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Tej Pratap denies rift with bother Tejashwi, threatens to 'rip apart' those spreading rumours

Patna (Bihar), July 06 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's eldest son, Tej Pratap Yadav, is often in the news of his statements. He has made a statement again, which is currently in the headlines. While speaking at RJD foundation day programme in Patna on Friday, Tej Pratap said, "Tejashwi is busy with some work, so Arjun (Tejashwi) has sent Krishna (Tej) to be where Yashodha (Rabri Devi) is. There have been many rumours on the relationship of Arjun and Krishna on social media. People are making false claims that there is no connection left between them, the brothers have split up but I will rip apart such people (dhar ke cheer denge). Whosoever will come between Krishna and Arjun will have to bear the wrath of 'Sudarshan Chakra' of Shri Krishna."

1 dead, 5 injured in a collision between truck and car in Mumbai

Mumbai, July 06 (ANI): One dead and five injured in a collision between a truck and a car in Mumbai on Saturday. The incident happened on Jogeshwari Flyover opposite Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari (East). Injured were taken to nearby hospital.

Watch: ITBP personnel help pilgrims to cross bridge in J and K's Baltal

Baltal (J and K), July 06 (ANI): Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel help Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to cross a bridge in Jammu and Kashmir's Baltal. The annual Amarnath Yatra was flagged off on July 01. The 46-day yatra will conclude on August 15.

India's first-ever book village Bhilar attracts booklovers

Satara (Maharashtra), July 06 (ANI): Bhilar, a village of books, has a library set up in almost all the houses of the village in Maharashtra's Satara. It is an initiative by Maharashtra government. The project was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis on May 04 that aimed to foster and encourage a culture of reading. Visitors come here and enjoy the reading session. While speaking to ANI, one of the visitors said, "It's an amazing project by Maharashtra Govt. Whenever I get time, I come here and go across books kept at 30 places across the village. I feel good when I read."

PM Narendra Modi unveil statue of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Varanasi

Varanasi (UP), July 06 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled statue of former PM of India Lal Bahadur Shastri at Varanasi airport on Saturday. He has arrived Varanasi to launch BJP's membership drive. PM Modi was welcomed upon arrival by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Working President JP Nadda, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and party's UP Chief MN Pandey.

LS speaker Om Prakash Birla pays tribute to Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, July 06 (ANI): Lok Sabha speaker Om Prakash Birla paid tribute to former Union Minister Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his birth anniversary at the Central Hall, Parliament on Saturday. He was also founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh. Mukherjee served as Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.

Dalai Lama attends long life prayer ceremony in Dharamshala

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), July 06 (ANI): Spiritual leader Dalai Lama attended a long life prayer ceremony organised for him by the former staff members of the Tibetan government in-exile at Buddhist temple Tsuglagkhang here on Friday, ahead of his 84th birthday. Led by the monks of Namgyal Monastery, the prayer ceremony was attended by around 3000 Tibetans including nuns, schools students, monks, and foreign nationals. "This long life prayer ceremony has been organised by all the retired CTA (Central Tibetan Administration) officers who have been working here since 1959," said professor Samdhong Rinpoche, former Prime Minister-in-exile. "About three hundred people (of the CTA) have organised this prayer for his holiness the Dalai Lama. Some of them are aged above 90 or even 100" he added. His Holiness says that he will certainly live for more than a hundred years." Dalai Lama turned 84. The spiritual leader has exiled himself in India ever since the rebellion against the Chinese

PM Modi to unveil statue of Lal Bahadur Shastri in Varanasi

Varanasi (UP), July 06 (ANI): Preparations underway to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Saturday. PM Modi will unveil statue of former Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri. Later, he will also launch a tree plantation drive after unveiling the statue. PM Modi will also launch the BJP's membership drive in Varanasi.

1 dead, 2 injured over dispute on occupying govt land

Deogarh (Odisha), July 06 (ANI): A woman was killed while two others sustained injuries after a group of women allegedly attack them to vacate the government land that they were staying on here Deogarh on Friday, police said. A group of women attacked the family to vacate government land for construction of'Mousi Maa' temple. The injured were rushed to Burla Medical College for medical treatment. As per reports of Police, no arrest has been made so far, but efforts are on to nab the accused. A case has been registered and further investigation is underway.

Google Photos will let you manually tag people if it fails to recognise

New Delhi, Jul 6 (ANI): You will be able to soon manually face tag in Google Photos thanks to an upcoming feature. In a direct feedback session on Twitter, Google Photos product lead David Lieb confirmed that the new feature to manually tag a face is on the roadmap, Android Police reports. In addition to manual face tagging, Google Photos is also planning to add search parameter and edit timestamps on mobile, delete option while browsing albums, and pet photo sharing to partner libraries.

Over 500 varieties of mangoes on display at Delhi's 31st Mango Festival

New Delhi, Jul 06 (ANI): Mango Festival has been organised by Delhi Tourism, in association with Government of Delhi at Dilli Haat, Janakpuri. More than 500 varieties of mangoes from across the country were displayed in the Festival. Some varieties of mangoes were named as 'Namo' and 'Amit Shah'. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also attended the festival.

