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Jaipur, March 16 – The Rajasthan Police registered a case and initiated an investigation on Monday regarding allegedly offensive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public event held on Saturday at the Kanodia College. Meanwhile, the BJP also staged protests in response to a...

Amaravati, March 15 The TDP on Sunday sought a detailed explanation from Eluru Lok Sabha member Putta Mahesh Kumar over allegations that he consumed intoxicating substances at a farmhouse in Hyderabad.On March 14, Kumar and former BRS MLA Rohith Reddy were among 11 persons detained after they...

Jaipur, March 15 Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has rejected allegations that he made casteist remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that his comments were directed at Modi's "character" and not his caste.The bureaucrat-turned-politician also said that he is called...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan sharply criticised the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government on Monday over allegations against Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar, asking whether justice was possible in the state if even a minister's wife could not get...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – A personal dispute involving Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar and his wife, Bindu Menon, has spilled into the public domain after she leveled a series of allegations about an incident that took place at their home in Valakom, triggering political debate...

Kolkata, March 1 Supporters of the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP clashed in Netaji Nagar, a South Kolkata area, on Sunday over drawing graffiti on a wall for the upcoming state assembly elections.A BJP leader alleged that when they were drawing graffiti on a wall, TMC members attacked...

Prayagraj (UP), February 27 The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to lawyers.The court also stayed...

Sultanpur (UP), February 26 A police constable working with the emergency police response service, Dial 112, in Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody after a woman filed a complaint accusing him of sexual exploitation, police said on Thursday.The case was registered at...

Amritsar, February 26 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday decided to retire the head granthi of the Golden Temple, Giani Raghbir Singh, days after he flagged corrupt practices and irregularities within the apex gurdwara body.On February 19, the SGPC had served him a...

Varanasi, February 25 – Jagatguru Balak Devacharya of Patalpuri Math has expressed serious concerns about the allegations leveled against a Shankaracharya, stating that the issue is deeply troubling and could severely damage public faith in the religious community if the charges are proven true...

Los Angeles, February 24 – Actor and comedian Russell Brand, who faces two new charges of rape and sexual assault, has pleaded not guilty to the new charges.Brand entered his plea at Southwark Crown Court in London, according to ‘Variety’ reports.The offenses, which involve two women...

Hyderabad, February 23 The verbal clash between Congress leaders and BJP MLA K Venkata Ramana Reddy over allegations of irregularities against him concerning a land parcel in the Kamareddy town intensified on Monday, with the former approaching authorities to provide information on the matter...

Bhubaneswar, February 22 An officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) has been booked in Bhubaneswar on allegations of raping a woman, police said on Sunday.The case has been registered under Section 64 of the BNS on the basis of a complaint filed at the Saheednagar police station in the...

Kolkata, February 22 A Trinamool Congress legislator on Sunday alleged that miscreants hurled crude bombs and fired at his vehicle in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police said.MLA Saokat Molla claimed the attack took place on Saturday evening in Bhangar while he was returning...

Kannur (Kerala), February 19 A wreath was found placed in front of the house of writer and critic VS Anil Kumar in Kannapuram here on Thursday, police said.Anil Kumar had received the first copy of a book authored by expelled CPI(M) leader V Kunhikrishnan, who alleged that the party MLA from...

Jammu, February 19 Congress MLAs Irfan Lone and Iftikhar Ahmed staged a protest on Thursday, alleging harassment of Kashmiris in Jammu and Kashmir, and demanding an immediate stop to such incidents.Lone, carrying a pamphlet that read "Stop harassing Kashmiris", and Ahmed held the protest on...

Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), February 17 Tension gripped the Vijayapura area of Chikkamagaluru late Monday night following allegations of stone-throwing, triggering protests by members of two communities and heavy police deployment.Allegations emerged that some youths from one community had...

Aizawl, February 17 Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma said he would resign if any evidence links him to alleged financial irregularities in the ongoing Lengpui land deal controversy.Responding to an allegation that he received kickbacks, the chief minister challenged the opposition to prove the...

Amaravati, February 13 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday defended his government's decision to make public the allegations of adulteration in Tirupati laddus, saying concealing the matter would amount to "sacrilege".Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister said...