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22:59 Japan earthquake: Powerful new tremor in Kumamoto
A powerful earthquake has struck near the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto, a day after a tremor there killed at least nine people.
The magnitude-7.1 quake at a depth of 10km (6 miles) hit at 01:25 on Saturday (9.55 IST on Friday).
Another report says a second quake hit later.
A tsunami warning has been issued, with waves of up to 1m (3ft) possible.
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage.
Thursday's magnitude-6.2 quake caused shaking at some places as intense as the huge earthquake that hit the country in 2011, Japan's seismology office said.
Read more HERE.
21:35 Merkel okays prosecution of comic for insulting Turkey's Erdogan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has authorized a criminal investigation into whether comedian Jan Bhmermann broke the law when he read a satirical poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on German television.
Erdogan has complained that the poem was a smear -- and one that violated an obscure German law against insulting representatives of foreign countries.
Whether the comedian will be charged will be decided by a prosecutor. But under this law, no prosecution could have even been considered without the approval of the government.
In a news conference, Merkel acknowledged there had been differences of opinion within her coalition government.
Read more HERE.
20:40 Kanhaiya to meet FTII Pune students
After his visit to Nagpur, JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar will next week meet the students of FTII here who had protested against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as the chairman of the institute.
"In a day-long visit to the city (Pune), Kanhaiya will visit FTII and meet the students who were protesting against the appointment of FTII society chairman and other members," Pankaj Chavan, a convener of All India Students Federation said here today.
Chavan said Kumar will also attend an AISF rally here during his visit on April 24.
"We appeal to the police to give adequate security and make sure Nagpur-like incident (wherein a footwear was hurled at Kumar) is not replicated here," Chavan said.
Kumar is out on bail after his arrest on sedition charges by the Delhi police.
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20:20 UK kick-starts EU referendum campaign
The official campaign in the lead up to the referendum on June 23 to decide whether Britain is to remain in or leave the European Union started here today.
Both the Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe camps, designated earlier this week as the official campaign groups for the referendum, are going out in full force around the UK to set out their core message to voters across the country in the remaining 10 weeks before the referendum.
While an unofficial campaign was already ongoing, the official campaign period brings in specific rules for the two sides such as an allowed expenditure limit of up to 7 million pounds each on campaigning, including 600,000 pounds in public funds, and a free mailshot and national TV broadcast.
19:57 In parched Latur, 10000 litre water for BJP minister's helipad
At a time when several parts of Maharashtra are facing severe water crisis, thousands of litres of water were used for a make-shift helipad at a
village, close to the airport, where Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse landed for reviewing drought situation in Latur district.
Local officials used 10,000 litres water for the helipad at Belkund village where the minister paid a visit to review the drought and water scarcity relief measures today.
Incidentally, Belkund is just around 40 km from Latur.
When asked about this "wastage" when Latur is being supplied water through rail wagons, Khadse, a senior BJP leader, said he wasn't aware of the issue.
19:41 Petrol price cut by 74 paisa, diesel by Rs 1.30 a litre
Petrol price was today cut by Rs 0.74 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.30, reversing the 2-month trend of rising rates.
Click HERE to see a graphical representation of the newly slashed rates.
Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 61.13 per litre from midnight tonight as against Rs 61.87 currently, said Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest fuel retailer.
Similarly, a litre of diesel will cost Rs 48.01 compared to Rs 49.31 at present.
The reduction comes on back of two straight increases in petrol prices - Rs 3.07 a litre on March 17 and Rs 2.19 per litre on April 4, and four straight hikes in diesel prices. Diesel price was last hiked on April 4 by Rs 0.98 a litre and three previous increases totaled Rs 3.65 per litre.
19:20 Solution to world's problems in Lord Mahavir's principles: Swaraj
Noting that terrorism, climate change and inequality are the key challenges facing the world, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today hailed Lord Mahavir Jain's principles of "ahimsa, anekant and aparigriha"
as the solutions to these issues.
