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Bishop Mulakkal writes to Pope Francis; nun's sister to stage hunger strike

The Bishop sought permission from Vatican, saying he needed more time to fight the case.

Sep 17, 2018

Wish you happiness always: Rahul Gandhi tweets PM Modi on his 68th birthday

Prime Minister Modi will celebrate his birthday in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

Sep 17, 2018

BJP worker washes Jharkhand MP Nishikant Dubey's feet, drinks dirty water

The incident took place on Sunday when the MP from Jharkhand's Godda visited Kanhavara village of his constituency to announce the construction of a bridge.

Sep 17, 2018

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC directs victims' families to file fresh petitions against release of convicts

In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber, during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

Sep 17, 2018

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 'smart' border fence in Jammu and Kashmir

The two projects, each covering a 5.5 km-border stretch along the International Border in Jammu, are set to get a first-of-a-kind high-tech surveillance system that will create an invisible electronic barrier on land, water and even in air and underground, helping the Border Security Force (BSF) detect and foil infiltration bids in the most difficult terrains.

Sep 17, 2018

Former RBI deputy governor under CBI lens in Kingfisher, Airworth cases

KC Chakrabarty denied all allegations of wrongdoing saying he has never recommended sanctioning of any credit facility or financial support to anyone.

Sep 17, 2018

Huge fire breaks out at Visakhapatnam theatre; fire tenders rushed

The fire broke out at Sri Kanya cinema hall in Gajuwaka area of Visakhapatnam.

Sep 17, 2018

IAF plans to make Andhra Pradesh its strategic base to keep an eye on China

With aggressive posturing by China in the region, the strategic importance of the east coast is growing and IAF wants to increase its presence by having bases in the state to monitor and nullify any Chinese move that infringes India's sovereignty.

Sep 17, 2018

Pondicherry University students protest against institution authorities ahead of NAAC visit

Students of Pondicherry University held a protest against the university authorities for glorifying and beautifying the university campus ahead of a NAAC visit.

Sep 16, 2018

CBI chargesheet against Mallya likely in a month; bank officials may be named accused

This would be first chargesheet in the case pertaining to loans of over Rs 6,000 crore given to Kingfisher by a consortium of 17 banks led by State Bank of India which alone had an exposure of Rs 1600 crore.

Sep 16, 2018

Rewari gang-rape: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar assures strict action; 3 accused identified

The special investigation team (SIT) of the Haryana Police has taken a person into custody on Sunday while the main accused is still on the run.

Sep 16, 2018

Khaleda Zia health: Medical team visits former Bangladesh PM in Dhaka jail

The medical team, comprising of five doctors, entered the jail at 3:45 pm and left at 4:15 pm on Saturday afternoon

Sep 16, 2018

Left sweeps JNUSU elections, wins all central panel posts

Sai Balaji of the United Left Alliance has won the presidential post with 2,151 votes with a margin of 1,179 votes.

Sep 16, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Panchayat polls to be held from November 17 in nine phases

According to J&K's Chief Electoral Officer, the counting of votes will be done on the day of polling itself and votes will be cast using ballot paper.

Sep 16, 2018

BJP's Amit Shah sets the tone for Telangana polls, challenges K Chandrasekhar Rao to name a Dalit CM

Amit Shah was in Hyderabad on Saturday to launch BJP's election campaign in Telangana. He held a press conference at the BJP office in Nampally and then attended a public meeting in Mahabubnagar later in the day.

Sep 16, 2018