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Lucknow, Mar 29: The Yogi Adityanath government has decided to introduce "Ramji" as the middle name of the Father of the Constitution B R Ambedkar in all official correspondence and records, an order that has raised Opposition hackles ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. A government order to this effect was issued on Wednesday night by Principal Secretary (Admin) Jitendra Kumar, an official

New Delhi, Mar 29: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi again, going into rhyme over the series of leaks, including CBSE board papers, to say that the "chowkidar" was weak. Using Twitter as his platform to attack the government, as he has been doing with clockwork regularity lately, he also used the hashtag BasEkAurSaal, a reference to the government

Islamabad, Mar 29: Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman six years ago for advocating education for girls. Malala is widely respected internationally for her bravery and activism, but opinion is divided in Pakistan where some conservatives view her as a

Hyderabad, Mar 29: A Hyderabad-bound Indigo plane suffered a tyre-burst while landing here late on Wednesday, giving 77 persons on board anxious moments. The airline said the plane landed safely. Indigo 7117, an ATR-72 twin-turboprop, took off from Tirupati Airport around 8.50 p.m. and landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at around 10 p.m. When the flight was landing, one of the tyres

New Delhi, Mar 28: The Indian government plans to sell 76 per cent stake in Air India, according to the preliminary information memorandum released on Wednesday on strategic disinvestment of the national carrier. The civil aviation ministry has sought expression of interest (EoI) for the stake sale in the loss-making carrier and two of its subsidiaries. According to the memorandum, the government

Jerusalem, Mar 28: Gen. Gadi Eisenkot Gadi Eizenkot , the Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, has warned that his army has been given authorization to open fire ahead of mass protests on the Gaza border planned for Friday. Eisenkot said reinforcements, including special forces snipers, had been deployed to the border to counter what he said was the most serious risk of conflict

New Delhi, Mar 28: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday derided the media for allegedly stirring hate against him with their "cunning twisting of facts" and said he was honoured they made their livelihood spinning lies about him. Gandhi cited a recent sting operation by the portal 'Cobrapost', allegedly revealing that 17 media firms were ready to push communal reports for cash without even

New Delhi, Mar 28: The BCCI on Wednesday barred Steve Smith and David Warner from taking part in this year's IPL after Cricket Australia banned the disgraced duo for their role in the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. Smith and Warner were supposed to captain their respective franchises Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in this edition but had stepped down in the wake of the scandal

New Delhi, Mar 28: Australian batsman David Warner on Wednesday stepped down as captain of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad owing to the ball-tampering scandal that has tainted his reputation and shaken international cricket to the core. "In light of recent events, David Warner has stepped down as captain of SunRisers Hyderabad. The new captain of the Team will be announced shortly," Sunrisers

New Delhi, Mar 28: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking a re-investigation into the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao, which heard the matter, dismissed the petition filed by Mumbai-based Pankaj Phadnis from Abhinav Bharat. The apex court, which reserved its verdict on March 6, had made it clear that it would not go by "sentiments