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Mysuru, Aug 29: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today described as a "political gimmick' the BJP state President B S Yeddyurappa hosting Dalit families at his residence. "It is just a political gimmick, it is a drama," Siddaramaiah told reporters here in response to a question. When said that Yeddyurappa has clarified that the event has nothing to do with politics, he said ... then why he

Mumbai, Aug 29: Incessant rains in the maximum city have caused severe waterlogging in low-lying areas and has resulted in traffic snarls. Local trains plying on Western Railways have also been cancelled due to the rains. The Met department has predicted that the next 48 hours of the rains would be a bad period and has advised people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. Multiple

Hisar, Aug 29: A local court on Tuesday acquitted self-styled godman Rampal, founder of the Satlok Ashram in Haryana's Barwala, in two criminal cases. He will, however, continue staying in jail as there are other cases still pending against him. Rampal had been charged under various sections of the IPC. “He has been acquitted in the two cases 426 and 427 of IPC. It’s a victory of truth,” said

Hyderabad, Aug 29: Israel is expecting 55,000 tourists from India to visit their country in the current calender year, a senior official said today. In 2016 about 44,672 Indian tourists travelled to Israel. "Till July 2017, over 34,000 Indians have already visited Israel marking a growth of 36 per cent. And the numbers are growing...the historic visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to our

Maharashtra, Aug 29: Seven AC coaches and the engine of Nagpur Mumbai Duronto Express (train no 12290) derailed near Titwala station, a small town in Maharashtra`s Kalyan, at 6:30 am on Tuesday. According to an eyewitness at the site, the accident took place due to landslides caused by incessant rains in the region. Authorities are yet to confirm this fact. This is the fourth incident of a train

Lucknow, Aug 28: A 13-year old child, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district, about 200 kilometres from here, became the first victim of the online killer game 'Blue Whale' in the state. According to the police sources, Parth Singh, a student of seventh standard, was found hanging from the ceiling fan at his residence in Maudaha town on Sunday evening. Parth's father Vikram Singh said

Panaji, Aug 28: Sex continued to thrive in Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Goa as websites offering escort services are increasingly being used to recruit individuals in commercial sex trade. A study conducted by Anyay Rahit Zindagi (ARZ), the nodal NGO for the integrated anti-human trafficking unit of Goa police, has revealed that perpertrators are now adopting digital platforms for conducting such

Chandigarh, Aug 28: A special CBI court on Monday sentenced Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20-years of rigorous imprisonment in separate cases of rape of his two disciples. Amid unprecedented security in Punjab and Haryana, CBI judge Jagdeep Singh was flown in from Panchkula to the Rohtak jail this afternoon where a library was turned into a make-shift courtroom for the

New Delhi, Aug 28: Aam Aadmi Party on Monday returned to its winning streak in Delhi by retaining Bawana Assembly seat in a bypoll with a margin of 24,052 votes after suffering a series of electoral shocks in the past months. BJP had a loss of face in the result as its gamble with AAP turncoat Ved Prakash, the sitting MLA who joined the saffron party and contested the bypoll, fell flat. Congress'

New Delhi, Aug 28: The Supreme Court today questioned the Gujarat government over the slow pace of trial in the rape case involving self-styled godman Asaram Bapu. A bench comprising justices N V Ramanna and Amitava Roy asked the state government why the victim has not been examined till now. It asked the state government to file an affidavit in this regard and posted the matter for further