Two students allegedly hit a Dalit student, who chanted 'Jai Bhim-Jai Bharat' after finishing his speech at the Republic Day function in a school in Narauli town of this district, police on Saturday said.
Noted social activist and Magsaysay award winner Murlidhar Devidas Amte alias Baba Amte died at his Anandvan ashram in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra on Saturday. He was 94. Baba Amte passed away at 4:15 am, his son Dr Vikas told PTI. One of the country's most respected social leaders, Amte devoted his life to the care and rehabilitation of leprosy patients. He is survived by two sons.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday made serious allegations against the Congress and said the grand old party has in its election manifesto expressed its intention to implement the 'Sharia law' in the country and redistribute people's property.
'People want to do business in the name of the Kedarnath temple.'
Many offered to help the couple financially and others announced plans for lunch at Baba Ka Dhaba.
Reacting sharply to Sunday's early morning arrest of Baba Ramdev from Ramlila grounds in New Delhi, Bhartiya Janata Party spokesman Prakash Javadekar condemned the government's move and described it as highly barbaric act.
The condition of Sathya Sai Baba is very critical with all his organs showing very poor response to treatment, doctors attending on him said on Thursday.
69-year-old Milon Sanyal writes about the books his Baba gifted him.
Chhattisgarh Minister T S Singhdeo, 70, goes skydiving in Canberra, Australia.
Four of seven Bharatiya Janata Party MPs who fought the Rajasthan assembly elections won their respective seats while three others lost the polls.
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'He let me choose what I wanted to do in life and supported me unconditionally in my quest to achieve my dreams.'
'How many voices from that time have stood the test of time?' 'There have been RJs before him and after him, but no one has enjoyed his popularity and longevity.'
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on Wednesday exchanged heated words over Baba Ramdev, with Digvijay Singh attacking the yoga guru for 'targeting' his party on the black money issue and questioning the source of funds for his activities.Defending Baba Ramdev, BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu accused the Congress of leveling 'absurd' allegations against the Yoga guru.Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh had asked Baba Ramdev to verify the trail of funds.
Sathya Sai Baba's health showed signs of improvement on Thursday and doctors attending on him expressed satisfaction with his response to their treatment.
As of now there are two names in the succession race. There is Ratnakar Raju, who is Baba's nephew, and Chakravarthi, a retired IAS officer. Both are members of the Sathya Sai Central trust.
Shardul Thakur and Tanush Kotian claimed two wickets each to put Mumbai on course for victory against Tamil Nadu.
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Baba Indrajith helped himself to a fine hundred while another senior campaigner Vijay Shankar scored a half-century as Tamil Nadu cruised into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Vice President M Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of dignitaries on Sunday condoled the passing away of Sathya Sai Baba, saying he was a spiritual leader who inspired millions to lead a moral and meaningful life.
'The opposition wants the country to run on the basis of Shariat but this cannot happen'
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Amritpal Singh, the chief of the 'Waris Punjab De' outfit, who is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has thrown his hat into the ring as an Independent.
At least five Congress MLAs did not attend a meeting of the party's lawmakers in Maharashtra on Thursday, called in the aftermath of the high-profile exit of former chief minister Ashok Chavan that has triggered speculation about more such defections.
Singh said India has intensified patrolling of the seas after the recent attacks on merchant navy ships.
Mauni Baba, who had close proximity with veteran political leaders and celebrities and was considered to be the fourth link in the Shirdi Saibaba lineage, passed away due to cardiac arrest at Minnesota University hospital in United States, Baba's ashram sources said on Monday. He was 80.
The Aam Aadmi Party has fielded Karamjit Anmol, while the BJP has named North West Delhi MP Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot, a reserved parliamentary constituency.
'I'm a rebel. I'm not easy.' 'Once a top actor wanted me to sing a song and a top music company was involved. They wanted changes in the song. I told them not to take pangas with me.'
Like every year, the Iftar party was a grand affair.
The top court took note of the submissions of Alvi that the high court had passed the order without assigning reasons and granted the interim stay.
In a setback to the Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Monday quit the Congress, amid speculation that he is veering towards the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao played host at a screening of Laapataa Ladies.
Every young diploma and degree holder in the country will have the right to apprenticeships in the private and government sectors, he said.
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A life came to an end on Sunday and 6 million devotees are immersed in sorrow due to the passing away of their Bhagwan, Sathya Sai Baba at the age of 86.
The minister's son, Vikas Kishore, who lives in the house, was in Delhi at the time, when his friend Vinay Srivastava was shot in the head by his other friends.
The babas' vote banks and the politicians' greed for en bloc votes, is the curse of Punjab and Haryana.
Sathya Sai Baba's mahasamadhi was on Friday opened to devotees for darshan at Prasanthi Nilayam in Puttaparthi on the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who was bundled out of Delhi, on Sunday resumed his agitation against corruption in Haridwar after he was denied permission to enter Uttar Pradesh to continue his protest.
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