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Representational ImageTwo men were killed and a woman pilot was injured after a SUV hit their car at an underpass of the 16-lane Golf Course road this morning, police said. The accident took place around 5 am.The victims were taken to Neel Kanth hospital where the driver, Vinod Yadav, and security guard Kishor Kumar died of multiple injuries during treatment, a senior police officer said."Swarn Gayatri, a pilot of Indigo airlines, sitting in the rear seat is battling for life. She was referred t

Rahul GandhiOn a day Rahul Gandhi put up a video highlighting the "anti-Dalit" statements of BJP and RSS leaders, the Sangh hit back and accused the Congress president of indulging in "low-level politics" and misguiding the society with "lies"."Rahul Gandhi in his official FB page has posted lies about me and RSS sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat that we want to abolish the reservation given to the SCs and STs in the Constitution, which is absolutely baseless and false without any official reference

Mehbooba MuftiThe BJP on Sunday said that Home Minister Mehbooba Mufti's onus to issue a clarification on a report questioning the charge sheet recorded by the police in the Kathua rape and murder case.A citizen's group which conducted an individual probe into the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl had claimed that the charge sheet filed by the Crime Branch had discrepancies and the investigation was botched-up. They had demanded a CBI probe in the case."If the recent findings questioni

Rahul GandhiCongress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "copy" and implement centrally the Congress-led Karnataka governments sub-plan for the welfare of the Dalits and Adivasis.He said that since the Prime Minister was good at "repackaging" the Congress-led UPA government's schemes, he could try his hand at this one too."The Karnataka government's revolutionary SC/ST sub-plan allocates 24 percent of all resources to Dalits and Adivasis as per their percent

Anand Piramal and Isha AmbaniIsha Ambani, Nita and Mukesh's daughter, and Akash's twin will wed Anand Piramal, son of Swati and Ajay Piramal in December in India this year. Anand and Isha have been long-time friends and both their families share a strong bond of friendship for over four decades.Anand is the founder of Piramal Realty, one of India's most admired real estate companies. Prior to Piramal Realty, Anand founded Piramal Swasthya, a rural healthcare initiative that treats 40,000 p

Bombay High CourtThe Bombay High Court had issued a judgement that a citizen's right to seek administration of a deceased person's estate in accordance with the latter's will must be protected. It also observed that no straitjacket formula can be fixed for deciding a time limit to move courts for such administration (management of estate and distribution of assets).The court passed the judgement on May 4 when a full bench comprising Justices S C Dharamadhikari, A A Sayyed, and K R Sriram was he

Dhananjay MundeDhananjay Munde, senior National Congress Party leader, on Sunday said that the removal of 900 tonnes of debris from Mantralaya looked "suspicious" as it was reportedly done without maintaining any record.Speaking to a news channel on Sunday, Munde stated that he was going to follow it up, adding that there were several questions that the state government had to answer on the issue."I was surprised to see reports and documents stating that some 900-tonne debris had been shif

Kiren RijijuIndia is making an attempt to re-establish its diplomatic relations with Libya, with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju embarking on an official visit to the North African country beginning Tuesday.India's relations with Libya were snapped after the fall of the Muammar Gaddafi regime in 2011. New Delhi does not have any representative in Tripoli for the last few years nor does Libya have an envoy in New Delhi."First time India will establish contact with Government of Libya after the civil

Representational ImageFive civilians were killed on Sunday in clashes with security forces after five militants were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.Police sources said a protesting civilian, Adil Ahmad, injured during the clashes was declared dead on arrival by doctors at the Kulgam district hospital. Reports from the area said Adil was injured in Behibagh village in Kulgam district.Three other civilians, Sajad Ahmad of Dooru in Anantnag district, Zubair Ahmad of Pu