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Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who pulled off a victory in the bitterly fought Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat, has the reputation of being a trouble-shooter and strategist for the party. The long-serving political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been one of the most powerful functionaries in the party. An organisational man, he had gently turned down offers to join the

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9: Forty-two people linked with various organisations, including terror outfit ISIS, were suspected to have gone missing from Kerala in last five years, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. There was no information about these missing people, Vijayan said in a written reply in the state Assembly, adding that all cases connected with IS were probed by the

Mangaluru, Aug 9: RSS veteran Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has lashed out at Karnataka government for withdrawing financial grant, given through the Kollur Mookambika Temple, to two government-aided private schools managed by the Sri Rama Vidyakendra Trust. Bhat, who is alpha and omega of the Trust, accused Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai and chief minister Siddaramaiah of

New Delhi, Aug 9: Stress is one of the biggest enemies of Indian Army. According to a report, the 15-lakh strong armed forces losing over 100 personnel in stress-related deaths in the form of suicides and fragging or fratricide (to kill a fellow-soldier or superior) every year. There have been 44 suicides and a fratricide case in the Army alone this year. The defence ministry told Parliament on

New Delhi, Aug 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Union Minister Smriti Irani and BJP chief Amit Shah on being elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. While Mr. Shah made his maiden entry to the Rajya Sabha, Ms. Irani was reelected to the upper House in the polls held on Tuesday. “Congratulations to BJP president @AmitShah & ministerial colleague @smritiirani on getting

Ahmedabad, Aug 9: Congress candidate Ahmed Patel defeated the BJP nominee in a bitterly fought Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat after late night dramatic developments saw the Election Commission reject the votes of two dissident MLAs of the main Opposition party for violating electoral rules. Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi beat Balwantsinh Rajput, till recently the

Ahmedabad, Aug 8: Counting of votes for the three Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat was delayed as the Congress moved the Election Commission seeking that votes of two party MLAs, who claimed to have voted for the BJP nominees, be declared invalid. The counting of votes was scheduled to start at 5 pm. The Congress claimed the two MLAs -- Raghavji Patel and Bhola Gohil -- belonging to Shankarsinh

Vijayapura, Aug 8: In a shocking incident, a notorious criminal facing several charges, was shot at by an unknown assailant inside the district court premises in broad daylight in the city on Tuesday. According to the police, around 10.30 a.m. when Bagappa Harijan (40) came to the court for a hearing of his cases, the assailant shot five rounds at him. They said that Harijan, who was out on bail

Udupi, Aug 8: Two leopards that entered into villages in different parts of Udupi district were rescued by the personnel of the Forest Department on Tuesday. In the first incident, a leopard entered the bathroom of Jayalaxmi Hansraj Sanil, vice-president of Alevoor village, at Kemthur in the early hours on Tuesday. Since the dogs were barking a lot, her husband Hansraj got up and found the leopard

New Delhi, Aug 8: In a fresh turn of events, the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh today told the Supreme Court that a mosque could be built in a Muslim-dominated area at a reasonable distance from the disputed site in Ayodhya. The Board also told the apex court in an affidavit that the Babri Masjid site was its property and only it was entitled to hold negotiations for an amicable