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A constant rebel, Sinh had contested from Amethi on a BJP ticket in 1998. However, since then, he had been loyal to the Congress. It was said that Sinh and his wife Ameeta looked after the party affairs in Amethi in Sonia and Rahul Gandhi’s absence.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has demanded a probe by a special investigation team monitored by a sitting High Court Judge in the matter. He also alleged that police was speaking what they were asked to speak by the state government.

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Mallikarjun Kharge, Siddaramaiah, KR Ramesh Kumar and CPM leader Sitaram Yechury attended the funeral.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal while speaking at an event to greet kanwariyas said, the accident in which Unnao rape survivor was seriously injured was a 'pre-planned conspiracy' and the incident is a 'mockery of the law'.

On Thursday, two days after the collapse of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance government in the state, the Speaker had disqualified three rebel MLAs.

Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the 76-year old Yediyurappa, credited with leading the BJP to its first ever government in the south in 2008, at a brief function in the Raj Bhavan in the evening.

The Karnataka BJP chief has gone back to the earlier spelling of his name on the advice of numerologists, hoping it would help him enjoy a full term this time.

The clause in the bill that criminalises the practice with a jail term of up to three years for the husband was passed by a division of 302 in favour and 78 against.

In another warning to the country's neighbours, Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said Pakistan would have to "take back bodies" if it dares to infiltrate. Alerting Pakistan to not "attempt any misadventure", Rawat said, "Infiltration has come d...

AJay Kumar Bhalla will have a fixed two-year tenure as union home secretary till August 2021.

Shah said that some people, in the name of ideology, promote urban Maoism and the government has no sensitivity towards them.

While north-Indians dominated the central PSUs located in the state, non-Tamils were employed in good numbers in private firms in cities like Chennai, Coimbatore and Tirupur, PMK founder S Ramadoss claimed.

Responding to Rahul Gandhi's tweet, the Karnataka BJP accused him of again "not making sense". The party added it was the Congress party's desperation to hold on to power that had led to its latest loss.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, who is from Karnataka, said BS Yeddyurappa is the BJP's natural choice for the job but the national leadership will take the final call.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Alok Kumar said all pubs and wine shops in the city will be closed till July 25 and anyone found violating these rules will be punished.

The latest attack by the Congress came a day after the saffron party boycotted the proceedings of the ongoing session of the House when the financial bill was taken up.