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The political temperatures shot up suddenly on Saturday as Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis made a surprise visit to the home of senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Narayan T. Rane late on Friday night. Since the past few months, there has been widespread speculation that Rane is likely to desert Congress and join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis visits Rane for Ganpati, mercury rises

Army and paramilitary forces moved in to get the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters vacated near Sirsa town in Haryana on Saturday, a day after the sect chief was convicted of rape, sparking large-scale violence by his supporters.

Army moves in to vacate Dera headquarters in Sirsa

A day after large scale violence broke out over the conviction of Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, authorities in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday relaxed curfew in some towns to enable the residents to buy essential and eatable items. In Punjab, curfew was relaxed in Patiala, Bathinda and Ferozepur towns for four hours, while in Haryana it was relaxed in Kaithal town.

Curfew relaxed in Punjab, Haryana towns

At least 30 people were killed on Friday as security forces fired at rampaging mobs in Panchkula town in Haryana after a court held self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty of rape and sexual exploitation. The violence also gripped parts of Haryana and Punjab, leaving more than 250 people injured. Curfew was imposed in towns in 10 Punjab districts, including Mansa, Bathinda, Patiala, Fazilka, Ferozepore, Faridkot, Malout, Sangrur and Barnala following the violence. Haryana's Panchkula, adjoining Chandigarh, where a CBI court gave a guilty ruling against the Dera chief, resembled a war zone. Besides Panchkula, curfew was imposed in Sirsa, headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda where one person died in the violence, and Kaithal towns.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh verdict: 30 die in violence after self-styled godman held guilty of rape

Rescue operations underway at the site where four coaches of a Harbour Line suburban train bound for Andheri derailed near Mahim, in Mumbai

Mumbai: Three commuters hurt as Mumbai local derails

A man shows the new Rs 200 currency note outside Reserve Bank of India in New Delhi on Aug 25, 2017.

RBI issues new Rs 50, 200 notes

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday morning took oath as Rajya Sabha members. Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu administered the oath of office to Shah and Irani, who were elected to the Upper House from Gujarat earlier this month.

Amit Shah, Smriti Irani take oath as Rajya Sabha members

Paramilitary forces man the streets amid high alert ahead of the Aug 25 verdict of the CBI court in the rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in Amritsar on Aug 24, 2017. The railways on Friday cancelled over 200 Haryana-bound trains as security concerns mounted ahead of CBI court's verdict in a case involving Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh with lakhs of his supporters gathering in Panchkula town.

Amritsar: Paramilitary forces deployed - Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh case

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi 2017: Facebook & Whatsapp Messages, Status, HD Wallpapers, Images and Greetings

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi 2017: Facebook & Whatsapp Messages, Status, HD Wallpapers, Images and Greetings

A fortnight after a farmer's daughter committed suicide to save her father from her wedding worries, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has sent Rs 100,000 to her family, an official said on Thursday. A delegation comprising District Collector P. Siva Sankar, CEO of Parbhani Zilla Parishad Sushil Khodvekar (both IAS officers), Vasantrao Naik Shetkari Swavalambi Mission (VNSSM) Chairman Kishore Tiwari and other officials visited Javlajhuta village and handed over the cheque from the CM's Relief Fund to the bereaved family on Wednesday. Sarika Suresh Zute, a Class 12 Arts student of Shivani College in Beed, was found hanging in her home on August 9. Just five days earlier (August 3), her heavily debt-ridden farmer-uncle, Chandikadas Zute, had consumed poison and ended his life in a field.

14 days after girl's suicide, Maharashtra CM aids family

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday received Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba ahead of delegation-level talks here.

PM Narendra Modi meets Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba ahead of bilateral talks

Happy Gowri Ganesha Habba 2017: Best Quotes, SMS, WhatsApp Messages, Status, Greetings and Images to share on Ganesh Chaturthi

Happy Gowri Ganesha Habba 2017: Best Quotes, SMS, WhatsApp Messages, Status, Greetings and Images to share on Ganesh Chaturthi

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