<b>BJP leaders attack Arun Shourie over Modi criticism:</b> Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today came out strongly in defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Arun Shourie's attack on his government and said he was a "fair weather friend" and could be having a "grouse" over not getting positions.The party and its leaders said the former Union Minister was well off-the-mark in his criticism of the government on economic policies, social tensions and relations with opposition parties in a television interview, calling it a "bit unkind" to Modi. Power Minister Piyush Goyal was strong in his criticism of Shourie saying "If some individuals probably have some grouse, they don't get some positions, and want to make issues out of non issues, I think they are best to left to judge whether they are saying the right thing.(PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> 
Dawood Ibrahim has 9 residences in Pakistan; is Bilawal Bhutto's neighbour, says India </br><br> Dawood Ibrahim has nine residences in Pakistan, including one bought near the house of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of former PM Benazir Bhutto, two years ago, and has three Pakistani passports which he frequently uses to travel. According to a dossier prepared by India to be handed over to Pakistan, there are nine places where Dawood Ibrahim, who is known to frequently change his locations, stays in Pakistan. The new residence of Dawood "was purchased in Sept, 2013 and is located near the hospital where medical treatment could be provided to Dawood whenever required. This place is close to the residence of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari," the dossier reads. (PTI) (22/08/2015) -
<b>Moga molestation and murder:</b> Three days after a teenage girl was molested and pushed to her death from a moving bus in Punjab's Moga district, her relatives have refused to perform her final rites till the time the proprietors of the company that owned the vehicle are booked. Her father sought security for the family apprehending threat to their lives and claimed they were under political pressure to "hush up" the matter and go for a compromise. Meanwhile, under fire over the incident, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal this evening ordered all buses of Orbit Aviation, which he co-owns, off the road. "We are not going to cremate our daughter whose body has been kept in a mortuary until and unless justice is done to us by initiating criminal case against the owner of the bus," victim's father Sukhdev Singh said. (PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> (Image caption: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Patiala Dharamvir Gandhi along with party workers during a protest against Moga molestation case,in Patiala.)
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"HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj a spiritual leader humanitarian, condolences on his passing…a generous simple human, his aura remains," Amitabh tweeted. (PTI)
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<b>Shiv Sena demands Syed Ali Shah Geelani's arrest:</b> Shiv Sena today demanded the arrest of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, and asked the state government to send him to Pakistan on exile. Terming Geelani as an anti-national who would further fuel militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, activists of Dogra Front and Shiv Sena took out a procession in Jammu and burned a Pakistani flag and an effigy of the separatist leader. (PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> (Image caption: Members of the Jammu West Assembly Movement burn an effigy of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani during a protest in Jammu.)
<b>Congress finds fodder in Arun Shourie's remarks to target PM Narendra Modi govt :</b> Congress today used Arun Shourie's criticism to attack the PM Narendra Modi dispensation, insisting that the Prime Minister's former "conscience-keeper" has reinforced what AICC has been saying all along. "Arun Shourie, BJP insider and Modi's former conscience keeper, has confirmed what Congress has steadfastly maintained. Modi government's signature style has been unilateralism, autocracy, subjugation of institutions and directionless governance" (PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> 
<b>Hoisting of Pak flags; Mufti Mohammed Sayeed promises action against Syed Ali Shah Geelani :</b> Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today promised action against those responsible for waving Pakistani flags at yesterday's rally addressed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani even as rightwing Hindu organisations held a protest demanding the separatist leader's arrest.The Chief Minister also rejected Geelani's demand to curtail the duration of the Amarnath Yatra to 30 days from the planned 59 days and said it will take place as scheduled."Some people were involved in such activities. Action will be taken against those involved in such an act," Sayeed told journalists in Ahmedabad, recalling how separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat, who had himself raised pro-Pakistan slogans and waved Pakistani flags at a rally attended by Geelani was put behind bars.(PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> 
<b>Nepal earthquake toll nears 7,000; protests mount over slow relief:</b> Fresh tremors rocked parts of Nepal today, triggering landslides as the death toll in last Saturday's devastating earthquake neared 7,000 and protests mounted over relief not reaching several affected areas. A 5.1-magnitude aftershock shook Barpak village in Gorkha district near the epicentre of the powerful 7.9-magnitude temblor that had caused widespread destruction. A woman was injured due to the tremor that was preceded by a 4.5-magnitude aftershock, triggering panic among the people. The second aftershock also led to landslides, adding to the woes of the quake-hit people, many of whom have been forced to stay in the open. (Reuters)(02/05/2015)</br><br> (Image caption: A Nepal earthquake victim walks past a collapsed temple in Sankhu, on the outskirts of Kathmandu.) 
<b>Delhi BJP holds protest demanding action against Jitender Singh Tomar :</b> Delhi BJP today held a protest near the Police Headquarters here demanding action against Delhi Law Minister Jitender Singh Tomar for allegedly possessing a bogus educational degree. Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay along with other party leaders and workers staged a demonstration and also submitted a memorandum to the Police Commissioner demanding suo motu action against Tomar. The demonstrators also sought legal action against and arrest of AAP MLAs Jarnail Singh, Ritu Raj Govind, Manoj Kumar, Sanjeev Jha, Akhilesh Tripathi and Rakhi Bidlan for their alleged involvement in "several cases of lawlessness and assault on public servants". (PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> 
<b>Kate Middleton gives birth to Royal baby, a girl:</b> Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a girl on Saturday, the couple's second child and a sister to one-year-old Prince George. The royal family's newest member was born at 8:34 a.m. (0734 GMT), some 2-1/2 hours after Kate Middleton was admitted in the early stages of labour to St Mary's Hospital, West London, the couple's Kensington Palace residence said in a statement. The baby princess will be fourth in line to the throne behind her brother George, father William and grandfather Prince Charles, pushing her uncle Prince Harry down a place in the royal hierarchy.(AP/PTI) (02/05/2015)</br><br> (Image caption: In this file photo Britain's Prince William and Kate Duchess of Cambridge attend an event in London.)
