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New Delhi, Dec 5: A Patiala House Court in Delhi on Tuesday said it will pronounce the verdict in the 2G spectrum scam cases, involving former telecom minister A Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and others as accused, on December 21. Special Judge OP Saini has been exclusively dealing with the cases – two filed by the CBI and the third by the Enforcement Directorate – arising out of the 2G spectrum scam

New Delhi, Dec 5: BCCI's rotation policy might do what Sri Lankan team's complaints of poor air quality could not -- keep international cricket away from Delhi at least till 2020. Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing problems due to smog and continued to wear anti- pollution masks in the ongoing third Test

Peshawar, Dec 5: A Pakistani youth, who wrote 'Hindustan Zindabad' on the wall of his house in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, has been booked for treason, a media report said on Monday. Sajid Shah had written 'Hindustan Zindabad' on the outer wall of his home in Nara Amazi area of the province, the Daily Express quoted police as saying. He has subsequently been booked for treason, they said. Some

New Delhi, Dec 5: The Gujarat elections could be a dead heat between BJP and Congress with the former just scraping through to a win, according to an opinion poll released on Monday. The poll predicted that both parties would get 43% of the votes but BJP could win between 91 and 99 seats in the 182-member assembly while Congress would have to settle for between 78 and 86 seats. The latest

Bhopal, Dec 5: Madhya Pradesh may soon become the first state in the country where raping a girl aged 12 years or less could invite death penalty, with the state Assembly on Monday passing a bill to this effect. The landmark legislation, passed unanimously by the House, also provides for tougher punishment for stalking a woman and some other offences against them. The Penal Law (Madhya Pradesh

Washington, Dec 5: In a major victory for President Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has allowed his travel ban to take full effect pending appeal, for people coming from six Muslim-majority countries. As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling, Trump's travel ban, which restricts travel to the US by people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Chad without bona fide connections to the US

Mumbai, Dec 4: Legendary Bollywood actor Shashi Kapoor, the romantic screen icon of '70s and '80s, died this evening. He was 79. He took his last breath at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here. Actor Randhir Kapoor, son of veteran actor Raj Kapoor, confirmed the news. "Yes he has passed away. He had kidney problem since several years. He was on dialysis for several years," Randhir Kapoor

Ahmedabad, Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said "rashtrabhakti" motivated him and his government to help people of various faiths, including Christians, and dubbed as "fatwa" a letter issued by Gandhinagar archbishop. The prime minister was referring to the letter issued last month by Thomas Macwan, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar, in which he had appealed to Christians

Dharampur (Guj), Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's expected elevation as party president, dubbing it as "Aurangzebi raj". Without referring to the National Herald case, in which Rahul had got bail, Modi, addressing a campaign rally in Valsad district of Gujarat, said, "Congress has gone bankrupt, as it is going to make a person who is out

Dharampur (Guj), Dec 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's expected elevation as party president, dubbing it as "Aurangzebi raj". Without referring to the National Herald case, in which Rahul had got bail, Modi, addressing a campaign rally in Valsad district of Gujarat, said, "Congress has gone bankrupt, as it is going to make a person who is out