Non-bailable warrant issued against Hardik Patel for vandalising BJP MLA’s office in July 2015
Ahemdabad: A court in Visnagar, Mehsana today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel after he failed to appear before it for the second consecutive time in a case of vandalising the office of a Bharatiya...
Won’t link phone to Aadhaar, let them disconnect: Mamata
Kolkata: Opposing linking of Aadhar with mobile phone number, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she will not comply with it even if her phone connection is snapped. The Trinamool Congress leader accused the Union government of "autocratic" rule...
Tipu Sultan died heroic death fighting British, says President Kovind
Bengaluru: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday hailed Tipu Sultan, saying he died a heroic death fighting the British, remarks that came in the backdrop of protests by the BJP in Karnataka against the glorification of the 18th-century Mysore ruler. The...
Congress has no idea of GST, says Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the Congress, which has been attacking him over the alleged failure of the goods and services tax, has "no idea" of the taxation scheme. Jaitley also clarified that the GST Council,...
Singapore passport world’s ‘most powerful’, India ranks 75
New Delhi: Singapore has the world's "most powerful" passport, according to a global ranking topped for the first time by an Asian country with India figuring at 75th position, three notches better than its previous ranking. According to the 'Global Passport...
Gujarat goes to polls on 9th and 14th December
New Delhi: Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in 2-phases on December 9 and December 14. The Election Commission said the counting of votes will take place on December 18, announced Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti. The term of the...
Gutka baron and Manikchand MD Rasiklal Dhariwal passes away
Pune: Chairman and managing director of Manikchand group of companies and Gutka baron Rasiklal Dhariwal passed away in Pune after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 79. For last 50 days, he was being treated at a private hospital after...
New shoes bite initially: Pradhan on GST, note ban
New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today came out in defence of the Goods and Services Tax and demonetisation, saying new shoes bite for the first few days, but become comfortable to wear thereafter. He also dismissed reports that the note...
Those used to scams will have problems paying tax: Jaitley on Rahul
New Delhi: Responding to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who termed terming the goods and services tax as 'Gabbar Singh Tax' at a rally in Gandhinagar on Monday, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today that 'those who are used...
Delhi HC bans use of stage, loudspeaker at Chhat Puja ground
New Delhi: The Delhi high court today asked the police to ensure that no one uses stage and loudspeaker at a South Delhi ground for Chhat Puja by two organisers and maintain law and order. The court said that public address...
Ahmedabad court issues summons to accused in defamation case filed by Jay Shah
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court on Tuesday issued summons against the accused in defamation case filed by Jay Shah against online news portal The Wire. Junior Shah had filed a defamation case against seven people over reported huge growth in his firm’s...
Will observe ‘black day’ on November 8, says Opposition
New Delhi: Several opposition parties today announced that they would observe November 8, the first anniversary of demonetisation, as 'Black Day' and would hold protests across the country to highlight its "ill-effects" on the economy. Announcing the decision at a joint...
Prakash Javadekar’s mother dies of cardiac arrest
New Delhi: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar’s mother Rajani died on Tuesday after suffering a cardiac arrest, an aide of the minister said. She was 92-year-old. She breathed her last at 9 AM at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital...
Kashmir terror funding case: Hizb chief’s son arrested
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency today arrested Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son, Shahid Yousuf, in Kashmir terror funding case Before his arrest, Yusuf, 42, was earlier questioned by the NIA after his name cropped up during investigations. He will be produced...
Fake stamp paper scam convict Abdul Karim Telgi on life support
Bengaluru: Abdul Karim Telgi, a convict in counterfeit stamp paper scam is on ventilator support in critical condition at Bengaluru's Victoria Hospital. Suffering from meningitis, Telgi was admitted to the hospital four days ago. Telgi is diabetic and he collapsed in...
India’s dubious distinction – tops world in pollution deaths with Delhi and Patna being the worst
File Pic Patna: Pollution killed 25 lakh Indians in 2015. The highest in the world, even more than in China which is the country with the highest population. In China, the figure is 18 lakhs. In India, over 18 lakh lives...
Smriti Irani sees a Russia connection to Rahul Gandhi’s twitter popularity
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday took a jibe at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi over the rise in the number of people retweeting his messages and sought to link this with twitter accounts in Russia,...
Linking Aadhaar to bank accounts mandatory, says RBI
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India today said biometric identity number Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts is mandatory. The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to a Right to Information application that suggested the apex bank has not issued...
Gujarat polls: Congress invites Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor to join hands
New Delhi: Hoping to garner support of various communities in Gujarat polls, the state Congress today invited Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel, Thakor community leader Alpesh Thakor and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to join hands with the party to...
Mr Modi, don’t try to demon-etise Tamil pride: Rahul on Mersal row
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to "interfere" in the just-released movie "Mersal", saying cinema was a "deep expression" of Tamil culture. The comments came a day after Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan demanded...
RSS worker shot dead in UP’s Ghazipur
Image used for representational purposes only Lucknow: Tension has gripped Ghazipur after two motorcycle-borne miscreants shot dead an RSS worker and local journalist Rajesh Mishra and critically injured his younger brother Anitesh who has been referred to Varanasi. Angry youths protesting...