"There are three key challenges before us. Terrorism, climate change and inequality. And it is a coincidence that, if we identify, three things (principles) come to fore in Mahavir Darshan, ahimsa (non-violence), anekant (unity in diversity) and aparigriha (renunciation). If we look for
solutions to these problems, then those are lying in these principles," Swaraj said.
The minister made the remarks while addressing 'World Peace Harmony Day' organised by Jain spiritual leader Acharya Lokesh Muni-founded Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti here.
18:50 IPL 2016: Rising Pune Supergiants opt for Vizag, Bangalore likely to host final
The Rising Pune Supergiants are likely to play their matches in either Visakhapatnam or Raipur following the Bombay high court's verdict to move the Indian Premier League games after April 30 out of drought-hit Maharashtra.
The IPL governing council, headed by tournament chairman Rajeev Shukla, is currently meeting the three affected teams - Pune Supergiants, Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab - to decide on their new venues.
BCCI sources told India Today that the Pune players have preferred Vizag. The franchise owners though are in favour of Raipur owing to better revenues.
Read more HERE.
18:43 First arrests in UK linked to Paris, Brussels terror attacks
In the first arrests in the UK directly linked to the probe into the Brussels and the Paris attacks, five persons, including a woman, have been arrested
by counter-terrorism police here.
The arrests were made as part of a Europe-wide investigation, involving French and Belgian authorities, into the terrorist attacks in Paris last November and Brussels last month.
West Midlands Police said four persons, including three men aged 26, 40 and 59 and a 29-year-old woman, were arrested in Birmingham last night, apart from a 26-year-old man held at London's Gatwick Airport today.
18:42 US, India to cooperate on checking tax evasion, terror funding
India and the US have agreed to enhance cooperation on tackling offshore tax evasion through information sharing and joint audits, while intensifying efforts to combat money laundering and terror financing.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, on the second day of his 7-day visit to US, met US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew for the Sixth Annual US-India Economic and Financial Partnership here yesterday and agreed to a dialogue by competent authorities on the two sides to raise engagement on tackling tax evasion.
18:08 One killed in army firing on protesters in Kupwara
A school student died in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Friday when security forces allegedly opened fire on a mob protesting the deaths of four civilians earlier this week, police said.
A police official said people from different villages gathered outside an army camp of 47 Rashtriya Rifles in Natnusa village on national highway after Friday prayers.
"The people pelted stones on the camp prompting the army men to open fire," said the official.
Separatists had asked people to protest after Friday prayers over the killing of four persons in the district in security forces action since Tuesday.
17:52 200 killed in fighting near Syria's Aleppo this week: monitor
At least 210 combatants in Syria's civil war have died in a surge in violence around the second city of Aleppo this week, a monitoring group said today.
Among those killed from Sunday till yesterday were 82 army troops and pro-regime militiamen, 94 members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Nusra Front and allied rebel groups, and 34 Islamic State group jihadists, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The spike in violence, which has threatened to derail a shaky truce, has seen multiple fronts around Syria's second city flare up as a new round of peace talks got under way in Geneva.
17:25 Four injured after army opens fire on protesters in Kupwara
At least four people suffered bullet injuries after army opened fire on protesters in Natnusa village of north Kashmirs Kupwara district on Friday.
Witnessses said that protests broke out in the area after Friday prayers against the killing of four civilians in Handwara earlier this week.
They said soldiers of 47RR opened fire on protesters, leaving four injured.
Three among the injured have been shifted to Srinagar for advanced treatment.
Read more HERE.
17:21 Bomb scare on Jalandhar-Pathankot train
An abandoned bag sparked a bomb scare on a Pathankot-bound train here following which it was halted at Kandrori station in Himachal Pradesh and passengers were swiftly evacuated.
Government Railway Police and bomb squad have been called in, a senior railway official said.
"Around 12 PM, an abandoned bag was spotted by a passenger in the Jalandhar-Pathankot train. Two wires were coming out from a packet inside the bag which made the passengers suspicious and they informed the railway authorities," Ferozpur Divisional Rail Manager Anuj Prakash said.
