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New Delhi, Dec 9: The CBI today arrested former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi and two others for alleged corruption in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal. Tyagi, who retired in 2007, was questioned by the CBI extensively in the past in this case. Along with Tyagi, his cousin Sanjiv alias Julie Tyagi and lawyer Gautam Khaitan were also arrested. "This is for first time a former

New Delhi, Dec 9: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today accused the government of not allowing him to speak in Parliament on demonetization, which he dubbed as the "biggest scam", and said he would reveal in the House what was behind the move to scrap high denomination notes. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Gandhi said that his party wants debate on demonetization so that the truth

New Delhi, Dec 9: Defending the notes ban forcefully today, the government told the Supreme Court that it is "not sitting around doing nothing" and all the problems will be over in "10-15 days". There has not been a single case of social unrest, the government told the court, alleging "political overtones" in the arguments on petitions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to ban Rs

New Delhi, Dec 9: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing "deep pain" over her allegations against the army for its recent exercise at toll gates in the state and said they can "adversely" impact the morale of the armed forces. In a strongly worded letter, Parrikar said that while political parties and politicians may have the luxury

New Delhi, Dec 9: A month after Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes were demonetised, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday announced a slew of measures to promote the use of digital payments. The Finance Ministry announced a total of eleven measures, which it described in detail in a statement released today. Petrol, diesel purchases At a press conference held here, Arun Jaitley announced a 0.75

New Delhi, Dec 8: In a stinging attack on the opposition over Parliamentary paralysis, President Pranab Mukherjee today said the House is not a place for dharna and disruption which amounts to "gagging of majority" by the minority. He told Parliamentarians that they are meant to discuss and transact business and not to disrupt. "Disruption is totally unacceptable in Parliamentary system. People

New Delhi, Dec 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today likened demonetisation to a Hindu 'yagna' or sacrifice. In a series of tweets, the PM again defended his decision to scrap high value currency, but this time focussed on its benefit for rural India and wage labourers, the people who have been the most affected by the cash crunch . The PM also made a mention of "a degree of inconvenience" due to

Mumbai, Dec 8: Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel's second media meet on Wednesday created a controversy with a section of the Mumbai media corps complaining they were either not invited or deliberately kept out of the briefing. Some even took to the social media networks to vent their grouse over being ignored for the much-anticipated event here on Wednesday afternoon. Among those media

Mysuru, Dec 8: The University of Mysore will confer honor-ary doctorates on Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama and descendant of the Wadiyar kings, the founders of the university, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at its 97th convocation to be held on December 13. Vice-chancellor K?S?Rangappa said The Dalai Lama, who could not make it to the 96th convocation, will also deliver the convocation address at

New Delhi, Dec 7: Asserting that the people have supported demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has brought 'Janshakti' (people's power) into prominence with the decision and flayed the opposition, saying it got "exposed" in Rajya Sabha by not agreeing to a debate despite his presence there twice. Hitting out at opposition parties, he told BJP MPs at a