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Congress cites BJP leaders’ to claim Modi govt favoured inheritance tax
New Delhi: Amid a row over Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s remarks advocating inheritance tax, the party on Wednesday asserted that it has no plans whatsoever to introduce it and cited some BJP…
- India
Kashmir issue should be resolved through ‘peaceful means’: Pak-Iran
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have agreed that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through “peaceful means based on the will of the people” of the region, said a joint statement issued by…
- India
RBI bars Kotak Bank from onboarding customers online, issuing credit cards
Mumbai: Cracking down on repeated non-compliance of IT norms, the RBI on Wednesday barred Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through its online and mobile banking channels and issuing fresh credit…
- India
Watch: Nitin Gadkari faints at campaign rally in Maharashtra
Yavatmal: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday fainted while speaking at an election rally in eastern Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district. The BJP leader was campaigning at Pusad which comes under the Yavatmal-Washim Lok…
- Telangana
In Bihar, Owaisi questions Nitish’s silence over Modi’s remarks
Kishanganj: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owais on Wednesday challenged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to make his stand clear on the controversial remarks against Muslims made recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The…
- India
EC starts examining complaints against PM Modi’s ‘with more kids’ speech
New Delhi: Amid mounting opposition pressure, the Election Commission is learnt to have started examining complaints against a speech made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan in which he suggested that…
- India
Ajmal to move SC against closure of govt madrassas in Assam
Guwahati: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal has said he will move the Supreme Court against the Assam government’s decision to close the state-run madrassas. The sitting Dhubri MP expressed hope that the apex…
- World
Imran Khan’s party denies secret talks with Pakistan’s powerful establishment
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf said on Tuesday that the party has no interest in engaging in discussions with anyone, firmly denying any rumours of secret negotiations with…
- India
Navy official freed from Qatar prison, father write to PM Modi
New Delhi: Captain Saurabh Vashisht, one of the eight imprisoned Indian Navy personnel released by Qatar following India’s diplomatic efforts, and his father have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey…
- India
Center extends deadline for accreditation of halal certification bodies till July 4
New Delhi: The government has extended the deadline for accreditation of halal certification bodies and registration of export units by three months till July 4 this year. Last year, the Directorate General…
- Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad eye another run-fest against bottom-placed RCB
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to unleash their brute batting power on struggling Royal Challengers Bengaluru when the two teams face off in their return-leg fixture of the IPL here on Thursday.…
- India
Soren moves SC, says HC not pronouncing verdict on his plea against arrest
New Delhi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, saying the high court is not pronouncing a verdict on his plea challenging arrest by the Enforcement Directorate…
- World
After ‘productive discussions,’ Iranian Prez Raisi concludes Pak visit
Islamabad: Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi concluded his official visit to Pakistan during which he held ‘productive discussions’ and agreed to bilateral cooperation in trade and energy among other domains, the Ministry…
- India
PM waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire friends: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of waiving off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire friends, and said the country will never…
- World
US Senate passes USD 95.3 bn package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan & Indo-Pacific
Washington: The US Senate has voted overwhelmingly to provide a USD 95.3 billion aid package to Ukraine and Israel and to strengthen the security of America and its allies in the Indo-Pacific,…
