In Visakhapatnam, toxic gas leak kills 11, sickens over 1,000

At least 11 people, including two children, have reportedly died and over a thousand people fell sick following a leak of styrene gas at LG Polymers’ Visakhapatnam plant. Reports say the gas spread in five villages within a 3km radius of the plant. Read More
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Cannot stop Sadhvi Pragya from contesting polls: NIA court

The special National Investigation Agency court, on Wednesday, rejected a plea to ban Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case and the Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha candidate from contesting the upcoming election, citing that it is for the electoral officers to take Read More
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Modi defends fielding Pragya Thakur, says ‘it will cost Congress’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while defending the BJP’s decision to field Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal constituency, said this was a “symbolic answer” to all those who “falsely labelled the Hindu civilization as terrorist”. Read More
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IPS officers’ body condemns Sadhvi Pragya’s remark on Karkare

A day after 2008 Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said Hemant Karkare, the 26/11 martyr, died because of her curse, the association of Indian Police Service officers condemned the statement. Read More
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Malegaon accused Pragya joins BJP, pitted vs Digvijaya in Bhopal

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the 2008 Malegaon blast prime accused, joined the BJP. She will be pitted against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh from Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. Thakur is currently out on bail in the case, which saw over 40 killed. Read More
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