Police have arrested six persons for pelting stones at a camp held by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district.


Six persons arrested for pelting stones at RSS camp


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Days after creating a row with his Hindu terrorist remark, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan reiterated on Wednesday that independent India's first extremist was a Hindu.


Kamal Haasan reiterates Hindu terror remark


Fifty-year-old Rukeya Khatun's (name changed) name appeared in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Assam government last year. She was very happy as the names of all the eight members of her family appeared in the draft NRC.


NRC blues continue to haunt Assam citizens


Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday warned of disaster if any civilization sought to impose itself on others, calling the idea "stupid" as his country heads for an economic showdown with the US.


Xi warns against one civilization imposing itself on others


The US State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees from Iraq amid increasing tensions with Iran and warned American citizens not to travel to the country, citing a "high risk for violence and kidnapping".


US orders non-emergency government staff to leave Iraq


Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt on Wednesday condemned the destruction of Bengali polymath Vidyasagar's bust during BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.


Mahesh Bhatt slams destruction of Vidyasagar's statue


Calling BJP President Amit Shah a "liar and cheater", the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday accused the BJP of vandalizing Bengali polymath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue during clashes at his roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday.


TMC blamed BJP for Kolkata violence, dubs Amit Shah 'liar'


Iran has officially ended its compliance with several commitments of the countrys 2015 nuclear deal, the country's atomic energy body said on Wednesday.


Iran pulls out of parts of 2015 nuclear deal


Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi flew to Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday to meet Congress legislator Aditi Singh and members of the zila panchayat who had been injured in an attack on them on Tuesday.


Priyanka in Rae Bareli after attack on Congress MLA


As the heat of the Lok Sabha elections reaches its pinnacle, a BSP candidate has gone missing. An FIR registered in a Varanasi police station accuses him of sexual assault.


BSP candidate goes missing, party campaigns for him


A New Jersey-based website is under fire for publishing a photoshopped image of a Sikh Mayor that depicts him as an Arab dictator, the media reported.


Photoshopped image shows Sikh Mayor as Arab dictator


Central Police Observer Vivek Dubey on Wednesday said that three FIRs have been lodged after disturbance following BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow here.


EC awaits completion of College Street violence investigation


The Taliban's chief negotiator has claimed that the US is on the verge of defeat and will quit Afghanistan soon "either of their own accord or they will be forced out", the media reported.


US on verge of defeat, claims chief Taliban negotiator


The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator on Wednesday urged Myanmar authorities to guarantee access for humanitarian assistance and to find solutions for the 270,000 people displaced due to conflicts in their regions.


UN urges aid access for displaced in Myanmar


The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the West Bengal government over the delay in the release of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma from jail despite its order for her "immediate release".


WB government pulled up for BJP leader's delay in release


Elections have moved into the final phase, politicians are looking towards post-poll calculations and, apparently, have no time for the rape victim who allegedly set herself on fire in protest against police inaction on her complaint.


Hapur rape case finds no echo in LS polls


US President Donald Trump dismissed a New York Times report about US top security officials reviewing a plan to send as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East to counter Iran.


Trump says US not planning to send troops to fight Iran


Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the two countries are willing to mend ties and build up cooperation.


Putin praises Mueller probe, calls for better Russia-US ties


A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday in the wake of vandalism in college and destruction of Bengali polymath Vidyasagar's bust during BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow, according to party officials.


Trinamool to meet EC on vandalism after BJP's roadshow


Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out any talks with the US government over the disputed issues, Tasnim news agency reported.


Iran does not seek talks with US: Khamenei


Condemning alleged attacks on students of the Vidyasagar College and University of Calcutta after BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow here, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she has never seen such political violence in Kolkata.

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