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ED raids on people linked to Robert Vadra an act of 'blind vendetta': Congress

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "Facing a complete rout in the Assembly elections in the five states, the Modi government is back to its dirty tricks and malicious tactics."

Dec 8, 2018

Maratha quota: Maharashtra Assembly adjourned twice over the issue

The Opposition Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have been demanding since last week that the report be tabled in the Legislature.

Nov 27, 2018

Ram Mandir LIVE updates: Ayodhya tense as two separate events on Sunday push for Ram Mandir

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is currently in Ayodhya and will attend a rally later on Sunday. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is holding a dharma sansad which will see lakhs of people attending a rally to demand building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Nov 24, 2018

Public sector banks CEOs can now request look-out circulars against wilful defaulters

The move comes against the backdrop of defaults by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, and Mehul Choksi and thereafter, fleeing the country.

Nov 23, 2018

Maharashtra: Food adulteration to be non-bailable offence; offenders to face life sentence

The amendments to the Prevention of Food Adulteration (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 1969, will be tabled before the end of the session.

Nov 22, 2018

Choi Jin Hyuk injures eye while filming action scene for 'The Last Empress'

Agency updates on the actor's condition after the accident and confirms his presence at the press conference.

Nov 21, 2018

CIC asks PMO, RBI to disclose wilful defaulters' list, Raghuram Rajan's letter on bad loans

The commission had earlier issued a show cause notice to RBI Governor Urijit Patel for "dishonouring" a Supreme Court judgment and CIC directive on disclosure of the list of wilful defaulters.

Nov 19, 2018

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2002 Gujarat riots: Supreme Court to hear plea challenging PM Modi's clean chit on Nov 19

The petition was filed by Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who died in the Gulberg massacre in February 2002.

Nov 13, 2018

Govt approves renaming of 25 places in past one year

Several proposals, including the renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla', are pending with the central government. The process is a long-drawn one with the involvement of multiple central ministries and departments.

Nov 11, 2018

US Mid-term Election Results LIVE: Polls throw split decision as Republicans hold Senate, Democrats take House

All the 435 representative seats go to polls this year, while 35 Senate seats are up for grabs.In addition, 36 states and three territories of the US will elect governors and a few states are even voting for other issues.

Nov 7, 2018

Hiphei resigns as Mizoram speaker, joins BJP

Hiphei is the fifth Congress MLA in Mizoram, the only state in the northeast under the party's rule, to resign from the House since September.

Nov 5, 2018

Democracy in danger, says Farooq Abdullah at meet with Sharad Pawar, Chandrababu Naidu

"Democracy is in danger. People are in danger," Abdullah said as he along with Naidu and Pawar would convene a meeting of opposition parties to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Nov 1, 2018

India pays tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on her 34th death anniversary

In 1966, after the death of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira succeeded him and became the first and to date the only female prime minister of India.

Oct 31, 2018

Birthright citizenship in the US: Can Trump really end it with an executive order?

Trump made the comment in an interview with Axios and said that the US was the only country in the world that provides citizenship to anyone born in the country, when, in fact, more than 30 countries provide birthright citizenship.