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New Delhi, Oct 26: The Delhi High Court today dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a court-monitored SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar, terming his PIL as a "textbook example of a political interest litigation". A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta said the petition by Swamy cannot be entertained as a PIL. The bench also said

Lucknow, Oct 26: In what might prove to be a major embarrassment for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during his Agra visit on Thursday, a group of youngsters in Fatehpur Sikri harassed and chased a Swiss couple and left them severely injured with a broken skull, a fractured arm and a hearing impairment. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday reacted to the incident and

New Delhi, Oct 26: The Taj Mahal – India’s famed white marble monument of love -- has been caught in a political storm, with some members of the ruling BJP questioning its heritage and place in the country’s history. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath was visiting the Taj Mahal on Thursday. The CM’s decision to visit the Taj Mahal was announced after the series of controversies began

Hyderabad, Oct 25: The ISRO has started flight integration activity for its next lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 and scientists are currently carrying out tests for the lander and the rover that will explore the moon. Officials said the spacecraft launch, on board GSLV-Mk II, is planned for March and many new technologies have been developed indigenously to achieve the mission requirements

New Delhi, Oct 25: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that she will not link her phone with Aadhaar. "I will not link Aadhaar with phone, if they want to disconnect my phone, let them (do so)," Mamata Banerjee said. "They (Centre) are interfering with people's rights and privacy. Aadhaar number should not be linked with mobile phone. I will not link my Aadhaar number with my

New Delhi, Oct 25: Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. The counting will be held on December 18. With this, the Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately. Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said that the poll process will begin on November 14 after the gazette notification is issued for the first

Bengaluru, Oct 25: It was another face-palm for Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party which is trying to demonize legendary Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan for political reasons. President of India Ram Nath Kovind, who also hails from Sangh Parivar, on Wednesday recalled the contributions of the martyred king and called him a hero, who had incorporated the latest technology for warfare. Addressing the

Bengaluru, Oct 25: It was another face-palm for Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party which is trying to demonize legendary Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan for political reasons. President of India Ram Nath Kovind, who also hails from Sangh Parivar, on Wednesday recalled the contributions of the martyred king and called him a hero, who had incorporated the latest technology for warfare. Addressing the

New Delhi, Oct 25: Large personal electronic devices (PED) like laptops may soon be disallowed from check-in bags because of fears that their battery fire would go undetected, leading to possible catastrophes. In hand bags, on the other hand, cabin crew are now trained to handle PED fires as soon as anyone notices smoke emitting from the bag they are kept in. Just last week, a mobile phone caught

Riyadh, Oct 24: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday vowed to restore "moderate, open" Islam in the oil-rich kingdom, which has created job opportunities for millions of people from different faiths and nations across the world. "We are returning to what we were before – a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the