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Patna, Aug 26: As many as 21 leaders of different parties, including West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will participate in the RJD's August 27 rally here, party sources said today. RJD president Lalu Prasad has claimed the rally would herald the decline of the BJP-led NDA in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Besides

Bengaluru, Aug 26: A whopping 37% of the engineering seats in private, government and aided colleges, bagged by students through the Common Entrance Test or the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) route have gone unfilled this year. To be precise, over 29,000 of the 77,500 available engineering seats in Karnataka remained vacant in 2017. These figures do

Bengaluru, Aug 26: A whopping 37% of the engineering seats in private, government and aided colleges, bagged by students through the Common Entrance Test or the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) route have gone unfilled this year. To be precise, over 29,000 of the 77,500 available engineering seats in Karnataka remained vacant in 2017. These figures do

Mangaluru, Aug 26: A city-based travel agency has been accused of swindling several lakhs of rupees by duping as many as 95 Haj aspirants in 2017. The issue came to light on Friday when one M P Moidinabba from Udupi lodged a complaint with the Mangaluru city police commissioner against Shahada Travels operating from Mission Street in the city. The complainant, who claims to be one of the 95

Lucknow, Aug 26: Hardline Hindutva leader and BJP Lok Sabha member Sakshi Maharaj has openly defended Dera Sachha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was convicted by a CBI court in Panchkula in Haryana in a case of rape. Gurmeet is accused of raping sadhvis inside his 'gufa' (a customised underground chamber that was his personal residence). Sakshi Maharaj, who was known for his provocative

Lucknow, Aug 26: Hardline Hindutva leader and BJP Lok Sabha member Sakshi Maharaj has openly defended Dera Sachha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who was convicted by a CBI court in Panchkula in Haryana in a case of rape. Gurmeet is accused of raping sadhvis inside his 'gufa' (a customised underground chamber that was his personal residence). Sakshi Maharaj, who was known for his provocative

Kabul, Aug 25: A suicide attack followed by gunfire as Shia Muslims gathered for Friday prayers at a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and injured several people. Interior ministry spokesman, Najib Danish, told Al Jazeera that after the blast at the Imam Zaman mosque in the Qala-Najara neighbourhood, three gunmen entered and began shooting. Danish said there were 14 victims overall

Panchkula, Aug 25: At least 31 Dera Sacha Sauda followers were killed and more than 300 injured in an hour of violence after cops and paramilitary forces fired on angry mobs, shortly after the verdict convicting Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of rape at 2.30pm on Friday. While 28 were killed in Panchkula, three Dera supporters were killed in Sirsa, the headquarters of the cult. Fifteen years

Panchkula, Aug 25: At least 31 Dera Sacha Sauda followers were killed and more than 300 injured in an hour of violence after cops and paramilitary forces fired on angry mobs, shortly after the verdict convicting Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of rape at 2.30pm on Friday. While 28 were killed in Panchkula, three Dera supporters were killed in Sirsa, the headquarters of the cult. Fifteen years

New Delhi, Aug 25: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs, in Delhi, on Friday. Chairman, M. Venkaiah Naidu, administered the oath of secrecy to both the BJP leaders. This is Amit Shah's debut in the Parliament and was elected to the Upper House from Gujarat earlier this month. Shah has been a five-term MLA in the Gujarat