The train was halted at Kandrori in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, he said, adding the passengers were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
16:52 Nearly 6,000 migrants reach Italy since Tuesday
Nearly 6,000 migrants who crossed the Mediterranean have reached Italy since Tuesday, the International Organisation for Migration said, warning that the surge in arrivals was set to continue.
A total of 6,021 migrants and refugees have made the dangerous sea crossing since Tuesday, IOM spokesman Joel Millman said, adding that all landed in Italy, excluding 174 people who reached Greece.
Millman stressed that there was no evidence yet to suggest the rise in Italy arrivals was linked to an EU-Turkey deal aimed at stemming the influx of people to Europe via the Greek islands, or the closure of the Balkans migrant route.
16:25 Indian government suspends Vijay Mallya's passport
India has suspended the passport of billionaire Vijay Mallya, who is in the UK at a time when banks are struggling to recover nearly a billion dollars owed by his Kingfisher Airlines.
Mallya, 60, left India for UK on March 2 using a diplomatic passport issued to him by virtue of him being a sitting Rajya Sabha MP.
He has since defied several requests requesting him to return for interrogation.
16:14 James Cameron announces four 'Avatar' sequels
Fox ended its CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas on Thursday with a surprise guest: James Cameron.
The filmmaker announced that there will be four "Avatar" sequels, not the previously planned three. "We have decided to embark on a truly massive cinematic process," he said.
Cameron said as he was planning the three sequels, he found it limiting. "We began to bump up against the limitations for our art form," he said, explaining that he decided he would need more installments to tell the whole story.
Read more HERE.
16:07 Modi's Kollam visit 'big relief' for people of Kerala: Chandy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kollam visit to take stock of the temple firework tragedy was a "big relief" for the people of Kerala, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here today.
The Chief Minister's remarks came after state DGP T P Senkumar's reported statement that he had objected to the visits of Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to Kollam, hours after the deadly explosion at the Paravoor Puttingal Devi temple last Sunday.
"Apart from the Prime Minister, national leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury...they all came. That was a big relief for people of Kerala.
15:51 Belgian transport minister quits over security lapses: official
Belgium's transport minister resigned today after he was accused of ignoring damning EU reports on the deplorable state of security at Belgium's airports that was laid bare by the March 22 suicide attack.
"Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant has offered her resignation to the king, which was accepted," Prime Minister Charles Michel said after a cabinet meeting, according to a statement from the royal palace.
15:09 MP: One killed in explosion in Morena
One person was killed while another critically injured after an explosion took place in a farm in Madhya Pradesh's Morena District on Friday afternoon.
The Police have reached the spot and are trying to find the cause of the explosion.
Meanwhile, the injured has been rushed to a nearby hospital
14:52 511 fined in first five hours after roll out of odd-even-II
Over 500 persons were challaned by Delhi Traffic Police for violating the odd-even norms in the first five hours of the second phase of the road-rationing formula implemented in the national capital today.
The highest number of challans were reported from south Delhi, closely followed by the western part of the city, with 129 and 108 challans respectively issued till 1 PM today, a senior official said.
As many as 511 motorists were challaned between 8 AM and 1 PM, the official said.
Delhi Traffic Police has strategically chosen over 200 intersections in the city where 2,000 officials have been deployed in teams of three to ten depending upon the volume of traffic there.
The second phase of the fortnight-long odd-even scheme today rolled out in Delhi with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealing to the people of the city to join hands and make the road-rationing plan a success.
14:28 BJP's UP chief depicted as 'Krishna', Oppn play 'Kauravas'
BJP's new Uttar Pradesh chief Keshav Maurya has been depicted as Lord Krishna in posters put up by his party workers in Varanasi, while opposition leaders have been portrayed as Kauravas.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan have been portrayed as Kauravas stripping Draupadi in the poster. The face of the woman portrayed as Draupadi has, however, been blurred.
The satire on the opposition leaders comes at a time when Uttar Pradesh is gearing up for next year's crucial assembly polls. (ANI)
13:44 Pratyusha' mother writes to CM, wants crime branch probe
The parents of TV star Pratyusha Banerjee, who allegedly committed suicide, have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting for a probe by Mumbai Police Crime Branch into her death.
