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Violence rages over Indian flashpoint temple

Twin arson and bomb attacks rocked southern India Saturday, continuing a violent backlash that followed the entry of two women into a Hindu temple that forbids female devotees. The Sabarimala temple in Kerala state has been at the centre of a prolonged showdown between religious hardliners and authorities […]

Can’t return for safety concerns, case politicised: Nirav Modi

Mumbai, Jan 5:Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case, told a court here Saturday that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been politicised. Modi’s lawyer filed his reply to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) […]

Cyclone Pabuk: IMD warns fishermen against going to sea

New Delhi, Jan 5: Cyclonic Storm Pabuk over the Andaman Sea and neighbourhood moved further west-northwestwards with a speed of 21kmph in the past six hours, the India Meteorological Department said Saturday and warned fishermen against venturing out to sea. The storm is very likely to move west-northwestwards for […]

Modi hits out at Cong, accuses it of working at the behest of middlemen

Baripada (Odisha), Jan 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress on Saturday, accusing the opposition party of working at the behest of middlemen in the defence sector, instead of running a government for the people, during the UPA rule. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally […]

Fire breaks out at studio during serial’s shoot

Mumbai, Jan 5: A minor fire broke out at Essel Studio in suburban Chembur here Saturday when the shooting of a Marathi serial was underway, a fire brigade official said. The fire was doused immediately and nobody was injured, he said. The cause of the fire was yet to […]

4-year-old tiger found dead in MP’s Kanha Reserve

Bhopal, Jan 5: A four-year-old tiger was Saturday found dead in Kisli area of Kanha Tiger Reserve (KTR) possibly due to a fight with other animals, an official said. He said no suspicious activities were noticed in the vicinity which could have led one to believe that the death […]

Phoolka meets BJP leader Goel

New Delhi, Jan 5:Former Aam Aadmi Party member H S Phoolka, who quit the party earlier this week, met Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijay Goel on Saturday to greet the Union minister on his birthday. Goel called Phoolka a “good friend” and lauded his legal battle for the […]

Indian Panorama Film Festival inaugurated in New Delhi

Mrinal Sen was a prolific filmmaker whose movies had a deep impact in Indian society: Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of I&B Festivals like Indian Panorama Film Festival should be organized all across the country: Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of I&B open view web desk Indian Panorama […]

Third woman enters flashpoint Indian temple

Indian police said Friday that a third woman has defied traditionalists to enter one of Hinduism’s holiest temples, stoking tensions after two days of clashes that left some 275 people injured. The Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala has been at the centre of a prolonged […]

Converting anti-corruption movement into political party in 2012 was wrong: Phoolka

New Delhi, Jan 4: Targeting the Aam Aadmi Party, senior advocate H S Phoolka, who resigned from the party Friday, said converting an anti-corruption movement into a political party in 2012 was “wrong”, while ruling out contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Addressing reporters, Phoolka said there is a […]

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