Photos of missing suicide note recovered from deceased Payal Tadvi's phone: Advocate

Mumbai, Jul 06 (ANI): Late post graduate medical student from Mumbai, Payal Tadvi had left behind a handwritten note before committing suicide on May 22. However, the note went missing. Recently, the photographs of the pages were retrieved the by Forensic Department. Advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte, appearing for Dr Payal Tadvi who committed suicide on May 22 said, "Today it has been proved that 3 accused were aware of suicide note and tried to destroy it. Forensic Department confirmed that screenshot of the note has been recovered from the phone." He added, "The suicide note not only mentions about the casteist abuses but also names the three senior women doctors arrested in the case. Police have initiated action under section 201 (destruction of evidence) of India Penal Code."

Woman, granddaughter killed by unidentified assailants in UP's Kanpur

Kanpur (UP), Jul 06 (ANI): A woman and her granddaughter were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. The incident occurred at Kanpur's Chakeri area. While speaking to ANI Anant Dev Singh, SSP Kanpur said, "It seems to be murder. The bodies have been sent to hospital. We are checking the nearby area. Further investigation is underway."

We are against Hindutva, not Hindus: Assadudin Owaisi

Hyderabad, Jul 06 (ANI): Asaduddin Owaisi, president of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in a protest meeting held at Hyderabad against the mob lynching said, "BJP now says that they will form government in Telangana. CM K Chandrashekar Rao is a staunch Hindu, if Modi goes to 2 temples, KCR goes to 6 temples. BJP knows that it can't defeat KCR in the name of Hinduism. We're not against Hinduism, but are against Hindutva."

Budget 2019: Hike in fuel cess worries consumers in Punjab, Delhi

Ludhiana (Punjab)/ New Delhi, Jul 06 (ANI): Narendra Modi government presented the Union Budget on July 05. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hiked tax on petrol and diesel, raised import duty on gold, and levied additional surcharge on super rich. While speaking to ANI, a local from Ludhiana said, "The rate of petrol is already expensive; the government should have reduced the rate instead of increasing it." "The price shouldn't have been increased, every day the price increases. The government should look into the matter. It is a problem", said a local from Delhi.

Now doctors may predict accurate treatment for patients, says study

New Delhi, Jul 06 (ANI): A recent research may enable doctors to use the genetic profiles of patients to predict with great accuracy which treatment and prevention protocols will work for them, but requires greater inclusion of ethnic minorities as well. Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, an anthropologist, and bioethicist said that to improve medical care researchers need more data about the individual differences that make each of us unique. "Without engaging underrepresented communities in genetic studies, efforts to move precision science forward may recapitulate ongoing inequities in health care and limit and bias the research. The early stages of precision medicine offer a critical window in which to intervene before research practices and their consequences become locked in," Lee said in the study which was published in the journal of Science. Lee warned that building a diverse genetic database may prove challenging. He also stressed that, as a result, recruiting for diverse participation alon

Man arrested for vandalising human temple in UP's Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 06 (ANI): A man was arrested for vandalising Hanuman temple in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar. While speaking to ANI, Ashish Pratap, Circle Officer Khatoli, said, "Incident happened on the morning of July 4. Man punched those present and made objectionable comments. He was later caught, he identified himself as Musa of Bulandshahr." He added, "He tried to hurt religious sentiments and destroy the idol. He has been arrested and sent to jail on serious charges. Such actions will not be tolerated. Investigation is underway."

Muslim man allegedly beaten for reading 'Ramayana' in UP's Aligarh

Aligarh (UP), Jul 06 (ANI): A muslim man in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh alleged that he was beaten up at his residence by 2-3 people on July 4 for reading Ramayana. While speaking to ANI, he said, "I've been reading Hindu scriptures since 1979. They said they would shoot me if I continue this. They took away my Ramayana and Gita." "We have registered a case on the basis of his complaint. Two persons have been arrested", Vishal Pandey, Circle Officer, Aligarh told ANI.

Don't think Pakistan would dare to do Kargil again: General Bipin Rawat

New Delhi, July 05 (ANI): Days ahead of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Chief of Indian Army General Bipin Rawat, on Friday, said that it is unlikely that Pakistan would dare to carry out a Kargil-like misadventure again. Rawat said in response to a question on whether Pakistan can attempt a Kargil-like infiltration. He further added, "There is no such area that we have left unguarded. Our surveillance team is keeping a tight watch and regularly patrolling the areas." He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to commemorate 20 years of Operation Vijay, India's war against Pakistan in Kargil.

'Will do and speak the same, ready to face consequences': MDMK chief Vaiko after court's judgement

Chennai, July 05 (ANI): A special court sentenced Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko to imprisonment for one year in a 2009 sedition case and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. After the judgement, Vaiko told reporters that he would be happy to get more jail terms. He said, "I will do the same, I will speak the same, I will face the consequences".The case relates to Vaiko's speech in 2009 during a book launch when the Sri Lankan civil war was at its peak. In his speech, Vaiko said he was in support of The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).