man in his 20s was rushed to Hosur government hospital by the police, where he was declared brought dead. In its wake, seven men were arrested and remanded under Section 304(ii) of CRPC for

Srinagar, Jun 2: An innocent civilian, hit by a reckless CRPF vehicle during clashes outside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid, succumbed to his injuries on Friday night, becoming the first casualty since the Centre announced halting of operations in Kashmir 18 days ago. Kaiser Bhat, from Srinagar's Fateh-a- Kadal, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS hospital, according to hospital officials. He came under

New Delhi, Jun 2: With only months left for the forthcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls, political parties have begun their strategies, alliance formations and preparations. In a latest, former Aam Aadmi Party minister Kapil Mishra, who has lately made several allegations against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has now claimed that AAP is trying to shake hands with Congress ahead of 2019 polls

Thane, Jun 2: Bollywood actor and filmmaker Arbaaz Khan arrived here for recording his statement before the police in connection with an alleged IPL betting racket, an official said. The city police yesterday issued summons to the 50- year-old actor-producer for recording his statement today in connection with the betting racket. In a letter sent to Arbaaz, the police asked him to join the probe

Singapore, Jun 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Singapore's former premier Goh Chok Tong jointly unveiled a plaque to pay tribute at the immersion site of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes at Clifford Pier in the city-state on Saturday. Modi, who is here on the last leg of his three-nation tour, unveiled the plaque on the seafront where some of the Mahatma's ashes were immersed in 1948. "Emeritus Senior

Agra, Jun 1: Vishva Hindu Parishad’s dethroned leader Pravin Togadia’s one of the close aide has announced Rs 2 lakh reward for those who would thrash Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in public. The generous hatemonger has been identified as Govind Parashar, the chief of Agra unit of Togadia’s new outfit, ‘Hindu Hi Aage’. Togadia had to quit the Vishva Hindu Parishad on April 14 earlier this year

Patna, Jun 1: Five Indian Mujahideen militants, convicted by a special NIA court in the 2013 Bodh Gaya blasts case, were sentenced to life imprisonment today. Special NIA judge Manoj Kumar Sinha awarded the punishment to the five accused - Imtiyaz Ansari, Haider Ali, Mujib Ullah, Omair Siddiqui and Azharuddin Qureishi - who had been convicted on May 25. The world-renowned Buddhist pilgrimage town

New Delhi, Jun 1: GST collections in May declined to Rs 94,016 crore from over Rs 1.03 lakh crore in April, the Finance Ministry said on Friday. As many as 62.47 lakh businesses filed their summary sales return GSTR-3B in the month of May. The total gross GST revenue collected in May 2018 is Rs 94,016 crore, of which CGST is Rs 15,866 crore, SGST Rs 21,691 crore, IGST Rs 49,120 crore and cess Rs 7

New York, Jun 1: US President Donald Trump's decision to pardon Indian-American conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza is being strongly criticised here, with New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood describing it as thwarting the cause of justice. On Thursday, Trump pardoned D'Souza, who was sentenced to five years of probation in 2014 for violating federal campaign laws. "Trump’s latest