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Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 16: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today stressed on freeing the state from the "politics of caste and appeasement" claiming it had been rampant during the last 15 years. "To make Uttar Pradesh strong, it is essential that we end the kind of politics being practiced here during the past 15 years," he said. Adityanath said the focus of his government is on farmers

Meerut, Oct 16: Courting fresh controversy, BJP MLA Sangeet Som has termed Mughal emperors Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb as “traitors” and said their names would be removed from pages of history. During a visit to Meerut district, the legislator from Sardhana also said the Taj Mahal was built by an emperor who had imprisoned his own father and had targeted many Hindus in his kingdom. He also said

Meerut, Oct 16: Courting fresh controversy, BJP MLA Sangeet Som has termed Mughal emperors Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb as “traitors” and said their names would be removed from pages of history. During a visit to Meerut district, the legislator from Sardhana also said the Taj Mahal was built by an emperor who had imprisoned his own father and had targeted many Hindus in his kingdom. He also said

Kozhikode, Oct 16: A 32-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader from Muzhappilangadu was admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital with serious injuries on Sunday. Police said Nidheesh, Alias Manikkuttan, suffered injuries on his feet and hands. Though he was initially taken to the Thalassery Government General hospital, doctors referred him to the Kozhikode Medical College

Mogadishu, Oct 16: The Mogadishu bombing is one of the deadliest attacks in sub-Saharan Africa, larger than the Garissa University attack in Kenya in 2015. The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia’s capital killed 276 people with around 300 others injured, the country’s information minister said early today, making it the deadliest single attack in this Horn of Africa nation. The

Bengaluru, Oct 15: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain on Sunday, taking the death toll+ from rain-related incidents in the city to 10. The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden here. Narasamma had gone to attend nature's call and she accidentally slipped into the drain. Her body was later recovered at some distance from the slum where her family resides. The family hailed from a

Ahmedabad, Oct 15: Non-resident Indians (NRIs) will soon be able to proxy-vote in elections in the country as the government was set to amend the Representation of the People Act, according External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Addressing women BJP workers in a town hall interaction, here on Saturday, she said that under the present law, NRIs registered in India as voters had to fly to the

Gurdaspur, Oct 15: The ruling Congress party candidate Sunil Jakhar won Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat by a massive margin of of 193219 votes. Jakhar, who is leading in all nine assembly constituencies after the completion of 12 rounds of counting of votes, thanked voters and the party for the massive lead. "With this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister

Gurdaspur, Oct 15: The ruling Congress party candidate Sunil Jakhar won Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat by a massive margin of of 193219 votes. Jakhar, who is leading in all nine assembly constituencies after the completion of 12 rounds of counting of votes, thanked voters and the party for the massive lead. "With this victory, people have reaffirmed faith in the leadership of Punjab Chief Minister

Washington, Oct 15: Despite the global upswing in economic activity, the IMF's steering committee has warned policymakers to guard against complacency, citing medium-term economic risks and rising geopolitical tensions. The International Monetary and Finance Committee (IMFC), in a communique issued, said there has been a notable pickup in investment, trade, and industrial production. "But, the