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"I strongly condemn the assault on the health minister of Kerala, by the KSU followers at the behest of the Congress leadership. They have unleashed this violence against a woman minister for no reason or rhyme. And there is an orchestrated attempt on the part of the UDF, the opposition, to tarnish and malign the health sector of Kerala, which is a role model for the entire world. So I strongly condemn and request the Congress leadership to make sure that such hooligans are not unleashed against public figures like ministers," he said.

After the Supreme Court took strong note of references to "corruption in the judiciary" in a Class 8 Social Science textbook, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday said it has put the book's distribution on "strict hold" and apologised for what it termed an "error of judgement".

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday extended heartfelt greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being conferred with the 'Speaker of the Knesset Medal', the highest honour of the Knesset, Israel, saying that it is a moment of great pride for India.

The Panchkula District Court on Wednesday sent all four accused to a seven-day police remand in connection with a massive financial fraud involving IDFC First Bank accounts belonging to the state government.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a scathing attack against Congress' "PM is compromised" remarks, alleging the Gandhi family to be "compromised" instead.

Acting on credible information, sleuths of the Commissioner's Task Force, West Zone Team, along with Sanath Nagar Police, conducted a raid at premises within the limits of Sanath Nagar and arrested the accused, identified as Jagannath Bishnoi, son of Gandhi Bishnoi, who is engaged in the tea business.