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FIR against Sakshi Maharaj for ‘population control’ remarks against Muslims
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been filed against controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj for his recent shocker blaming Muslims for population boom in the nation. Sakshi Maharaj yesterday stirred a fresh controversy saying, “this population rise in not because of the Hindus. Populati
SC bars parties from seeking votes on religion: Can politics stay separate from identity issues?
First Post | 2 Jan 2017 New Delhi -- Can democracy work in India without giving groups — particularly those at the bottom of the social pyramid — the opportunity to bargain for a better deal by mobilising the crowd around identity? The answer, again, is no. That is the reason the Supreme Court’s
Pakistan prepares to take issue of alleged Indian spy to UN
India and Pakistan will begin the new year facing off again over alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav who is currently in Pakistan's custody. As Islamabad prepares to present a dossier before UN on the alleged terrorist activities of Jadhav, India has issued yet another note verbale to Pakistan fore
Petrol price hiked by Rs 1.29, diesel by Rs 0.97 per litre
Petrol price was on Sunday hiked by Rs 1.29 per litre and diesel by Rs 0.97 per litre respectively with effect from midnight tonight. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 70.60 per litre from midnight tonight as against Rs 68.94 currently, while a litre of diesel will cost Rs 57.82 compared to Rs 56.68 at p
Akhilesh camp declares him SP head
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh on Sunday expelled his cousin, general secretary Ramgopal Yadav for the “illegal” act of making Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav the new “national president”. This was Mr. Ramgopal’s second expulsion in three days, and his third in the last three m
NRIs can exchange old notes till 30 June 2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said that it will introduce a facility for exchange of old specified bank notes for Indian residents and NRIs, who were abroad from November 9 to December 30. According to a RBI notification, Indian residents, who were abroad during November 9 to Decemb
UP Yadav war: Mulayam calls truce, reinducts Akhilesh, Ram Gopal Yadav
Lucknow: A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav were suspended from the party for six years over disciplinary grounds, the duo’s expulsion was revoked on Saturday. “With Netaji’s order, the expulsion of Akhilesh Yadav and Ram
ED files money laundering case against Zakir Naik, IRF
THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate (ED) has registered a case of money laundering against controversial preacher Zakir Naik and his organisation Islamic Research Foundation (IRF). The agency’s Mumbai zonal office has registered an ECIR, which is equivalent to an FIR, against Naik and others after taking co
MBBS students may have to clear examination to be eligible to practice
New Delhi: MBBS students in India will soon have to clear National Exit Test (NEXT) before being eligible to practice anywhere in the country, an official said on Friday. The provision is part of a bill drafted by the Health Ministry, following suggestions by a high-powered Committee led by Niti
Demonetisation: Normalcy has been resorted to a large extent, says Arun Jaitley
New Delhi:Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the currency situation has stabilised to a great extent but did not give any indication on lifting curbs on cash withdrawal from banks and ATMs though the 50-day window of demonetisation ended on Friday. “RBI has sufficient stock to inject a lot more c
Mulayam expels son Akhilesh, Ram Gopal from party for 6 years
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from the party for six years for “indulging in anti-party activities”. He said the party would now elect a new Chief Minister in the poll-bound state. Also expelled was pa
Manish Sisodia’s office burgled; computers, documents stolen
NEW DELHI: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s office in Vinod Nagar area of his Patparganj constituency in east Delhi has been burgled, with the thieves decamping with computers, documents, CCTV camera DVR among others, police said on Friday. “Some materials have been stolen from the receptio
Demonetisation: Last day to deposit scrapped notes
New Delhi: The deadline to deposit old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes in banks ends on Friday. From next week onward, those still holding the scrapped currency can deposit it only with the Reserve Bank of India till March 31, 2017. After March 31, holding demonetised notes would be illegal and could i
Two RSS workers accused in Malegaon blasts were killed by ATS
Mumbai: In a sensational revelation, Mehboob Mujawar a former officer of Maharashtra’s anti-terrorism squad has told a Solapur court on Thursday that Sandeep Dange and Ramji Kalsangra, who were accused of planting the bombs in Malegaon, were not missing but had, in fact, been killed in custody by Ma
VHP meet to focus on cow slaughter ban, common code
Nagpur: A three-day national conclave of Vishwa Hindu Parishad will begin here tomorrow, wherein resolutions demanding a countrywide ban on slaughter of cows and for adopting uniform civil code are expected to be passed. “Presently, there is no uniform national law to ban the slaughter of cows. S
Hyderabad: Gang Posing as CBI officials Loot 46 Kg of Gold Ornaments from Muthoot Finance
In a daring daylight-heist, a five-member gang committed robbery in Muthoot Finance at its Beeramguda branch in Sangaeddy district on Tuesday night and escaped with 46 kilos of gold worth Rs.12 crore. On receipt of information, Cyberabad Commissioner of Police Sandeep Sandilya rushed to the s
New rule: Fine, jail for holding more than 10 old currency notes
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved promulgation of an Ordinance to make possession of a large number of scrapped banknotes a penal offence making holding of old Rs. 1,000 and 500 notes after March 31st beyond a threshold amount a criminal offence. The possession will attract a monetary
“Will you resign if note ban situation doesn’t improve after 50 days?”, Opposition asks Modi
If Demonetization chaos does not normalize after 30 Dec we will pressurize him to resign – Rahul Gandhi Delhi: Congress Party and the other opposition parties questioned Modi whether he will stick to his words and resign if Demonetization chaos does not normalize after the December 30 deadline se