Amit Shah calls Mahatma Gandhi a ‘chatur baniya’
Raipur: Describing the Congress as a party that was never set up on the basis of any ideology, BJP president Amit Shah said the party was launched as a special purpose vehicle to secure Independence. This is the reason, he...
Youth in Jammu and Kashmir are being misguided: Army chief
Srinagr: Youths in Jammu and Kashmir are being misinformed and misguided by forces inimical to peace, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said. Security forces have to devise ways to counter this, he said while addressing gentlemen cadets at the prestigious...
Jet Airways extends monsoon sale, ticket priced at just Rs 1,111
New Delhi: Jet Airways has extended its monsoon sale by two more days. The sale which was scheduled from June 7 to June 9 has now been extended tll June 11. Under the sale, you can avail special fares in economy...
Presidential candidate not decided yet: Amit Shah
File Pic Raipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday said that the ruling party is yet to finalise its presidential candidate. Presidential elections will be held on July 17 and counting will take place on July 20, the...
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan to sit on fast, speak to farmers to ensure peace
Bhopal: Under criticism after five agitating farmers were killed in police firing in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today announced that he will sit on an indefinite fast from tomorrow till peace is restored. "I have decided to...
Aadhar not compulsory to file tax returns : Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said Aadhar is not compulsory for filing income tax returns. Making amendments in the Finance Bill earlier, the government had proposed to make Aadhar card mandatory for filing income tax return and applying for permanent...
Kapil Mishra tries to enter CM Arvind Kejriwal’s house, stopped by police
New Delhi: Amid high drama, sacked Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Kapil Mishra and his close aides were on Friday stopped from entering Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence. Mishra reportedly went there to attend the Delhi CM's 'Janata Durbar' along...
Arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi dies at 81
Adnan Khashoggi, the flamboyant Saudi arms trader who rose to spectacular wealth in the 1970s and 1980s while treating the world to displays of decadence breathtaking even by the standards of that era, died on Tuesday in London, reports the...
SC to pronounce Aadhar card requirements for ITR
Representational Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today pronounce its order on mandatory requirements of Aadhar card for Income Tax Return at 2 p.m. The Income Tax Department has stepped up its efforts to encourage people to link their Permanent...
Daily revision of petrol and diesel prices across India starting June 16
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies (OMCs) are set to dump the current mechanism of fixing petrol and diesel prices on a fortnightly basis and instead move to a new mechanism across the nation from the second fortnight of this month....
Kerala lawmakers first enjoy beef breakfast and then debate cattle trade rules
Thiruvananthapuram: The lawmakers of Kerala today held a special assembly session to discuss Centre's cattle trade rules, against which most parties are up in arms. Beef is a staple in Kerala, and the discussion started with - what else --...
Rahul Gandhi detained on MP border and taken in preventive custody
Mandsaur: Rahul Gandhi was detained today before he could enter Madhya Pradesh for a visit to Mandsaur, the place where farmers' violence has increased after 5 were killed in Police firing on Tuesday. Rahul, who is known for such 'dramatic...
Mandsaur farmers killed in police firing, admits MP home minister
Mandsaur: Madhya Pradesh home minister Bhupendra Singh accepted today that the death of the five farmers in Mandsaur was due to police firing. He had denied it earlier. The HM told ANI that it has been established in a probe...
Won’t allow visit, says police as Rahul’s convoy heads to Mandsaur
Udaipur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi who reached Udaipur airport is now on his way to Mandsaur by road to meet the kin of those killed during the farmers agitation. However, Neemuch SP, Manoj Kumar Singh, said the Congress leader...
Now, BJP MLA wants momos banned
Nagpur/Jammu: BJP MLA Ramesh Arora of Jammu and Kashmir says he wants much-loved momos banned because they contain the carcinogenic monosodium glutamate or Ajinomoto. He has been campaigning for a ban on the dumplings, popularly called momos, saying they have been...
MP violence: Collector, SP of Mandsaur district removed
A charted bus in flames after it was torched by farmers at Bhopal-Indore highway Mandsaur: The District Collector and Superintendent of Police of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh have been removed following large-scale violence during farmers' protest in the district. The...
At least 20 killed in fire at cracker factory in Balaghat
Balaghat: At least 20 workers were killed and several others injured after a fire broke out in a cracker factory at Bhatan village in the Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh this afternoon, an official said. "An explosion in the firecracker factory...
Presidential poll will be held on July 17, counting on July 20
New Delhi: The election to elect 14th President of India will be held on July 17 with counting of votes slated for July 20, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. Announcing the schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told reporters here...
Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Dhyan Chand: Vijay Goel writes to PMO
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel writes to the Prime Minister's Office requesting the Bharat Ratna be conferred on hockey legend Dhyan Chand. The hockey legend guided India to Olympic gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936. There has been a...
RBI lowers growth forecast to 7.3% for FY18
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank today marginally lowered the economic growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.3 per cent even as it hoped that remonetisation would enable pick-up in consumer spending, especially in the cash-intensive segments. The Central Statistics Office...
Mandsaur: Farmers set 10 vehicles ablaze, attack cops
Mandsaur: Farmers's agitation in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district on Wednesday further intensified with protestors setting at least eight to ten vehicles on fire. Madhya Pradesh farmers have hit the streets protesting over their demands for remunerative prices for their produce and...
