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New Delhi:The Congress has refused to take a clear stand on ShashiTharoor's remark that India would become a 'Hindu Pakistan' if the BJP comes back to power in 2019. The Congress merely advised its leaders to exercise restraint and choose words carefully before going after the saffron party.

Even other Congress leaders accuse the BJP of indulging in communal politics, but what is stopping the grand old party to openly coming out in support of Tharoor's remark is the use of 'Hindu Pakistan' phrase.

New Delhi:The Income Tax department claimed that it has seized about Rs 27 lakh cash and many documents including payment receipts during raids at multiple premises of a hospital group in Haryana's Rewari. These hospitals are related to the family of Swaraj India chiefYogendraYadav.

A senior ITD official said that the department also recovered transaction receipts of about Rs 15 crore, suspected to be unaccounted, after the raids on the offices of the hospital group. The raids have ended now.

Department officials in Chandigarh also claimed to have found alleged documents related to the purchase of a land plot by the owners of the hospital group in the past, using a purported cash amount of Rs 93 lakh. This transaction is under investigation now, they said.

New Delhi:For a better media management, the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) has decided to send its two spokespersons and one co-convener in the three election-bound states - Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan. They have been entrusted with the responsibility of image building of the state government, showcase the work of the government and how the performance of the government at the centre will help the state as well.

The most aggressive national spokesperson SambitPatra has been given the responsibility of Rajasthan, suave GVL NarsimhaRao to be sent to Madhya Pradesh and co-convener of national media cell Sanjay Mayukh has been entrusted with the responsibility of Chhattisgarh. They will not only guide the state media cell but also interact with the state media when need be.

New Delhi:Madhya Pradesh has reported slew of rape incidents in the recent past. Four cases of gang rape, two of them involving minors, were reported in Raisen and Bhopal in a period of just 24 hours.In the first case, a 15-year-old girl was raped at Murpar village in Raisen district on Monday night. Two people have been arrested in this connection.

Gairatganj town inspector Sanjay Pathak said the girl was allegedly lured by the accused – Ravi Shankar Lodhi and Ganga Prasad Lodhi – to a hut in the vicinity of Murpar and raped. The girl spent the night inside the hut in an unconscious state, and returned to tell her parents about her ordeal the next morning.