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India news live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone for Shivaji Memorial in Mumbai

Here are our live updates from Mumbai, where PM Modi is laying the foundation stone for Shivaji Memorial.

Dec 24, 2016

Morning brief: Jung calls Modi 'visionary', Rahul Dravid inspires Under-19 to win Asia Cup, Princess Diana's letters and more

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Dec 24, 2016

Najeeb Jung resignation: LG calls PM Modi 'visionary;' had offered to 'quit twice' in the past

"It has been an honour for me to have worked with a visionary person like the prime minister," Jung said.

Dec 24, 2016

Evening wrap: Berlin terror attack suspect killed, Libya plane hijack, Shah Rukh Khan is part of Dangal, and more

Read about Rahul Gandhi calling demonetisation economic dacoity, and NASA's Cassini capturing amazing images of Saturn's Pandora moon.

Dec 23, 2016

Rahul Gandhi responds to PM Modi: 'Ridicule me, but reply to my questions'

Rahul Gandhi questioned why the PM go only after cash when labourers or farmers in India do not use debit cards to make purchases.

Dec 22, 2016

Morning brief: Lt Gen Bakshi meets Parrikar, Acer SPIN 7 price, Dangal box-office prediction and more

Also read about Barack Obama banning oil and gas drilling in Arctic and Atlantic oceans and Shahid Afridi's call to Modi seeking justice for Assam cricketer.

Dec 22, 2016

Shahid Afridi wants to call Narendra Modi for swift justice of Assam cricketer

The youth, Ripon Chowdhury, was reportedly sporting a Pakistan team jersey during a local cricket match in Assam.

Dec 21, 2016

PM Narendra Modi took bribes from Sahara India 9 times in 6 months, says Rahul Gandhi; is this the big scoop he was talking about?

In a rally in Gujarat, Gandhi said Modi took Rs 40 crore between October 2013 and February 2014 when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.

Dec 21, 2016

EC asks I-T department to delist 200 political parties that exist only on paper

The EC suspects that several of these political parties, which have not contested any election since 2005, could be money-laundering operations

Dec 21, 2016

Budget 2017: Govt dismisses reports about revised income tax slabs

It was reported that the Narendra Modi government would increase base income tax slabs to Rs 4 lakh per annum.

Dec 20, 2016

Demonetisation: Pakistan Senate passes resolution to withdraw Rs 5,000 notes from circulation

Demonetisation was proposed by the senate members to stop the flow of illicit money in the country and to halt money laundering.

Dec 20, 2016

Chennai: Income Tax dept raids businessman's house, recovers Rs 10 crore

The IT dept officials also recovered 6 kg of gold jewellery as part of the black money raids in the city.

Dec 20, 2016

Modi govt undertakes massive biomedical equipment management and maintenance program

JP Nadda has directed officials to devise mechanisms to ensure that medical equipment are maintained beyond their guarantee period.

Dec 19, 2016

Government plans to launch malware cleaning centre as hacking threatens to derail its cashless economy

Government gears up for a soft launch of malware and botnet cleaning centre in India from December 20.

Dec 19, 2016

Watch: PM Modi slams Opposition parties on note ban, black money and development at Parivartan Rally in Uttar Pradesh

With the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections just around the corner, the prime minister was addressing a Parivartan Rally in Kanpur.

Dec 19, 2016

Gujarat Assembly elections: Will the date be advanced? Here is why the BJP is contemplating that exact move

The BJP is planning to prepone the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections to counter the influence of AAP and Hardik Patel.

Dec 19, 2016

Russia supports China-Pak corridor; wants to merge it with Eurasian Economic Union project

The two nations held talks over merging Eurasian Economic Union project with CPEC, Alexey Y Dedov, the Russian envoy to Pakistan, has been quoted as saying.

Dec 19, 2016

Republic Day 2017: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau was considered to be invited as chief guest for parade

A visit by the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely in 2017.

Dec 18, 2016

Cyclone Vardah: Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam to meet Narendra Modi to seek assistance for damage from the storm

Panneerselvam will also submit a letter to PM Modi requesting the Centre to give Bharat Ratna to late chief minister Jayalalithaa.

Dec 18, 2016

Hyderabad: Gold worth Rs 2,700 crore imported into city post-demonetisation

Between November 8-30, 8,000 kgs of gold was brought into the city using demonetised currency.

Dec 18, 2016