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Chandigarh, Nov 20: Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday cancelled the bail of controversial godman Rampal in a 2006 murder case and ordered that he be taken into custody immediately. The HC pronounced the cancellation of bail immediately after Haryana advocate general and station house officer (SHO) of Barwala police station in Hisar moved an application stating that Rampal had been arrested

Chandigarh, Nov 20: After weeks of standoff and loss of six lives, self-styled godman Sant Rampal was finally arrested in his fortress-like ashram in the Hisar district of Haryana after the police raided the premises on Wednesday. In a well-orchestrated strategy, the police stormed the 12-acre ashram around 9 pm on Wednesday after evacuating a majority of the followers who had been camping inside

New Delhi, Nov 19: In the first case of Ebola in the country, an Indian national returning from Liberia has tested positive for the deadly virus and has been quarantined at a special facility at Delhi airport. The Health Ministry said the 26-year-old man, who reached here on 10 November, was already treated for the deadly disease in the African country and carried no symptoms but tests of his

Chandigarh, Nov 19: Over 200 people were injured in a clash after the Haryana Police launched a major but futile offensive on Tuesday to arrest controversial self-styled godman Rampal in his sprawling ashram in Barwala village. The area turned into a battle zone. The police operation was met with huge resistance from Rampal’s “private army of armed commandos” who fired gunshots from inside and

Chandigarh, Nov 18: With the situation at the ashram of 'godman' Rampal in Hisar district's Barwala town turning volatile, state DGP S N Vashisht today said the police was committed to bring out the godman who was "still inside" even as he described the operation as "very tough". Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was also closely monitoring the situation and was being given constant updates. "The

Panaji, Nov 18: A Delhi-bound Air India flight via Mumbai with 164 passengers onboard had to abort take-off at the last minute today after it suffered a tyre burst as well as a bird hit at Dabolim airport in Goa. According to airport sources, the incident took place around 7.20 AM when the flight (AI866) was about to take off. Later, it was brought back to the bay at Goa airport after all the

New Delhi, Nov 18: The Congress’s international conference on Jawaharlal Nehru on Monday turned out to be a get-together for its erstwhile allies. Many former partners of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) insisted that the meeting should not be construed as the beginning of a new alliance. But the fact that a majority of the parties opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were

New Delhi, Nov 17: Yoga exponent Ramdev has been provided with a 'Z' category security by the central government taking into account his "vulnerability to attacks from his opponents". The decision has been taken by the Home Ministry after receiving inputs from security agencies and increased perception of threat to Ramdev, official sources said. So far, Ramdev was entitled to 'Z' category security

Jammu/New Delhi, Nov 17: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), which has been trying to shrug off the 'communal' tag, has fielded nearly 40% Muslim candidates in Jammu and Kashmirassembly polls under its ambitious 'Mission 44 plus' to wrest power in the state. BJP is contesting more than 70 Assembly seats out of 87 and has fielded 32 Muslim candidates. While the saffron party has fielded 25 Muslims in

Brisbane, Nov 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wooed Australian investors to India, saying the environment that is prevailing in the country is "welcoming" and easy to do business, besides having transparent and predictable policies. "You will begin to find a difference in India," Modi said, asserting that his government is focused on eliminating unnecessary laws and regulations, and making