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4 killed as firecrackers stored in house explode

Chennai, Oct. 20 -- Four people were killed on Sunday after "country-made" firecrackers stored in a house at Thandurai exploded, Avadi police said. Several portions of the residential premises has als... Read More


9.6 mn 'bogus' voters in poll rolls, says MNS chief; Oppn to stage stir

Mumbai, Oct. 20 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 9.6 million voters have been added to the state's electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming local body electi... Read More


Will Prashant Kishor play the kingmaker?

Patna/ Muzaffarpur/ Saran, Oct. 20 -- Is the political climate ripe for strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP)? Kishor, who has positioned the JSP as a disruptor in the ... Read More


Break legs of daughters who marry non-Hindus: Ex-Bhopal MP Pragya

Bhopal, Oct. 20 -- Former Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Sunday stirred controversy with her remarks exhorting parents to "physically punish or break the legs of their disobedient daughters who choo... Read More


Ahead of polls, shifting loyalties come to fore

Patna, Oct. 20 -- In Bihar's volatile political landscape, party-hoppers are no longer seen as outcasts but assets. With the assembly election campaign in full swing, the atmosphere is charged with de... Read More


'Lighting 200 diyas in my empty new home was my most special Diwali'

India, Oct. 20 -- A s the country celebrates Diwali, Adivi Sesh will be spending his day on set. The actor, who is currently shooting for his upcoming film Dacoit in Hyderabad, says work may keep him ... Read More


Nakuul Mehta on Diwali: This year, we have our own Lakshmi at home

India, Oct. 20 -- Actor Nakuul Mehta is gearing up for a special Diwali-his first as a father of two. Having recently welcomed baby daughter Rumi with wife Jankee Parekh Mehta, he says the festival fe... Read More


Shriya's Diwali tradition with mum: A week of rangolis!

India, Oct. 20 -- For Shriya Pilgaonkar, Diwali isn't complete without a ritual she shares with her mother, veteran actor Supriya Pilgaonkar - making rangoli together. "I've been filming for the past ... Read More


Home, food and calm - Vaani's kind of Diwali

India, Oct. 20 -- W hile the film industry winds down from its glittering Diwali parties, Vaani Kapoor is choosing calm over chaos this festive season. "I've planned a quiet Diwali with a few close pe... Read More


'Struggle for social change is the DNA of Dalit literature'

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The recent incident of a shoe being hurled at Chief Justice B R Gavai inside a courtroom was roundly condemned at a gathering in the city on Sunday. "That was not a shoe thrown at t... Read More