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The Army along with the police and paramilitary forces has put up barricades at entry points of the Dera premises, where tens of thousands of Dera Sacha Sauda followers, including women and childen, stayed put despite an appeal by authorities to leave.

In an un-ambiguous indictment of the Haryana government, the High Court on Saturday said, “You allowed the city to burn for political gains. It seems the government has surrendered to agitators.”

At least 32 people were killed and 350 injured in widespread violence, arson and police firing in Haryana’s Panchkula on Friday, triggered by the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Friday convicted of rape by the CBI court in Panchkula. This was not the only case which hailed the judiciary in India was celebrated by one and all over the last week.

Director General of Police (Law and Order) Punjab, in a letter to all the senior police officers of the state had said “it has come to the notice that Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa premises, has stock of petrol, diesel in drums.”

The Dera Sacha Sauda claims to have 50 million followers. The followers of the sect are called ‘Premis’ and consider the godman to be their spiritual preceptor, psychologist, family confidante and business advisor.

"Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi," Modi tweeted.

Two companies of Army from Hisar district have been called out to maintain law and order in Sirsa, ahead of a court verdict in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

In a letter to the state government, authority chairman S G Siddaramaiah said Kannadigas are losing out on the opportunity of getting bank jobs due to a faulty recruitment process.

Nearly two lakh Dera Sacha Sauda followers have already descended on Panchkula and its nearby places from across the two states and its neighbouring areas.

An NCC woman cadet from South Kashmir was trolled by Facebook users for her strong message to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, urging them to shun stone pelting and azadi campaigns and to enjoy "real freedom" in India.

The Supreme Court verdict declaring instant triple talaq as invalid has not gone down well with Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind. On Wednesday, a day after the historic judgment that empowers Muslim women and creates a sense of equality, the Muslim socio-religious bod...

India, the world's largest defence importer, has announced a new policy inviting foreign defence manufacturers to set up shop as minority partners in India. The bidding process for submarines was initiated in July.

Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan rejected the prosecution's plea for initiating perjury proceedings against the woman and said the man has already been acquitted in the case and even he has not sought any action against her.

Two heavy duty 140-tonne cranes were pressed into service at the crack of the dawn to clear derailed coaches of the Utkal Express, from which the survivors were rescued and bodies pulled out till late on Saturday.

The Union Home Minister said, "There are a lot of problems — terrorism, naxalism, Kashmir problem. Much is not needed to be said about these problems. But I can assure you this much that by 2022, we have pledged to create a 'New India'... So a solution wi...