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New Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih will arrive in New Delhi today on a three-day state visit, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen bilateral ties.

The Congress on Saturday alleged that the BJP-led government at the Centre had misled the Supreme Court over the Rafale deal and committed contempt of court and perjury.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has accused the BJP and the Congress of "not taking steps" to ensure remunerative crop prices to farmers, employment generation and improving health and education services since Independence.

BJP Chief Amit Shah will visit Telangana and review the party's poor performance in the December 7 assembly polls as well as its preparedness for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Stung by his party's electoral defeat in three major states across the Hindi heartland, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Saturday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi's ascent in national politics by questioning his lineage in a near-abusive remark.

The Dubai Police on Saturday detained Anwar Babu Sheikh, the brother of missing mafiosi Chhota Shakeel, reports said. Sheikh, who is wanted in Mumbai and Thane in connection with several offences including the March 1993 Mumbai serials blasts, was detained and questioned by the Dubai Police.

The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday, its verdict on the appeals challenging a trial court's judgement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared an inspiring post on Instagram about an Indian woman she met decades ago who was into a "revolutionary experiment." On her recent visit to India for Isha Ambani's wedding she met the woman again and shared a touching post.

A Cobra jawan suffered injuries in an encounter with Maoists in the affected Seraikela-Kharswan district on Saturday morning, a senior police officer said. Following an input that workers of the banned CPI (Maoist) entered in Chitil hill area under Kuchai police station of the district, security personnel comprising Cobra battalion, police and CRPF reached the spot.

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha today played host to senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, triggering speculation of the former BJP ally warming up to the so-called "Mahagathbandan", an alliance of opposition parties.

Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor on Saturday defended the party's Madhya Pradesh chief minister-designate Kamal Nath over allegations of involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying the charges were not proven in the court of law.

The Bengal government on Saturday cited law-and-order concerns to deny the BJP permission to conduct three rath yatras - or chariot processions - in the state ahead of the Lok Sabha election next year. The government faxed its refusal to the BJP office in Kolkata, spurring angry reactions from the opposition party.

Seeking to turn the tables on the Congress over the Rafale issue, BJP's top leaders, including chief ministers and Union ministers will hold press conferences across cities on Monday

As the recent assembly election results highlighted the increasing challenge from the opposition in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asserted Saturday that there is no comparison or competition to Narendra Modi as prime minister.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today said that any "doubts" over the Rafale aircraft deal should be raised in that court, a stance contrary to the Congress demand for a JPC probe of the defence agreement. The remark comes a day after the Supreme Court dismissed the pleas challenging the deal to buy 36 Rafale fighters from France. The court said there was no reason to "really doubt the decision-making process" warranting setting aside of the contract.