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Panaji, Dec 10: After outrage on the social media, the opposition is protesting against Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's presence at a book release function in Goa, hours after a major terrorist strike in Jammu and Kashmir. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress have asked the former Goa chief minister to safeguard India's borders and not continue to interfere in state politics

New Delhi, Dec 10: A US-based woman came forward on Tuesday saying she had filed a complaint with Uber against the driver, accused of raping a 25-year-old executive, almost a week ago. However, no action was taken by the app-based cab hailing service, she alleged. Shiv Kumar Yadav has been sent to police custody after the reported attack on Friday, when the woman said he raped her in his taxi

New Delhi, Dec 9: Condemning the rape of a young executive in a cab in the national capital, the Centre today asked all states and Union territories to ensure stoppage of web-based taxi services, including Uber. "The Ministry of Home Affairs has advised the state governments/UT administrations to ensure that the operations of the web-based taxi services are stopped," Home Minister Rajnath Singh

New Delhi, Dec 9: The government on Monday put out an official list of radio cab services that have the requisite licenses to operate in the national capital. “Easy Cab, Mega Cab, Meru Cab, Chanson Cab, Yo Cab and Air Cab are licensed with the Transport Department for operating radio taxis in the NCT of Delhi,” a Transport Department notification said. The notification prohibited unrecognised

Giridih (Jharkhand):, Dec 9: Security forces and Maoists exchanged gunfire near Kendua Pahari under Dhanwar Assembly constituency in Giridih district today. No casualty was reported in the encounter that took place just an hour before polling began at Dhanwar from where former Chief Minister and JVM( Prajatantrik) president Babulal Marandi is contesting, additional Superintendent of Police Kunal

Chennai, Dec 8: Cash-strapped SpiceJet has cancelled over 1,800 flights across the country for the current month, in signs of mounting troubles for the budget airline. The air carrier, which is part of Kalanithi Maran-led Sun Group, has cancelled a total of 1,861 flights, a few to Kathmandu in Nepal and all others connecting domestic cities, till December 31, SpiceJet said in an update on its

Ranchi, Dec 9: Amid tight security, nearly 13 per cent of the electorate exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling in 17 constituencies spread across eight districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday. While Koderma recorded the maximum 16.90 per cent voting in the first two hours, Barkagaon constituency witnessed the minimum at 7.60 per cent, polling officials said. Some faulty EVMs were

Srinagar, Dec 9: Taking a swipe at BJP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today (Dec 8) accused it of bringing in supporters from other parts of the state for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Srinagar. "2 (two) trainloads of supporters are being brought in from Banihal in Jammu. Why not just have the rally there?" Omar wrote on Twitter, ahead of Modi's maiden election rally in

New Delhi, Dec 8: Delhi government today banned all operations by private cab service Uber with immediate effect and blacklisted it from providing any transport service in the national capital in the wake of the alleged rape incident in a taxi plying for it. The action came a day after a taxi driver employed by Uber was arrested from Mathura for allegedly raping a 27-year-old woman executive in

New Delhi, Dec 8: Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today complained that his mike was switched off when he wanted to ask questions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his statement in Lok Sabha on the controversial remarks made by a Union Minister. Raising the issue ahead of the Question Hour, Kharge said even the document showing the proceedings of the House on Friday did not