In their letter to the CM, they have alleged that Pratyusha's boyfriend and actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh was "solely responsible for her death".
"...she fell prey to conman Rahul Raj Singh, who has not only cheated my daughter and is solely responsible for death, but also cheated many innocent girls like her to the tune of lakhs of rupees," said the letter, dated April 13, signed by Pratyusha's mother Soma Banerjee.
The letter, which has also been addressed to Minister of State for (Home) Ranjit Patil, Mumbai Police Commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar and Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deven Bharti, alleged that their complaint was not being heard by police.
13:36 Army honours martyred Major Amit Deswal
The army honoured martyred Major Amit Deswal today.
A wreath laying ceremony was held in Imphal to pay homage to the young soldier.
Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag also paid tributes to the deceased soldier.
Major Amit Deswal was killed during a combing operation conducted by the Rashtriya Rifles and the Special Forces in Tamenglong district of Manipur. The soldiers had engaged in gunbattle with Zeliangrong United Front militants in the Nungba area.
Deswal, of 21 Para SF, received a gunshot wound to his stomach during the operation. Unfortunately, his body could not be recovered immediately as the area was densely forested.
Manipur CM Ibobi Singh also extended his condolences to the bereaved father.
13:17 Delhi Police increases security cover of Kanhaiya, Umar Khalid
The security cover of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid have been increased following an alert by the Delhi Police.
A threat call was received by the Delhi Police claiming that a country made revolver and six cartridges were found in a DTC bus that runs between JNU and ISBT. The driver found the bag at around 6:00 p.m. yesterday following which the cops conducted a thorough search.
12:49 US sends weapon to hit ISIS communications
The United States has deployed tactical aircraft capable of attacking ISIS's ability to communicate closer to the front lines of the battle against the terrorist group.
The US European Command announced a squadron of Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler aircraft has been sent to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey to support operations against ISIS.
In addition to being able to intercept communications by ISIS, the Prowler can protect allied forces on the ground and strike aircraft by jamming any radar and communication devices ISIS has.
Read more HERE.
12:11 NASA's Saturn probe detects interstellar dust
NASA's Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has for the first time detected and analysed dust coming from beyond our solar system.
Cassini has been in orbit around Saturn since 2004, studying the giant planet, its rings and its moons. The spacecraft has also sampled millions of ice-rich dust grains with its cosmic dust analyser instrument.
The vast majority of the sampled grains originate from active jets that spray from the surface of Saturn's geologically active moon Enceladus, NASA said.
But among the myriad microscopic grains collected by Cassini, a special few - just 36 grains - stand out from the crowd. Scientists conclude these specks of material came from interstellar space - the space between the stars.
Alien dust in the solar system is not unanticipated. In the 1990s, the ESA/NASA Ulysses mission made the first in-situ observations of this material, which were later confirmed by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
The dust was traced back to the local interstellar cloud: a nearly empty bubble of gas and dust that our solar system is travelling through with a distinct direction and speed.
11:58 Restrictions continue in Kashmir Valley
Curfew-like restrictions continued for the third day in parts of Kashmir following killing of four persons in action by security forces during protests since Tuesday even as mobile Internet services remained
affected across the Valley.
Strict restrictions have been imposed in Kupwara town, Kralgund, Handwara, Magam and Langate areas in north Kashmir to maintain law and order, a police official said.
He said the restrictions were imposed following death of three persons during protests against alleged molestation of a girl by a soldier in Handwara town on Tuesday.
Another youth was killed in Drugmulla area of Kupwara during protests against the Handwara incident a day after, he added.
11:48 North Korea missile launch failed
North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its eastern coast Friday, but the launch ended in failure, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The statement from South Korea's military did not specify what sort of missile was part of the test. The attempt involved an intermediate-range Musudan missile, according to South Korean media reports.
The launch effort came on the birthday of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea on the holiday, known as "Day of the Sun."
