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Former Union Minister Akhilesh Das Dead
Former Union minister and Congress leader Akhilesh Das passed away after suffering heart attack in Lucknow on Wednesday, a party source confirmed. He was 56.....
BJP Leader Offers Rs 11 Lakh To Behead Mamata; Opposition Demands Action
Opposition parties led by the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday demanded action against a BJP youth leader who announced a reward of Rs 11 lakh for killing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.....
Pakistan Rules Out Immediate Execution Of Jadhav
Kulbhushan Jadhav, an alleged Indian 'spy' who has been awarded death sentence by a military court in Pakistan, will not be immediately executed, Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif has said.....
BJP Disowns Leader's Bounty Offer To Behead Mamata
The BJP on Wednesday disowned a youth leader who triggered outrage by offering Rs 11 lakh to anyone who beheads West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. ....
After 22 Years, India Mulling Resuming Sea Route Option For Haj
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Centre is "actively considering" a plan to resume -- after 22 years -- the use of the Arabian Sea route to ferry Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia and consultations with the Shipping Ministry are already on. ....
Malala Yousafzai Receives Canadian Citizenship
Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai was bestowed honorary Canadian citizenship on Wednesday.....
EC To Ask People To Try EVM Hacking In May
Amid criticism from various quarters over the funcioning of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), the Election Commission plans to throw an open challenge to people in May to try to hack EVMs, an official source said on Wednesday.....
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution On Syria Chemical Attack
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN resolution that would have required Bashar al-Assad's government to co-operate with international inquiries into last week's chemical attack in Syria.....
BJP Wins In 5 States; Congress Bags Karnataka Seats
The BJP, continuing with its victory streak, on Thursday won five out of 10 assembly by-elections across eight states, including Delhi, with the Congress getting solace from Karnataka where it retained two seats and held on to another in Madhya Pradesh.....
BJP Retains Himachal Assembly Seat For Seventh Time
The opposition BJP on Thursday retained the Bhorang assembly seat, its stronghold, in the by-poll voting for which was held on Sunday, an election official said. ....
