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A Russian priest who flaunted luxury items including Louis Vuitton bags and Gucci shoes on his Instagram account will face a disciplinary committee, an Orthodox Church spokesman said.

Bangladesh's telecoms regulator shut down dozens of online news portals for several hours on Monday, citing security reasons, as officials scrutinise hundreds of sites before a parliamentary election this month. The move comes as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government is already facing criticism for introducing laws that many journalists fear are aimed at curbing press freedom.

The Congress, led by party chief Rahul Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, re-launched the Navajivan newspaper today. The Navajivan was a Gujarati monthly that was launched by Mahatma Gandhi during the independence movement. It later became a weekly newspaper. In November 1947, the newspaper was published by the Associated Journals Ltd.

Tripura's chief secretary in a letter to his Bengal counterpart has alleged that officials in the state didn't cooperate for Chief Minister Biplab Deb's visit and has sought a probe.

Rahul Gandhi received money from a businessman, who is the prime accused in a Rs 5,600 crore scam, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged today. The BJP leader also likened the Congress chief to Alibaba surrounded by 40 chor (thieves), referring to a popular folk tale "One Thousand and One Nights" from "Arabian Nights".

The results of assembly polls in five states will be declared on Tuesday in what is seen as a major test of popularity of the BJP and the Congress ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The trends will start pouring in from 8 am and a clear picture is expected to emerge in all the states by 11 am.

India today secured a major victory in its efforts to extradite fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom, but the battle is still far from over. The 62-year-old businessman -- who faces charges of loan default to the tune of Rs 9,000 crore, money laundering and diversion of loan funds -- is free to appeal against Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot's ruling authorising his extradition before the country's higher courts.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said that the BJP was trying to whip up religious passions ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as it fears defeat. Addressing a party meeting at the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah said the BJP built the tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, but could not keep the promise of constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The Supreme Court today admitted for hearing a Maharashtra government appeal challenging the Bombay High Court order commuting death sentence of Mirza Himayat Baig, the lone convict in the 2010 Pune German Bakery blast.

Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister promised Monday to bring tens of thousands of supporters to the capital next week for a massive demonstration unless President Maithripala Sirisena reinstated him imminently.

A Chinese court ordered a ban in the country on iPhone sales in a patent dispute between US chipmaker Qualcomm and Apple, according to a Qualcomm statement Monday.

The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP today described as "serious" a statement by National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah that some MLAs were threatened by investigating agencies during an unsuccessful attempt by the two-member Peoples Conference to form a government in the state.

Nearly 20,000 government staff will be deployed for counting of votes for the Rajasthan Assembly elections tomorrow.

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was advised complete rest by doctors after he injured his vocal cords during 17 days of intensive campaigning, is getting better, an official spokesperson said in Chandigarh on Monday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday said she would delay a crucial vote on her Brexit deal scheduled for Tuesday, saying she had listened to the concerns of critics.