"If the reports are true, and this mobile missile launch attempt did fail, it would be a major disappointment for the North Korean regime because it is happening on the most significant holiday of the year," said CNN's Will Ripley from Pyongyang.
No official announcement had been made about the test within the country, Ripley said. Based on past failures, it was unlikely one would ever be made.
Read more HERE.
11:42 Pistol, threat letter against Kanhaiya found on bus
A country-made pistol and a threat letter against JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, purportedly written by a man who had earlier threatened the student leader over Facebook, were recovered from a bus
operating between an ISBT and JNU campus following which Delhi Police is mulling enhancing his security.
The weapon was recovered in a bus operating between Kashmere Gate ISBT and the JNU campus, after the driver spotted an unclaimed bag and raised an alarm.
Police is trying to ascertain identity of the bag's owner and several persons have been questioned, a senior official said today.
11:31 Murthal gang-rapes: Eyewitness receives threat call
One of the eye witnesses of the Murthal gang-rapes, which took place during the Jat agitation, has claimed that he was threatened for 'speaking too much'.
Bobby Joshi said that he received a call warning him of serious consequences for speaking on the matter.
"You are speaking too much. We will see you. Following the threat call, I complained to the IG (Police)," Joshi told.
03:49 IMF won't leave Greece alone: Lagarde
The International Monetary Fund will not abandon Greece as it struggles with the European Union over its bailout program, fund chief Christine Lagarde said on Thursday.
But Lagarde would not spell out just how the IMF would remain engaged, as Greece and the European Union continue to spar over the issues of economic reforms demanded of Athens and the need for debt relief from official EU lenders.
"We will not walk away. Our form of participation may vary, depending on the commitments of Greece and the undertaking of the European partners. But we will not walk away," she said.
Greece needs more financial support and relief to avoid failing again to meet its debt obligations under its third financial rescue program this decade.
But Lagarde would not spell out just how the IMF would remain engaged, as Greece and the European Union continue to spar over the issues of economic reforms demanded of Athens and the need for debt relief from official EU lenders.
"We will not walk away. Our form of participation may vary, depending on the commitments of Greece and the undertaking of the European partners. But we will not walk away," she said.
Greece needs more financial support and relief to avoid failing again to meet its debt obligations under its third financial rescue program this decade.
03:35 Obama will visit UK to appeal against Brexit
United States President Barack Obama will head to London next week to join the international chorus of leaders imploring Britain not to leave the European Union.
The White House said on Thursday that the president will arrive in Britain on April 21 for a three-day visit, just two months before the country votes in an referendum on the issue.
"He will make very clear that this is decision for the people of the United Kingdom to make," Obama's close foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters.
"But we have no closer friend in the world and if we are asked our view as a friend, we'll offer it." Rhodes said Obama would be 'very straightforward and candid as a friend as to why the US believes that it is good for the UK to remain in the EU'.
Opinion polls suggest the June 23 vote will be a close one, but large numbers of voters remain undecided and Britain's allies are keen for Europe's second largest economy to stay in the bloc.
Aside from meeting British officials, Obama will have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II on April 22, one day after the long-serving monarch's 90th birthday.
He will also stage a joint news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron, who is campaigning for a vote to remain in Europe despite broad support for 'Brexit' within his Conservative Party.
The White House said on Thursday that the president will arrive in Britain on April 21 for a three-day visit, just two months before the country votes in an referendum on the issue.
"He will make very clear that this is decision for the people of the United Kingdom to make," Obama's close foreign policy adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters.
"But we have no closer friend in the world and if we are asked our view as a friend, we'll offer it." Rhodes said Obama would be 'very straightforward and candid as a friend as to why the US believes that it is good for the UK to remain in the EU'.
Opinion polls suggest the June 23 vote will be a close one, but large numbers of voters remain undecided and Britain's allies are keen for Europe's second largest economy to stay in the bloc.
Aside from meeting British officials, Obama will have lunch with Queen Elizabeth II on April 22, one day after the long-serving monarch's 90th birthday.
