The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Sukesh Chandrashekhar, an aide of AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran, in a bribery case related to poll symbol allocation by the Election Commission.


Poll symbol case: HC rejects bail plea of Dhinakaran aide


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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte kissed five Filipino women on stage during a speech here, in front of his longtime partner, and said that beautiful women helped him "get cured" from being "gay".


Duterte kisses 5 Filipino women on stage in Tokyo


With the fire at Goa's largest open garbage dump blazing on for over a week now, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday chaired a high-powered meeting where he called on state government agencies involved to work with better coordination.


Goa CM chairs meet on tackling garbage dump fire


A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the Madras High Court order that cancelled the land acquisition announcement for the controversial eight-lane expressway between Chennai and Salem at a cost of about Rs 10,000 crore.


Plea filed in SC against Madras HC order on Chennai-Salem highway


China announced on Friday that it is preparing a blacklist for foreign companies which harm the interests of Chinese firms as trade tensions with the US continue to escalate.


China threatens to blacklist foreign firms post Huawei ban


The European Union is aiming to strengthen its partnership with Central Asian countries, European Council President Donald Tusk said here on Friday.


EU calls for deeper association with Central Asia: Tusk


Two persons were killed and several others were injured as violent clashes between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Trinamool Congress continued in West Bengal, police said on Friday.


Two killed as political clashes go on in Bengal


After Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared the decks for BJP President Amit Shah to become the new Home Minister of the country, messages warning stone pelters in Kashmir, terrorists, Maoists and the so-called "Tukde Tukde Gang" flooded Twitter, while others dubbed it a poor choice.


New 'Sardar Patel' Amit Shah both hailed, taunted on Twitter


The Madhya Pradesh government is going to implement the 'Right to Water' to ensure availability of water to the people of the state for the whole year. Under the initiative, the government will provide a pre-decided quantity of water to any family.


MP to implement 'Right to Water': Minister


The Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have called on Iran to reconsider its role in the region after accusing it of interfering in neighbouring countries' internal affairs and saying that its "actions for international maritime trade and global oil supplies" were threats to regional and global security.


Arab League, GCC ask Iran to reconsider its regional role


Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering him 101 suggestions to plug the gaps in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation and help alleviate problems faced by businesses.


Punjab CM writes to Modi to simplify GST


Advocating press freedom, the new Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday said both the media and the government will work hand-in-hand to give information to the people.


BJP respects freedom of press: Prakash Javadekar


The new government in Andhra Pradesh on Friday issued an order enhancing social security pension for the elderly, disabled, kidney patients and others.


Andhra's new government enhances social security pension


V. Muraleedharan was made the State Minister with the External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs portfolios on Friday.


Diaspora issues will be prime concern: Muraleedharan


A day after being sworn in as Cabinet Minister, Piyush Goyal on Friday took charge as the Railway Minister for a second time and said that he will do more to improve passenger comfort and freight transportation.


Piyush Goyal takes charge as Railway Minister


Tension gripped Singhaul area in Bihar's Begusarai district on Friday after a BJP leader was shot dead by unidentified men, police said.


BJP leader shot dead in Bihar village


Japan on Friday adopted a series of measures to reduce the production of plastic waste ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka city at the end of June, where the issue is one of the main items on the agenda.


Japan adopts measures to reduce plastic waste before G20


RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav hurt his leg and five others were injured on Friday, when the cars they were travelling in met with an accident here, police said.


Tej Pratap Yadav, 5 others injured in road accident in Patna


A replica of the Rafale fighter aircraft has been put up outside the official residence of Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, which is attracting huge attention. The replica has come up right across from the Congress headquarters at 24, Akbar Road.


IAF erects Rafale replica outside Air Chief's house, bang opposite Congress HQ


Samajwadi Party leader Lalji Yadav was shot dead by unidentified and masked killers who came on motorbikes and sped away after spraying the leader with bullets.


SP leader shot dead by masked men in UP


Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth held talks here on Friday and agreed to strengthen the "fraternal and enduring" bilateral ties in all spheres.

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