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Mumbai, Dec 27: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and six others will face trial under an anti- terror law in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case as the special NIA court here today dismissed their applications for discharge. The court has, however, dropped provisions under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against all the accused. It discharged three

Poet and philosopher Mirza Ghalib, who contributed greatly towards Urdu and Persian literature, was paid tributes by the Google with its doodle on his 220th birth anniversary on December 27, 2017. The Google Doodle fittingly shows Ghalib with his pen and paper, knitting his imagination, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture. In its blog post, Google said, “His (Ghalib) verse is

Poet and philosopher Mirza Ghalib, who contributed greatly towards Urdu and Persian literature, was paid tributes by the Google with its doodle on his 220th birth anniversary on December 27, 2017. The Google Doodle fittingly shows Ghalib with his pen and paper, knitting his imagination, with a backdrop of buildings of Mughal architecture. In its blog post, Google said, “His (Ghalib) verse is

New Delhi, Dec 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday issued a clarification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statements he made against his former counterpart Manmohan Singh during an election campaign in Gujarat. “The Prime Minister, in his speeches didn't question, nor meant to question the commitment to this nation of either former PM Manmohan Singh or Former VP Hamid Ansari, any

Dec 27: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has said that the US had offered the Palestinian Authority government a Jerusalem suburb, Abu Dis, as an alternative to East Jerusalem for the capital of a future Palestinian state. Speaking at a meeting with Palestinian clan leaders in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Haniya labelled President Donald Trump's recent decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital a

Mangaluru, Dec 27: Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister B Ramanath Rai has promised to extend support for the construction of Beary Bhavana in Mangaluru, to promote Beary literature and cultural activities. Speaking at Beary Samskrithika Sambhrama (Beary cultural extravaganza) organised to felicitate newly inducted President of Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy here on Tuesday Rai recalled that

Amidst uproar over encroachments of the Wakf properties across India, a huge building has illegally come up on a Wakf land worth several crores of rupees in the heart of the city of Mangaluru in coastal Karnataka. Shockingly, the local administration too has helped a politician’s family to construct the illegal building on the land belonging to the historic Kutchi Memon Masjid in the city. In fact

Amidst uproar over encroachments of the Wakf properties across India, a huge building has illegally come up on a Wakf land worth several crores of rupees in the heart of the city of Mangaluru in coastal Karnataka. Shockingly, the local administration too has helped a politician’s family to construct the illegal building on the land belonging to the historic Kutchi Memon Masjid in the city. In fact

Gandhinagar, Dec 26: A new BJP government, led by Vijay Rupani, was sworn in at a grand ceremony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar on Tuesday. Governor Om Prakash Kohli administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to 20 Ministers, including Mr. Rupani and his deputy Nitin Patel. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled States, and other senior party

Those, who aspire to enter electoral politics, may find it useful as it is the advice of an experienced politician, who has contested many elections. A simple lunch for the voters may not ensure their support in the polls. If one wants a sure commitment from the voters then one must serve liquor and chicken. Om Prakash Rajbhar, a minister in Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath-led government has