He will also stage a joint news conference with Prime Minister David Cameron, who is campaigning for a vote to remain in Europe despite broad support for 'Brexit' within his Conservative Party.
02:44 PM to lay foundation stone for India's biggest power plant in Jharkhand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a power plant of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, a joint venture company of National Thermal Power Corporation and Jharkhand government, on April 24.
The PM will be laying the foundation stone for a 4000MW unit, the first phase of the 8,000 MW project, PVUNL General Manager B Narayan said.
The Jharkhand government had in 2014 handed over assets of the Patratu Thermal Power Station to the joint venture company for setting up the 8,000 MW capacity plant, which was stated to be India's biggest.
Altogether, 1,200 acres of land has been transferred to the JV company for setting up the 4,000 MW power plant in phase-1 while 600 more acres would be transferred in the future, said Rahul Purvar, managing director, Jharkhand Bijali Vitran Nigam Limited.
The state government owns 6,500 acres of land in Patratu. From the power generated by the the plant, Jharkhand will get 85 per cent and the rest would go to other states.
The PM will be laying the foundation stone for a 4000MW unit, the first phase of the 8,000 MW project, PVUNL General Manager B Narayan said.
The Jharkhand government had in 2014 handed over assets of the Patratu Thermal Power Station to the joint venture company for setting up the 8,000 MW capacity plant, which was stated to be India's biggest.
Altogether, 1,200 acres of land has been transferred to the JV company for setting up the 4,000 MW power plant in phase-1 while 600 more acres would be transferred in the future, said Rahul Purvar, managing director, Jharkhand Bijali Vitran Nigam Limited.
The state government owns 6,500 acres of land in Patratu. From the power generated by the the plant, Jharkhand will get 85 per cent and the rest would go to other states.
01:48 Lalu says 'babas' like Ramdev, Sri Sri are fooling people
Launching a blistering attack at certain gurus and babas, Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Thursday sought a probe into assets of these 'high profile saints'.
"Assets of all these 'hi-fi' saints should be probed,' Prasad said addressing a function to mark 125th anniversary of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar in Patna.
Describing Baba Ramdev as a 'capitalist and industrialist of the country', he said, "Earlier he used to praise Mulayam Singh Yadav but now he has gone to Narendra Modi and the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)."
He also castigated Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar for his recent comment that those who do not love the country should go out of it.
"On what basis he assessed that somebody does not love his country?" he asked.
"All these saints and Babas are making fool of people in the garb of religion,' he said.
Attacking the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Prasad charged them with being 'anti-Dalit and anti-minorities'.
"Assets of all these 'hi-fi' saints should be probed,' Prasad said addressing a function to mark 125th anniversary of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar in Patna.
Describing Baba Ramdev as a 'capitalist and industrialist of the country', he said, "Earlier he used to praise Mulayam Singh Yadav but now he has gone to Narendra Modi and the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)."
He also castigated Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar for his recent comment that those who do not love the country should go out of it.
"On what basis he assessed that somebody does not love his country?" he asked.
"All these saints and Babas are making fool of people in the garb of religion,' he said.
Attacking the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Prasad charged them with being 'anti-Dalit and anti-minorities'.
00:14 Mild quake in Mizoram
A mild earthquake occurred in the Champhai region of Mizoram tonight.
According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck at 9.54 pm at a depth of 5km.
A major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale yesterday hit Myanmar the ripples of which were felt in the entire northeastern region of India.
According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale struck at 9.54 pm at a depth of 5km.
A major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale yesterday hit Myanmar the ripples of which were felt in the entire northeastern region of India.
00:10 Top headlines at this hour
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Mamata takes on EC over showcause: People will showcause EC on May 19
Slipper hurled at Kanhaiya Kumar in Nagpur, car attacked
Debutants Gujarat outclass Dhoni's Pune to top IPL standings
Passengers to pay more for new proposed trains
Kollam: Toll in temple tragedy put as 108
Mamata takes on EC over showcause: People will showcause EC on May 19
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