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‘Won’t mock Modi ji the way Manmohan ji was insulted,’ says Rahul Gandhi

Banaskantha district, Gujarat: Rahul Gandhi on Sunday while addressing over 2,200 campaigning youths in Banaskantha district said that they will not cross their limit and will tackle the lies of BJP with the truth. “We will counter the lies of BJP with truth, not anger. You are Congress workers.

Jaitley made a mess of GST; PM must appoint new FM, says Yashwant Sinha

Patna: Veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday launched a fresh attack on the government, saying Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had not applied his mind while rolling out GST and should be removed from his post. Sinha, who served as finance minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, said

‘I am ready to face bullets’, says Kanhaiya after saffronist’s attack him in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), RSS student wing and Hindu Yuva Vahini created chaos in Lucknow Literary Fest on Friday against former president of JNU students’ union Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya Kumar, who was invited for a discussion on his book ‘Bihar to Tihar’ in

Language war in Telangana after Urdu declared official language: KCR's move under fire from BJP, Congress

HYDERABAD: A language war has broken out in Telangana over the declaration of Urdu as the state’s second official language. The announcement made by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has been roundly blasted by both the BJP and the Congress as ‘appeasement politics’. Rao, or KCR as he is referre

‘I’m a great admirer of prophet of Islam,’ says Ram Jethmalani

Ram Jethmalani who is an eminent Indian lawyer and politician says, he is a great admirer of the prophet of Islam, and is a student of holy Qur’an. While speaking about secularism at Algebra, The Arts and Ideas Club, he said that there is so much of misunderstanding and total unawareness today am

Delhi air pollution: Odd-even scheme back from Monday, minister assures there’ll be no Ola-Uber surge pricing

Transport minister Kailash Gehlot said on Thursday the odd-even scheme will be enforced in Delhi for a period of five days from November 13 as part of the government’s response to tackle the deteriorating air quality in the national capital. Gehlot requested the people of Delhi and all agencies t

Allahabad HC orders removal of masjid from Court premises

Hyderabad: The Division Bench of Chief Justice DB Bhonsle and Justice MK Gupta of Allahabad High Court ordered to shift a masjid located in the court premises within three months and hand over the land to the court authorities. The bench was responding to PIL filed by a high court lawyer, Abhishe

Ryan Murder Case:”I went blank and just did it” says accused

Gurugram: The probe into the murder case of Pradhyuman, a second class boy who was found dead in School’s bathroom with his throat slit, have finally been solved after two months of the killing with a class 11 student identified as the prime suspect of the murder. It was on Pradhyuman’s father de

Six Sangli cops suspended for beating suspect to death

Six policemen have been suspended for allegedly beating to death a 26-year-old man arrested for robbery. Sub-inspector Yuvraj Kamte and five other staff members of the Sangli city police station have been taken into custody, Vishwas Nangre-Patil, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kolhapur range,

Ryan school murder: Senior student who wanted exams postponed killed Pradhuman

NEW DELHI: A 16-year-old student of Ryan International School in Gurugram who wanted exams and a scheduled meeting between teachers and parents delayed is the prime accused in the murder of Class 2 student Pradhuman Thakur, the CBI said on Wednesday. CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said the Class

Demonetisation was a thoughtless act: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: On the first anniversary of demonetisation, Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi dubbed the note ban as a tragedy. Gandhi further slammed Centre’s decision of swapping currency and said that his party stands with those who were hit by Prime Minister Modi’s thoughtless act. Gan

Delhi Smog Returns: Air quality declared ‘a medical emergency’

New Delhi: Air Quality index is setting all records high and transforming Delhi into the murk. People are tweeting pictures of smog that is spread across the capital city and is reaching to the dangerous level. The visibility in certain areas is seeing a surge as much as 30 folds the World Health

China objects to Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh

China on Monday objected to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first visit to Arunachal Pradesh, saying her tour of the “disputed area” is not conducive to the peace and tranquillity of the region. Ms. Sitharaman on Sunday visited forward Army posts in remote Anjaw district of Arunachal Prades

Paradise Papers: Big B, BJP’s Jayant Sinha in the list of 714 Indians for tax evasion

Mumbai: After Panama paper leaks, a corporate and law services provider firm Appleby, has gained everyone’s attention as they feature some of the world’s bigwigs in their records ‘Paradise Papers’. Among 180 countries, India has gained 19th rank, featuring 714 Indians and corporates who evaded ta

Manmohan Singh to visit Gujarat, target GST, note ban

NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will carry out a one-day campaign in Gujarat in what appears to be a considered Congress bid to deepen the message of discontent on GST and demonetisation and to keep the focus on the economy in the upcoming assembly polls. Singh will address a pres

Quit if you can’t control price rise, provide jobs: Rahul Gandhi to BJP govt

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked the Narendra Modi government to stop delivering “hollow” speeches and quit if it was unable to stop prices from rising and give jobs to the people. Gandhi, whose Twitter feed has become more active of late, posted on the micro-blogging site: “M

Suspected of stealing Rs 70, Class 10 girl forced to strip by teacher in Madhya Pradesh school

Damoh: A class 10 student and her friend were allegedly forced to strip inside school premises on suspicion of theft in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh. The incident took place after a student lost Rs 70 in the school. The teacher, wanting to ensure the victim didn't steal the money, first checked the

Terror suspect from U.P. held in Mumbai airport

The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested an Azamgarh resident on charges of plotting terror attacks in the country and being the ‘main ideologue’ of a group of radicalised youth. The suspect, identified as Abu Zaid, was arrested by a team of the Anti-Terror Squad at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport