Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In the wake of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement - Muslims in India are also Hindus - row, organisation's ideologue M.G. Vaidya said on Tuesday that one did not have to leave his or her religion to become a Hindu.
Aligarh (UP) [India], December 19 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement - Muslims in India are also Hindus - has stirred a controversy, with some saints supporting his remark while others opposing it.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena on Tuesday said 'Gujarat model' of development has been 'shaken' after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Gujarat polls with 99 seats as opposed to its intended target of 150.
Godhra (Gujarat) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): Congress rebel C K Raulji contesting on the BJP ticket on Monday won from Godhra for the sixth time beating Rajendrasinh Parmar by a tiny margin of 258 votes.
Gaza [Israel], Dec 18 (ANI): Israel has carried out airstrikes on Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the rocket attacks out of the Palestinian territory, confirmed the military on Monday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec.18 (ANI): A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court on Monday resumed hearing of an assets reference case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator and former finance minister Ishaq Dar.
Washington D.C. [United States], December 18 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday will vote on a draft resolution that "calls upon all States to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic missions" in Jerusalem.
Okara [Pakistan], Dec.18 (ANI): Former Test cricketer and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has warned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif not to target the nation's judiciary, failing which his party will take all steps to expose his high level of corruption.
Lahore [Pakistan], Dec.18 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is unlikely to launch a new political movement for safeguarding the Rule of Law in Pakistan, one of his close aides has revealed to the media.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Sanjay Kakade, on Saturday predicted his party's defeat in Gujarat elections.