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New Delhi, Aug 11: M Venkaiah Naidu was on Friday sworn in as the Vice President of India. President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Naidu, 68, at a brief ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan attended by political leaders cutting across party lines. Wearing his trademark white panche (lungi) and white shirt, Naidu took oath in Hindi in the name of god. While he is

New Delhi, Aug 11: M Venkaiah Naidu was on Friday sworn in as the Vice President of India. President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Naidu, 68, at a brief ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan attended by political leaders cutting across party lines. Wearing his trademark white panche (lungi) and white shirt, Naidu took oath in Hindi in the name of god. While he is

Ghaziabad, Aug 11: A senior IAS officer from Bihar was found dead close to railway tracks in Ghaziabad near Delhi on Thursday night. A suicide note was found next to the mutilated body of Mukesh Pandey, who was described by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as an "efficient administrator and sensitive officer". Mr Pandey, a District Magistrate in Buxar, said in the note he was "committing suicide

New Delhi, Aug 11: Popular Front of India Chairman E Abubacker expressed disappointment over the affidavit filed by Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board which supported building temple at the site where Babri Masjid was demolished. It should be suspected that Sangh Pawriwar is pressurizing corrupt individuals in the Muslim community to destroy Babri Masjid cause and the fight for justice. Some

New Delhi, Aug 11: In yet another shocking incident, a class VII student from Indore attempted suicide by jumping off the third floor of his school building, allegedly after taking up the infamous Blue Whale Challenge. The 14-year-old boy, a student from Chameli Devi School was saved by his classmates. Reportedly, the incident took place when the students were heading towards their class after the

New Delhi, Aug 11: In a crackdown on polluting vehicles, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that no annual insurance renewal would be allowed without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate for all types of automobiles. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta ordered the insurance companies to refuse renewal requests for vehicles without pollution certificates. The court

Chennai, Aug 10: Actor Kamal Haasan, who has taken on the AIADMK government on corruption issue, today shared the dais with opposition DMK leaders while 'superstar' Rajinikanth chose to sit in the audience at a party event here, further fuelling speculation about their taking the political plunge. Haasan was seated on the stage along with DMK Working President M K Stalin, who had backed him amid a

New Delhi, Aug 10: Upbeat after his victory in the Rajya Sabha poll, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today said it was the BJP which made the contest a prestige issue and exuded confidence that his party would win Gujarat assembly election due later this year. Patel, who won the Upper House seat from Gujarat in an election that went down to the wire, said the victory had enthused the Congress

New Delhi, Aug 10: Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected as "political propaganda" the view that there is a sense of insecurity among minorities in the country, apparently a rejoinder to outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari. Though Naidu did not name anyone, his comments are seen as a response to Ansari's remarks in a TV interview that there was unease and a sense of insecurity

New Delhi, Aug 10: Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu today rejected as "political propaganda" the view that there is a sense of insecurity among minorities in the country, apparently a rejoinder to outgoing Vice President Hamid Ansari. Though Naidu did not name anyone, his comments are seen as a response to Ansari's remarks in a TV interview that there was unease and a sense of insecurity