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New Delhi, Sept 30: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat alleged on Saturday that the state governments of West Bengal and Kerala are "on the side of jihadi elements that are perpetrating the violence" there. Bhagwat further said that Rohingya Muslim refugees in India are a threat to the country's security. The RSS chief even weighed in on cow protection, saying laws shouldn't be broken towards this goal. Many

New Delhi, Sept 30: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat alleged on Saturday that the state governments of West Bengal and Kerala are "on the side of jihadi elements that are perpetrating the violence" there. Bhagwat further said that Rohingya Muslim refugees in India are a threat to the country's security. The RSS chief even weighed in on cow protection, saying laws shouldn't be broken towards this goal. Many

Mumbai, Sept 30: Veteran theatre, film and television actor Tom Alter has passed away. He was 67. According to the family sources, Alter, who was battling skin cancer, passed away on Friday night at his residence in Mumbai. "It is with sadness we announce the death of Tom Alter, actor, writer, director, Padma Shri, and our dear husband and father. Tom passed away Friday night at home with his

Mumbai, Sept 30: There was no pre-festival illumination of the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) as railway employees joined the city in mourning the Elphinstone Road station tragedy by not celebrating Dussehra festival. Late last night Mumbaikars took out a candle march on the Elphinstone railway bridge and prayed for the departed souls. "Yes, it is true that the railway

New Delhi, Sept 29: Online abuse heaped on a dead Gauri Lankesh lays bare the "hostile atmosphere" people are facing today on social media where an army of trolls is either "intimidating dissenters" or fomenting tension, according to leading journalists. Shocked at the gunning down of the 55-year-old journalist -activist, an outspoken critic of Hindutva politics, many journalists and activists

Puttur, Sep 29: Nearly two weeks after his provocative speech sparked tension in Dakshina Kannada, police have arrested Hindu Jagaran Vedike leader Jagadish Karanth. Police sources said that Karanth, who was evading arrest for past one week, was picked up from an Airport in Bengaluru on Friday. He will be brought to Puttur to produce before the local magistrate, sources added. Karanth at a public

Puttur, Sep 29: Nearly two weeks after his provocative speech sparked tension in Dakshina Kannada, police have arrested Hindu Jagaran Vedike leader Jagadish Karanth. Police sources said that Karanth, who was evading arrest for past one week, was picked up from an Airport in Bengaluru on Friday. He will be brought to Puttur to produce before the local magistrate, sources added. Karanth at a public

Riyadh, Sept 29: Saudi woman are now allowed to issue fatwas following a vote in the Shoura Council. The historic move was approved by 107 votes and ends 45 years of only specialist men being able to issue fatwas in the Kingdom. The female muftis are to be chosen by a royal decree. The Shoura Council approved the recommendation, made by one of its members, during its 49th meeting, calling on the

Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Sept 29: The residents of Amdeli village here had a long wait for 70 years before they could see their homes lit up with electricity and commute in public buses. Amdeli, surrounded by forest and having a population of around 200 people, all of whom are Telugu speaking, is a remote village in Gadchiroli district on the border of Maharashtra and Telangana. It is located in

Allahabad Sept 29: Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said he is confident that the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be constructed before 2019. Speaking to the media, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said the situation in the country is changing and people who were earlier opposing to it now want a grand Ram temple. "Swami Brahma Yogananda had predicted Modi ji will become PM