Politics

Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi has hit out at Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar accusing him of giving sanction to state governments to kill animals including blue bull (Nilgai) and wild boar.

Mehbooba is contesting the Anantnag bypoll to be held on June 22.

Rashid demanded a discussion on the deaths of two women who died in 2008 under mysterious circumstances in Shopian district.

A Cabinet reshuffle is on the cards and sources say that Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath and Saharanpur MP Raghav Lakhan Pal could find a place in the rejig.

The mob attacked Vijay and the Dalit leader apparently for visiting the temple where entrance of persons belonging to backward castes is prohibited.

In the Assembly elections held in five states, Congress and its allies were thrown out of power in Assam and Kerala, while failing to make a big impression in Bengal and Tamil Nadu.

Former Union Minister O Rajagopal won from Nemon trouncing CPM candidate by over 8,000 votes scripting party's maiden victory in the assembly polls.

"We will introspect on the results. It is a challenge which we shall meet with all our strength. Lal salaam (sic)," Yechury tweeted.

The counting of votes will decide the fate of approximately 8,300 candidates.

Latching on to the man's claim, MDMK chief Vaiko on Wednesday alleged that a top police official had a hand in closing the 'murder' of Sadiq Batcha