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Pawar, NCP MLA from Baramati, was Water Resources Development Minister during 1999-2009, in Congress-NCP government. His party is now part of the ruling coalition which includes the Shiv Sena and the Congress.

News18 cameraman Sumesh Morazha said the policemen had refused to give them even a cup of water. He said all means of communication with the outside world were cut off during those seven hours of detention.

The CBI had urged the court to give maximum punishment of life term, prescribed under the law, to Sengar.

Sharmishta Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee said that around 50 other women members of the Delhi Mahila Congress were also detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station.

Polling for the fifth and final phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections in 16 constituencies began at 7 am on Friday. The fate of 237 candidates, including two ministers and a former CM, will be decided in this final phase.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper hosted Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for the second 2+2 dialogue in Washington DC on Wednesday. Jaishankar and Singh left US on Thursday.

In poll-bound Jharkhand, the key political parties are heavily banking on the Sarna religion code that relates to the demand for a separate identity in the Census for the tribal people who worship nature and are presently categorised as ‘Hindu’ or ‘Others...

The city recorded a high of 15 degrees Celsius, which was seven notches below the normal. Similar conditions are expected to prevail on Friday as well.

In a locality around the Red Fort, scores of protesters were dragged into buses by police to clear the area where Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed which restricts gathering of more than four people.

The CBI has alleged the public servants had conducted inquiries against the IMA group entities and furnished favourable reports as a result of which no action was initiated against the company and this let the fraud continue unhindered.

At Jantar Mantar, lawyers participating in the protests offered legal aid to the demonstrators and stalls were set up provide stationary to write fresh posters.

'We had decided to assemble at Red Fort. Now Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav, who has been detained, has asked the protesters to come to Jantar Mantar. People are trying to gain political mileage,' one protester said.

He said the government should constitute a high-power committee considering the sentiments of muslim community and submit a factual report after hearing their grievances so that the fear and myths shrouding to the new law are cleared.

While two bogies of the Shaheed Express were completely burnt, the third one was partially damaged due to fire which broke out late Wednesday night.

IndiGo and Vistara airlines have asked the passengers to confirm the flight status before leaving for the airport.

Navarro, who heads the White House Office for Trade and Manufacturing Policy, told Fox News in an interview that a study by him has shown that 90 per cent of the time India charges the United States higher tariffs than they charge India.