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Chandigarh, May 2: Expressing deep shock over the Moga bus molestation incident that resulted in the death of a girl, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has said that he was “personally anguished” more because of the bus in which it happened, reports said Saturday. Moga molestation case has come under immense fire as the victim mother-daughter duo was thrown off the bus which was

New Delhi, May 1: Price of non-subsidised LPG was today cut by Rs 5 per cylinder even as jet fuel (ATF) rates were marginally raised in step with global trend. The price of non-subsidised or market-priced domestic cooking gas (LPG) was cut by Rs 5 to Rs 616 per 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi, state-owned fuel retailers said. The reduction comes on the back of two successive hikes - Rs 5 on March 1 and

Moga, May 1: A day after a minor girl died after being allegedly molested and thrown off a running bus belonging to the ruling Badal family in Punjab, the police on Thursday arrested four persons, including the bus driver, conductor and helper. The victim’s mother also suffered injuries after she was reportedly thrown off the bus too. According to reports, the incident took place near Gill village

New Delhi, May 1: After two rounds of cuts, petrol prices were today raised by Rs 3.96 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.37 a litre, tracking global cues. The increase in petrol and diesel prices will be effective from midnight tonight. Prices of petrol in Delhi will be Rs 63.16 a litre from tomorrow as against the current Rs 59.20; while diesel will cost Rs 49.57 per litre as against Rs 47.20, Indian

Kolkata/ New Delhi/ Chandigarh/ Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 30: Millions of commuters across India were left stranded on Thursday as buses and taxis did not ply to protest a proposed law that makes punishment for traffic violations much more stringent. Passengers had to wait endlessly at railway stations in various cities as public transport went off the road. People were forced to trudge with heavy

New Delhi, Apr 30: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today assured Nepal of India's continued support in the wake of the devastating earthquake and said that all requirements will be met as per their request. Noting that scaling down or stepping up of relief operations by India depended on Nepal's needs, he said, "Whatever their requirement, we will provide that. You cannot jump on someone and

New Delhi, April 29: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on problems in the agricultural sector, asking him to visit Punjab and learn about the plight of farmers who are integral to the government's flagship 'Make in India' initiative. The government hit back, asking him to visit his own constituency first. Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Apr 29: The government on Wednesday approved enhancing the minimum punishment for taking or giving bribes from six months to three years and the maximum punishment from five years to seven years. At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the cabinet gave its approval to amend the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 by pursuing the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill

Chandigarh, Apr 29: Haryana Agriculture Minister O P Dhankar has stoked a controversy with insensitive remarks that farmers who commit suicide are "cowards" and "criminals", drawing severe flak from the Opposition with Rahul Gandhi raking it up in Parliament today. "Committing suicide is a crime, according to Indian law. Any person who commits suicide escapes from his responsibilities and leaves

Mumbai, Apr 29: The Bombay High Court today declined to stay provisions of a recent Maharashtra law which prohibits possession, transportation and consumption of meat of cow, bulls and bullocks even if the animals have been slaughtered outside Maharashtra. A division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade was of the view that no stay can be given until the final hearing of a bunch of petitions