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Nawab Fazal Jah Bahadur, the last surviving son of Nawab Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad passed away in Hyderabad on Sunday. He was 72. Born in 1946, Nawab Fazal Jah was one of six sons and two daughters of the seventh Nizam and his last and most beloved wife late Leela Begum Sahiba. Nawab Najaf Ali Khan, grandson of the seventh Nizam, describes Nawab Fazal

NEW DELHI, Feb 19: Pakistan has billed India Rs 2.86 lakh as route navigation charges for Indian Air Force aircraft used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a stopover in Lahore and visits to Russia, Afghanistan, Iran and Qatar, an RTI response shows. The data gathered by activist Commodore (Retd) Lokesh Batra. through his RTI application, show that till June 2016, Indian Air Force aircraft

NEW DELHI, FEB 18: After billionaire diamond merchant Nirav Modi, another defaulter Vikram Kothari, the promoter of Rotomac Pen, has also allegedly gone abroad after swindling ₹800 crore from various public sector banks including Allahabad Bank, Bank of India and Union Bank of India, sources said. The Kanpur-based company’s owner had taken a loan of more than ₹800 crore from over five state-owned

Popular Front Day was celebrated all over India on 17th Feb marking the 11th anniversary of its launching as a national organization. Various programmes such as Unity March, public conference, corner meeting and flag hoisting were held at various places in 18 states. The Foundation Day programmes were held in Manipur, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan

Ahmedabad, Feb 18: Dalit leader and Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani was on Sunday arrested by the Gujarat police when he was heading to a rally in Ahmedabad to protest against the death of Dalit activist Bhanu Vankar. Protests intensified after Bhanu Vankar, who attempted self-immolation in Gujarat on February 15, succumbed to severe burn injuries late on February 16. Congress legislator and Dalit

New Delhi, Feb 18: The Congress on Sunday claimed "fraudsters" were linked to the "highest echelons" of the BJP-led NDA and urged the government to bring out a white paper on the banking system which it said had witnessed scams involving over Rs 61,000 crore in the last five years. "Bank frauds are tumbling out of the closet faster than you can say Jack Robinson," Congress spokesperson Manish

New Delhi, Feb 18: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to terminate the licences for ground handling services at various aerodromes as part of implementing the new rules for such activities, according to a senior official. Less than two months after the civil aviation ministry came out with the new ground handling services regulations, the AAI has decided to cancel the existing

New Delhi, Feb 17: The BJP on Saturday claimed that the multi-crore PNB scam involving billionaire jewellery designer Nirav Modi happened during the UPA rule and the Congress was spreading lies. The BJP fielded Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to counter the Congress charge that the scam took place in 2017 under the Modi government when the letters of understanding were signed by the Punjab

Kozhikode, Feb 17: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today condemned political killings and asked people to isolate the forces of violence. "Progress will not be possible without peace. I appeal to the people of Kerala to isolate the forces of violence," he said, speaking at the release of the 100th book of senior BJP leader in Kerala, P S Sreedharan Pillai. The Vice-President's statement assumes

New Delhi, Feb 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held “substantive” talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to boost cooperation in key areas of security, trade and energy, after which the two sides inked nine pacts, including one on double taxation avoidance. The two leaders also deliberated on regional situations during their wide-ranging talks. “Both leaders held substantive &