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New Delhi, Mar 18: Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar today said that while Gujarat has done very well in industrialisation, it will need to do some catching-up in the health and education sectors. Kumar met Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and senior state officials here. “Gujarat’s achievements in education and health are not like those in other areas like industrialisation, infrastructure and

Indore, Mar 18: Renowned lawyer Ram Jethmalani today called for the formation of a third front led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to "oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi" in the next Lok Sabha elections. Both Congress and BJP governments have been deliberately apathetic to the recovery of black money stashed in "Germany and other countries", Jethmalani said, speaking to reporters here

New Delhi, Mar 18: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narenrdra Modi accusing him helping his namesakes Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi carry out the biggest theft in the history of India. Addressing the 84th AICC Plenary, Gandhi also outlined his vision for rebuilding the 133-year-old party where he intended to give prominence to ordinary workers over

New Delhi, Mar 18: Recalling the two warring sides of the epic Mahabharat, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the BJP, like the Kauravas, fought for power, while his party, on the lines of the Pandavas, battled for truth. Taking the ruling BJP on, Gandhi said the party sought to divert people's attention from issues such as unemployment and farm distress with "fancy events". "Instead of

Lucknow, Mar 18: The BJP’s defeat in the recent Lok Sabha bypolls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur cannot be termed a “referendum” on the policies and programmes of the party’s governments at the Centre or in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday. He, however, added the BJP had learnt its “lessons” and exuded confidence that it will perform better in future polls. “I don’t see the

New Delhi, Mar 18: Senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh today attacked the BJP-led NDA government for failing to deliver on its "tall promises" and "making a mess" of the Indian economy. "The BJP government made tall promises. PM Modi himself said that his government will double farmers' income. For that, a growth rate of 12 per cent per annum is necessary which is unthinkable in the current

New Delhi, Mar 18: Sexual assault cases involving child victims rose to over one lakh in 2016 across the country and only 229 of them were adjudicated upon by trial courts in that year, the Supreme Court has been informed. The figure were brought recently to the notice of a bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which asked the Registrar Generals of high courts across the country to collect

New Delhi, Mar 17: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi today launched an all-out attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that his pre-poll promises of combating corruption and ensuring inclusive development were "only dramebazi' and a trick to grab power. Gandhi, in her address at the 84th Congress Plenary Session, gave a clarion call to the partymen to be ready for any kind of sacrifice

Jammu, Mar 17: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today supported the demand for deportation of illegal migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, saying their presence in Jammu and Kashmir posed a security threat to the country. We do not consider them (Rohingyas and Bangladeshis) as refugees as they are foreigners and have entered in our country illegally, RSS Prant Sanghchalk, Brig (Retd) Suchait

New Delhi, Mar 17: As many as 107 companies and seven limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are under the scanner following the billion dollar scam unearthed by Punjab National Bank (PNB). Furthermore, investigation of the select companies, as per the provisions of Section 212(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Section 43(3)(c)(i) of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, will be carried out