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Mohammed Ali JinnahThe Congress said on Friday that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was never and would never be an icon of this country as it condemned the politics allegedly being played out by the BJP to create polarisation and communalisation. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi accused the BJP of provoking sentiments and communalising the atmosphere by raking up an "artificial" issue of Jinnah's picture at Aligarh Muslim University, which has led to violence in the Uttar Pradesh town.He charge

Representational ImageThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest of senior journalist Upendra Rai for dubious transactions in his accounts to the tune of over Rs 100 crore as a court sent him to three-day CBI custody. A bench of Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice Ashok Bhushan refused to go through the application filed by Rai seeking protection.Rai, owner of Printlines Media Group and formerly employed with Tehelka, said he was framed in the case as he has been writing agains

A 15-year-old schoolgirl, who went missing since yesterday, was on Friday recovered from a roadside in the southern part of the city's Golf Green area
with clothes torn and drenched in blood, police said. According to a senior police officer at the Jadavpur police station, the girl had injuries all over her body and is undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital.Locals in the Golf Green area spotted the girl today morning and informed the police. "She was wearing different clothes other th

An air passenger caused a flutter at the international airport in Kochi on Friday after he climbed a tall cargo terminal building and threatened to commit suicide unless his grievances were redressed. The incident occurred this morning when Suresh, who was to take a flight to Thiruvananthapuram, ran away from the check-in area, climbed the building and stayed there for more than one-and-a-half hours, police said.He also demanded that he be allowed to speak to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and

Chhagan Bhujbal/ File PicThe Bombay High Court on Friday granted bail to NCP leader and former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Chhagan Bhujbal, more than two years after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Bail was granted considering his old age and deteriorating health.Justice P N Deshmukh directed the 70-year-old leader to submit either a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh or a cash surety of the same amount by May 14. The judge took into consideration, among

Leading cab aggregators Uber and Ola are set to face tough competition in Mumbai with the launch of cab-hailing app S3 Cabs next week, which is more
driver-focused in terms of fees and over-all benefits. Promoted by city-based mid-sized logistics player Bharat Freight Group, S3 Cabs has already roped in over 700 cabbies from Ola and Uber even before the launch, Sohel Kazani, director, Sahayadri Smart Safe, which owns S3 Cabs brand told PTI."The main USP for S3 Cabs is that its drivers will

Rahul GandhiCongress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday dubbed the BJP's Karnataka manifesto as a "poorly crafted fantasy built around a weak plot" and asked the voters not to waste their time on it. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi gave the BJP's poll document a "1/5 rating"."New Book Review!"The BJP Karnataka Manifesto, inspired by Narendra Modi, is a poorly crafted fantasy built around a weak plot, that has nothing unique to offer voters. If you've read the Congress Manifesto, don't waste your time on

Representational ImageThere was an exchange of fire between security forces and a Maoist squad led by Asim Mondal alias Akash, who was allegedly involved in the killing of JMM MP Sunil Mahto, today in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, police said.Akash carries a reward of Rs one crore on his head while his squad members Sachin and Madan Mahato carry rewards of Rs 15 lakh each, the police said.The Jharkhand government had recently recommended National Investigation Agency probe into the killin

Ram Nath Kovind/ File PicPresident Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said India is going through an epidemiological transition and faces three challenges in disease control. "First, India has to reduce maternal and infant mortality as well as communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, vector-borne diseases such as malaria, water-borne diseases such as cholera, diarrhoeal diseases and vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and tetanus."Speaking on the centenary celebrations of the Medical Education p