Bellari (Karnataka) [India], August 13 (ANI): A police sub-inspector (PSI), identified as Manikanta, was suspended from his duty after a video surfaced of him thrashing a villager in Karnataka's Ballari district, the police said.

New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on May 5 a plea filed by former Union minister Arun Shourie seeking direction to declare the sedition law unconstitutional arguing that it is "heavily abused".

New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday posted to May 5 for the final hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 10 (ANI): Get ready to be nostalgic as iconic show 'Shaktimaan' is all set to come to the big screen.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 28 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday paid tribute to 'Punjab Kesari' Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary.

Pune Sep 23 PTI Politics is more than just a pursuit of power as it is a multifaceted activity involving building societies and the country with focus on development Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday and noted leaders who change parties to become CMs or ministers are not remembered by people for longHe deprecated the trend of putting up huge hoardings on the birthday of politicians and also issuing advertisements in newspapers to celebrate the occasion and said this will not make anyone a true leaderThe BJP leader was speaking virtually on the topic Politics is an instrument of social-economic reforms at the 11th Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad Students Parliament organised by the city-based MIT World Peace UniversityPolitics is considered as satta karan power politics but this is not the true meaning of politics Power politics is one of the activities of politics The true meaning of politics is rastra karan politics of nation building samaj karan social politics vikas karan development politics dharma karan spiritual pursuit arth karan economic prosperity and giving importance to lokniti public policy over power politics said GadkariUnfortunately power politics is considered as real politics he ruedThere is a need to change that definition and it is possible with the help of you students who want to join politics and whose aim is not to fulfil their own ambitions but to serve marginalised people work towards eradicating poverty unemployment hunger and making India a super economic power said GadkariThe Union minister said challenges can be overcome with collective effortsI know there are challenges We can not stitch the sky However sea is formed by every drop of water and if the drop decides not to go to the sea it sea will not be formed So every drop is a stakeholder he addedThe 64-year-old parliamentarian advised students not to run after publicity in politics I see big hoardings on the birthday of political leaders in every city What is the need to put up such huge hoardings What have they done By putting up such huge hoardings giving advertisements in newspapers one can not become a leader in politics Gadkari saidHe said political leaders who switch sides for power and posts are not remembered by people for longToday icons like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sant Tukaram Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Shahu Maharaj Veer Savarkar Bal Gangadhar Tilak Mahatma Gandhi are remembered but those leaders who go from one party to another and become chief ministers and ministers theresuch people are not remembered for long Gadkari saidHe said working for welfare of all sections of the society irrespective of religion caste creed gender and language is the real spirit of politicsQuoting RSS ideologue late Dattopant Thengadi Gadkari said every politician thinks of five years but every socio-economic reformer thinks of centuriesHe asked students to decide whether they want to lead people or be led by themWork for people work towards providing jobs work for promoting agriculture innovations the BJP leader said PTI SPK RSY RSY

New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the government will organise Ganesh Chaturthi rituals on Friday evening, which will be broadcast live on some TV news channels and people will participate from their residences.

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 25 (ANI): Weeks after lodging an application with the Election Commission to register the new party, members of the rival faction inside Nepal's opposition CPN-UML presented themselves for in-person verification.