Politics

"They made the woman there stand in front of me and told me that I cannot enter into the temple," Rahul said, and asked, "Who are they to stop me?"

Chandy will be receiving the Prime Minister at Kochi on Monday and is likely to inform him about his exclusion from the Kollam function.

The government and the opposition seem to be bracing for a battle of nerves over the GST and National Herald issues in Parliament from Monday when the penultimate week of the session begins.

The minister said there was equality before the law for everyone.

Modi also said the poor are not being able to get their rights as legislations to benefit them are stuck due to disruptions in Parliament.

Kumar had earlier trashed the Bihar package which the Prime Minister had announced at an official function in Ara (Bhojpur district) on September 18 and had described it as "repackaging of old schemes" during election rallies.

Referring to Dadri incident, she said Hindus never start riots anywhere, but some people were deliberately inciting them by killing cows and hosting beef parties, which the Hindu community would not tolerate.

Rahul and Sonia can file an appeal in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the high court's order and exemption from personal appearance in the court.

The counting of votes for the crucial local body elections in Gujarat, which is seen as a litmus test for the BJP against the backdrop of Patel quota stir, is underway across the state.

He said no questions can be raised over patriotism of any of the 125 crore Indians and nobody needs to produce a "certificate of patriotism".

Expressing disappointment over murder of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, she said these were acts of intolerance.

"All are equal before law but the Constitution is supreme before the law," the editorial said.

A bench comprising Chief Justice HL Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy questioned the "authenticity of the document" attached with the PIL and the manner in which the papers were procured.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who was present at the meeting, said that both sides put forward their positions on GST and there is the possibility of more meetings in the future.

Mufti said there is tolerance in India and the scientists, authors and historians returning the awards in protest is the biggest proof of this.

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister for questioning in connection with investments and income tax issues.