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Potency test of accused necessary in rape case: SC

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 20:30

Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned self-styled godman Nithyananda`s reluctance to undergo potency test in a 2010 rape case.

Italian marines case: Court to hear case on August 27

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 19:39

A Delhi court on Wednesday fixed August 27 for hearing the case involving two Italian marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012.

Border violence: Home Minister calls up CMs of Assam, Nagaland

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 19:34

Concerned over unabated violence along Assam-Nagaland border, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday telephoned chief ministers of Assam and Nagaland and asked them to defuse tension along the borders of the two states.

Opposition CMs should not attend `political functions` of PM: Congress

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 19:12

Stung by the hooting of its Chief Minister in Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress on Wednesday saw a "design" behind such incidents and said no self-respecting Opposition Chief Minister should attend "political functions" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nothing wrong in separatists meeting Pak envoy, says Shabir Ahmad Shah

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 18:54

Separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah on Wednesday said Kashmir issue was a "trilateral" one and there was nothing wrong in separatists meeting with Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit.

Obama`s phone call ended frosty ties with Modi: US envoy

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 18:39

The phone call from President Barack Obama to Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his electoral victory "set the tone" for ending the chill in the US` relations with the Indian leader caused by a decade-long visa ban, America`s interim Ambassador Kathleen Stephens said on Wednesday.

Rajiv Gandhi was a visionary, personified secular values: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 18:34

Addressing the masses at Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award function, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday put forth his views on rise in communal tensions in the country while appealing people to unite.

India, Pakistan only stakeholders on issue of J&K, no one else: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 18:09

India on Tuesday hit back at Pakistan`s contention that the talking to separatists was the bottom-line for talks between the two countries was to engage all stakeholders.

Narendra Modi can be pushed back to Gujarat: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 18:51

Already facing flak for his pre-election `tea vendor` remark, staunch Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday said that women power can push Prime Minister Narendra Modi back to Gujarat, right up to the sea.

Tirupati darshan gets easier, tickets now available online

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 16:16

Offering prayers at the revered Lord Venkateshwara temple in Tirupati just got easier with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) making darshan tickets available online from Wednesday.