"My son died in agony. All the culprits should be hanged to set an example, so that no family loses its son to such crime in future," Raghuvanshi's father Ashok Raghuvanshi told PTI.
Raja Raghuvanshi's wife Sonam (25), allegedly involved in the murder of her husband, surrendered before the Nandganj Police Station in Ghazipur district in adjoining Uttar Pradesh and was later placed under arrest, according to the Meghalaya police.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal national executive meeting on Sunday witnessed a ruckus as RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son and Bihar cabinet minister Tej Pratap Yadav came out of the meeting fuming and called the party's national general secretary Shyam Rajak an agent of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Did Sheena Bora board a Jet Airways flight on July 22, 2012, a full three months after her death in April 2012?
Some BJP and Congress leaders believe the assembly building is filled with 'negative energy'.
There are many lessons Suresh Unni has learned from the death of his brother Santosh (called Dosh by his family and friends) in Chicago over a decade ago. You can have a loving family, and caring friends, and yet be prone to end your life, he says. Unni is convinced that young Asians in America are at increased risk of depression, drug abuse and suicide. He tells Arthur J Pais that suicide is preventable and asking for help is a sign of strength.
B N Singh has been removed for his failure in carrying out work to control the spread of coronavirus, he said, adding that he wrote a leave application and leaked it to the media, which amounts to indiscipline.
The problem solving training that you can get in IITs is fantastic. Now IIT-ians need to convert it into knowledge that is relevant, says Shailesh Gandhi.
In a surprising move, the Rashtriya Janata Dal announced it would support the new Janata Dal-United government in Bihar headed by Jitan Ram Manjhi.
'It did not start as a Hindutva slogan.' 'It started to tease the TMC and slowly it got internalised and the BJP started countering with Jai Shri Ram slogans because Mamata was getting provoked.'
The notes also mentioned about "other souls accompanying the spirit of Lalit's father", who had died in 2007, and "how those spirits are still yearning for salvation."
The BJP is methodically turning India into the world's laughing stock, one brainless statement after another.
'Rich Indians don't give cash, they give gold. Why?' 'Because cash is spent by temples on prasad or doing some charitable work.' 'Gold remains intact with god,' says Aakar Patel.
'If enough of us take up the issue with their elected representatives, politicians will get the message.'
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Millions of kids and young adults were terrified of Pran and believed him to be a villain in real life, writes Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the legendary actor who passed away on July 12.
"Everyone knows me because of that terrible tragedy. My memories of Mosul only bring me sadness. How can I be proud about my fame? I lost everything there," Harjit Masih told Rediff.com's Swarupa Dutt over the phone.
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