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New Delhi, Oct 23: Patidar leader Nikhil Sawani on Monday said he was leaving the BJP after hearing about "the Rs 1 crore offer by the party to Narendra Patel." "I heard about the Rs 1 crore offer by BJP to Narendra Patel. I am upset and am leaving the party today," news agency quoted Sawani as saying. He appreciated Patel for rejecting the money that was allegedly offered, even though he "comes

Dhanbad, Oct 22: In yet another case of death by starvation which came to light, a 40-year old rikshaw puller reportedly died of a severe poverty-stricken condition in Dhanbad's Jharia distict, his family claimed. The victim, identified as Baidnath Das, reportedly could not avail any of the government's schemes for the poor, and hence had no ration to fend his family, which ultimately resulted in

Lucknow, Oct 22: The Uttar Pradesh government is mulling forming a "UP Muslim Waqf board" by merging the separate Sunni and Shia Waqf boards to prevent "wastage of money", Minister of State for Waqf Mohsin Raza said. He alleged that both Sunni and Shia Waqf boards are being charged with corruption, and the government will dissolve them soon. Though things are still to be finalised, the minister

Dhaka, Oct 23: India on Sunday ended their 10-year wait for continental triumph when they beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 in a nail-biting final to clinch their third Asia Cup hockey title. India, which won the Asia Cup last time in 2007 in Chennai, scored from field efforts through Ramandeep Singh (3rd minute) and Lalit Upadhyay (29th) to dash Malaysian hopes. Malaysia were in summit clash for the

Dhaka, Oct 23: India on Sunday ended their 10-year wait for continental triumph when they beat a gutsy Malaysia 2-1 in a nail-biting final to clinch their third Asia Cup hockey title. India, which won the Asia Cup last time in 2007 in Chennai, scored from field efforts through Ramandeep Singh (3rd minute) and Lalit Upadhyay (29th) to dash Malaysian hopes. Malaysia were in summit clash for the

Mangaluru, Oct 22: The lack of discipline among Congress workers was evident when chief minister Siddaramaiah visited Dakshina Kannada on Sunday to inaugurate various projects in the coastal district. A helpless Siddaramaiah had to push Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai and a few other party workers away when they blocked former’s way in their bid to welcome him at Mangaluru International Airport

Bantwal, Oct 22: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday inaugurated 10 projects completed at a cost of Rs 148.29 crores in Bantwal taluk including a Mini Vidhana Soudha, a KSRTC bus stand and three drinking water supply projects. The Mini Vidhana Soudha built on 90 cents of land at a cost of Rs. 10 crore is spread over 3,225 sq m. The bus stand has been built on 1.50 acres of land and has come up

Ahmedabad , Oct 22: Aggressive young Gujarat OBC leader Alpesh Thakore on Saturday announced he was joining the Congress, as state Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki urged firebrand Patidar spearhead Hardik Patel and Dalit leader Jignesh Mewani to also join the party. The ruling BJP also got a boost as two leaders from Patel's Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) shook hands with the party. Thakore

Lucknow, Oct 22: A journalist with the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran and member of the RSS Rajesh Mishra was shot dead in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. His brother was also shot at and critically injured. Unidentified motorbike-borne assailants fired several rounds at Mishra while he was sitting at a building materials shop run by his family at the Brahmanpura Chauraha at Karanda in

Chennai, Oct 22: Facing flak from the Tamil Nadu BJP over dialogues allegedly flaying the GST in "Mersal", the film production house today said that if needed, it would delete scenes that have caused "misunderstanding". It also said that the BJP's opposition to some dialogues in "Mersal" was "just" from its own perspective. Giving indication that a truce had been reached between the production