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Verma had stepped down as the minister for social welfare in August, following reports that her husband, Chandrashekhar Verma, had close links with Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal. (Photo: File)

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Absconding ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma surrenders before court

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI

Verma reached the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Prabhat Trivedi in an auto rickshaw.

Alok Verma has petitioned the Supreme Court against the government’s decision to strip him of his powers and send him on compulsory leave. (Photo: File)

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'None of you deserve hearing': SC angry over 'leak' of Verma's reply

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI

Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on CBI Director Alok Verma's plea November 29.

Amit Shah slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government's handling of the situation in Sabarimala as 'disappointing' and accused the Kerala government of treating pilgrims as 'Gulag inmates' and making them spend nights next to 'pig droppings'. (Photo: File)

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Kerala govt's handling of Sabarimala issue 'disappointing': Amit Shah

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI

Shah said BJP supports Ayyappa devotees who hold Sabarimala tradition close to heart and won't let LDF 'crush people's faith'.

Of 72 seats, the polling for two constituencies- Amaamora and Modh is being held from 7 am to 3 pm while voting in the remainder of the constituencies will take place from 8 am to 5 pm. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chhattisgarh elections LIVE: 12.54 per cent voting recorded till 10 am

A joint team of the Army's paratroopers, the state police and the CRPF were on a cordon and search operation at Nadigam village, 60 km from Srinagar, when the terrorists opened fire at them, leading to an encounter. (Representational Image)

Army soldier killed in encounter in J&K's Shopian, 4 militants shot dead

In a post on Twitter, Gandhi wrote in Hindi which roughly translates to, "In Delhi, a crime thriller by the name of 'Chowkidar hi chor' is being played. (Photo: File)

Crime thriller 'Chowkidar hi chor' being run in Delhi: Rahul Gandhi

10 others injured in an explosion near an ordnance depot in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

6 dead in explosion at Pulgaon Army depot in Maharashtra’s Wardha

Akshay Kumar admits to joining Bollywood film industry for money

Showdown averted, RBI agrees to ease liquidity at board meet

Former Test captain Smith and his vice-captain Warner were handed the bans from international and state cricket after the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian Cricket in March this year. Former Test captain Smith and his vice-captain Warner were handed the bans from international and state cricket after the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian Cricket in March this year.(Photo: AP)

Steve Smith, David Warner to serve out ball tampering bans in full

Chandramukhi is pitted against former minister and senior Congress leader Mukhesh Goud and controversial BJP leader T Raja Singh in the constituency. (Photo: Facebook)

32-year-old transgender files nomination papers for Telangana elections

Sheikh, a suspected gangster with terror links, was shot dead on November 26, 2005 while he was in custody of the Gujarat Police in an alleged fake encounter. His wife Kausar Bi was also allegedly killed in a similar manner within a few days. (Photo: File)

Sohrabuddin killed with motive of political, monetary gains: Investigator

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu address the media after their closed door meeting at Nabanna in Kolkata Monday Nov 19 2018. (Photo: PTI)

As Chandrababu Naidu meets Mamata Banerjee, BJP says 'futile attempt'

The woman said she was later treated at a local hospital, but was held captive by the accused's family for 10 days, before she was freed by her father. (Representational Image)

Uttar Pradesh: Man chops off wife's tongue over argument over dowry

'I pointed him out in my book just BEFORE the attack on the World Trade Centre,' he continued. (Photo: File)

'Fools never told us he was there': Trump hits out at Pakistan over Bin Laden

University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Pharmacy professor Ashim K. Mitra has denied the allegations (Photo: www.umkc.edu)

Indian-origin professor in US used his students as servants

'The kingdom was founded on Islamic principles of justice and equality, and we are proud of the efforts of the judiciary and the public prosecution,' the monarch said. (Photo: AP)

Saudi king backs son, praises judiciary amid furore over Khashoggi murder

The identities of the other victims, and the gunman, were not immediately released. (Photo: AP)

2 employees, cop, gunman dead after shootout at Chicago's Mercy Hospital

Visuals from a polling station in Udhampur's Tikri. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Voting underway for phase 2 of Jammu and Kashmir panchayat polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greets Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu before a meeting at Nabanna in Kolkata on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Compared to Narendra Modi we are all seniors: Chandrababu Naidu

Telangana caretaker Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao addresses a public meeting at Palakurthy. TRS candidate Errabelli Dayakar Rao is also seen. (Photo: DC)

Befitting replies to welfare schemes allegation is KCR’s new style

Congress candidate from Khairatabad constituency Dasoju Shravan on his way to file his nomination with large crowd of supporters on Monday. (Photo: GANDHI)

Telangana Assembly elections: Next 3 days crucial for TRS, Congress

Caretaker minister K.T. Rama Rao files his nomination papers from Sircilla on Monday.

K T Rama Rao’s wife makes more in his term

Godhra riots: SC to hear plea challenging clean chit to PM Modi on November 26

Asthana probe: Cong former MLA Laxma Reddy, cricketer Chamundeswarnath also named

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IFFI 2018: Akshay Kumar and Bollywood meet global cinema in this new and old combo

Australia vs India: Live streaming, telecast, fixtures, squads and more

Virat Kohli-led Team India will kick off their Australia tour when the two teams lock horns at the Gabba in Brisbane on Wednesday for the first of the three T20Is. (Photo: Twitter / BCCI)

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Infinix Hot S3X review: The notch gets affordable

The display is one of the strong points of the Hot S3X.

Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone most influential Indians

It noted that Olympic winner and ace shuttler PV Sindhu forayed into the top 15 influencers of India, suggesting the increasing popularity of sports personalities, other than cricketers. (Facebook Screengrab)

He is doing what he wants: Bishan Bedi slams Virat Kohli over Anil Kumble's ouster

Before Ravi Shastri took over the reigns, the flamboyant right-hander was involved in an ugly spat with former coach Anil Kumble, that led to the resignation of the latter. (Photo: PTI)

Miss World is all about young women who bring about a global change: Manushi Chillar

Being a champion for several causes, Manushi says that the Miss World pageantry has far evolved from the bikini contest it was first envisioned to be in the 1950s. (Facebook Screengrab/ @manushichhillarofficial)

Toyota Corolla China-spec vs US-spec: what’s the difference?

Here’s how the new generation US-spec and China-spec Corolla sedan differ from each other.

Workplace romance has become less acceptable after #MeToo movement: study

Close to 20 firms in the UK have gone ahead and banned workplace romance (Photo: AFP)

Google Chromecast 3 review: The same old with a better new

The new Chromecast 3 (3rd generation 2018) is available on Flipkart for a price of Rs 3,499 and considered as a complete value for money product if you don’t already own a smart TV.

Columns

Ayodhya: Look to the future, not the past

Sunanda K Datta Ray

Some things never change. Doing business in India is one of them.

View from Pakistan: After failing its 90-day mark, PTI must focus on the future

Cyril Almeida

The gap between what is pledged and what is delivered is always large, that’s just the way of politics.

Government, RBI must work together, end turf war

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

India is really a market-driven economy, with its huge domestic market of hundreds of millions of consumers.

Chanakya’s View: Dialogue could resolve Ram temple issue

Pavan K Varma

For Hindus, the site where Lord Ram was born — irrespective of whether this can be historically proved or not — has very special significance.

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