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Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) The right-wing organisation -- Hindu Janjagruti Samiti -- has filed a complaint with the Karnataka Police against comedian Vir Das and demanded cancellation of his comedy show to be organised in Bengaluru on November…

Chikkamagalur (Karnataka), Nov 7 (IANS) The Karnataka Police, which are investigating the mysterious death of BJP MLA M.P. Renukacharya's nephew, visited the ashram of godman Vinay Guruji in the Gowri Gadde village in Chikkamagalur district…

Jammu, Nov 7 (IANS) An operative of the Al Qaeda terror group was arrested from Ramban district of Jammu division, the J&K Police said on Monday. A police spokesman said that the operative was identified as Amiruddin Khan, son of…

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, the CJI-designate, on Monday said there will be a continuity in the reforms ushered in by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit, during his 74-day tenure. Chief Justice Lalit will demit office…

Mumbai, Nov 7 (IANS) A political storm erupted in Maharashtra on Monday as ruling Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (BSS) Minister Abdul Sattar allegedly used foul words against Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule, the daughter of veteran…

Gurugram, Nov 7 (IANS) The Haryana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (HRERA), Gurugram ordered Vatika Limited to refund money to 28 allottees with interest at the prescribed rate. The order has come in the backdrop of a project in which the…

Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) Actor Priyanka Chopra stepped out in Lucknow for a field trip to see the work being done by UNICEF and its partners to end violence and discrimination against girls in Uttar Pradesh. In her social media account, she…

Chandigarh, Nov 7 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday expelled Bibi Jagir Kaur from the primary membership of the party for indulging in anti-party activities, including becoming party to a conspiracy to break the Shiromani…

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 (IANS) The CPI(M) and the Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran are caught in a bind over a news report that surfaced last week that the latter had written a letter to the party's district secretary stating that…

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea against the Allahabad High Court order, which set aside the election of Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly…

Hyderabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Failure of BJP to repeat its Huzurabad success in Munugode has dealt a blow to its efforts to emerge as the only viable alternative to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and gain a psychological edge ahead of the…

Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday said that he would take legal opinion before deciding the next course of action on the issue of reservations in education and government jobs for economically weaker…

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Fresh trouble seems to be on cards for Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as Dinesh Arora -- his close aide and an accused in the Delhi's Excise Policy scam case -- has decided to turn approver in the case. The CBI…

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) A police officer and a CRPF personnel were among the four accused arrested by the Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Jammu and Kashmir Police recruitment scam. The accused were identified as J&K Police's…

Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court while hearing a matter related to the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) scam on Monday, observed that he was unhappy with the functioning…

Bhopal, Nov 7 (IANS) In a case of honour killing, a 23-year-old man was murdered by the family members of his wife allegedly for marrying her without their consent in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, police said. The incident took place…

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Amid an improvement in the air quality of the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday announced that primary schools in the city will reopen from Wednesday, while the ban on truck entry has…

Hyderabad, Nov 7 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has sought objections to its decision to change its name to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). A month after taking a decision to change the name, Telangana's ruling party has issued a…