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Lucknow, Aug 30: Facing flak from different quarters, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday kicked up a massive controversy amid reports of the death of 340 children, mostly new born at two state government hospitals, including the dreaded BRD Medical College hospital, within a span of one month. According to the official records, as many as 42 children, including 16 new borns

New Delhi, Aug 30: Outgoing Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi on Wednesday objected to linking religion with terrorism, saying there is no colour to terror and it is not right to describe it as "saffron" or any other colour. Mehrishi, who will demit office on Thursday, also said Pakistan was fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir but dismissed the theory that Kashmiris feel alienated as a "concept of

New Delhi, Aug 30: An unfazed Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today ruled out his resignation after meeting BJP chief Amit Shah, saying that his government had acted with "restraint" and he was satisfied with its work. There will not be any change (in leadership), he told reporters after submitting a report to Shah on the violence in Haryana following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda

Jaipur, Aug 30: In a shocking video, that has gone viral, two doctors at a state-run government hospital at Rajasthan's Jodhpur are seen fighting inside an operation theatre while a pregnant woman lies on the bed. The 30-minute long fight went on even as the woman and newborn baby was lying in front of them. The doctors can be seen getting into a fight and pouring abuses at each other. One can

New Delhi, Aug 30: Almost all cars except small hatchbacks will soon cost more in India as the Union government cleared on Wednesday an ordinance to hike the cess on vehicles from 15 to 25%. The hike will apply to mid-size cars, premium hatchbacks, SUVs and luxury cars, which became cheaper under the new Goods and Services Tax system that was implemented on July 1. Cess is an additional levy on

Mumbai, Aug 30: The State Disaster Management Authority has said rains in the megapolis, which came to a standstill following incessant downpour, are likely to be lesser today. "The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall for today. However, it is likely to be lesser compared to yesterday," a senior SDMA official said. Torrential rains pounded the metropolis throughout the

Meerut, Aug 29: A total of 300 economically backward Muslim students would be awarded the Narendra Modi Scholarship on the Prime Minister’s 67th birthday on September 17, the Forum for Muslim Studies and Analysis (FMSA) announced on Tuesday. The scholarship was constituted by the FMSA, an Aligarh-based group of Muslim intellectuals, in May last year. Empowerment Jasim Mohammad, the director of the

Aug 30: Two weeks after the Gorakhpur tragedy that stunned the nation, another 42 children died in the last 48 hours at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College. “42 children died in 48 hours of which 7 due to encephalitis, rest due to other reasons,” said PK Singh, the principal of BRD Medical College Over 290 children have died at the hospital from August 1 till August 28, including at least 77

Aug 30: Two weeks after the Gorakhpur tragedy that stunned the nation, another 42 children died in the last 48 hours at the Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College. “42 children died in 48 hours of which 7 due to encephalitis, rest due to other reasons,” said PK Singh, the principal of BRD Medical College Over 290 children have died at the hospital from August 1 till August 28, including at least 77

New Delhi, Aug 29: Marital rape cannot be made a criminal offence as it could become a phenomenon which may destabilise the institution of marriage and an easy tool for harassing the husbands, government today submitted before the Delhi High Court. The Centre, in an affidavit filed in response to pleas seeking criminalising marital rape, said the Supreme Court and various High Courts have already