India

New Delhi, Mar 8: As the government rolled back the controversial proposal to tax EPF withdrawal, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mounted a fresh attack on it, saying the attempt to tax the safety net of the middle class was “morally” wrong. The Congress Vice President, in a series of tweets, said the government was forced to listen to people and roll back the “patently unfair” tax on EPF. “Finally the

New Delhi, Mar 8: With the globe marking International Women’s Day today, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha announced that the nation will see its first batch of female fighter pilots on June 18th this year. “As of now three women trainees have volunteered to join the fighter stream. They are under the second phase of their training. Once they complete their training and are at par with their male

Mumbai/New Delhi/Bengaluru, Mar 8: In a double blow to beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai lodged a money laundering case and the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Bengaluru barred British liquor giant Diageo from paying him anything till a case against him was disposed off. The tribunal barred Diageo plc from paying Rs 5.04 billion ($75

New Delhi, Mar 7: President Pranab Mukherjee will not attend a festival being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar of Art of Living in the wake of the controversy over holding the three-day cultural function on the Yamuna flood plains beginning here this Friday. "The President cannot attend the function due to unavoidable circumstances," an official of the Rashtrapati Bhavan said here today

Mumbai, Mar 7: In a veiled attack on the BJP for letting JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar get "free publicity", ally Shiv Sena today sought to know how he got bail in such a short span of time when others charged with 'sedition' are still languishing in jails. "(Union Minister) Venkaiah Naidu said Kanhaiya Kumar is getting free publicity. If that is so, who is responsible for letting him get free

New Delhi, Mar 7: After Gujarat, now a high alert has been sounded in the national capital following a warning issued by the intelligence agencies that suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jash-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants could have sneaked into Delhi. According to media reports, security officials have passed information to Delhi Police that 10 suspected militants from Pakistan, who may have

Bengaluru, Mar 7: Countering allegations, liquor baron Vijay Mallya came out with a statement on Sunday saying that personally he is not a borrower or a judgement defaulter. Adding further Mallya said that he is trying all efforts to reach reach a one-time settlement with banks while payments from Diageo Plc agreed last month are to himself towards his personal, non-compete obligations. “The

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Mar 6: Delhi was today put on high alert after Police received inputs that 10 suspected LeT and JeM terrorists believed to have entered India from Pakistan through Gujarat may have sneaked into the national capital for an attack even as four elite NSG teams were rushed to the western state. On the eve of 'Maha Shivratri' festival, Gujarat as well as other metros and Jammu and

Ahmedabad, March 6: Four National Security Guard teams have been roped in to beef up security at vital installations, including Somnath temple, in Gujarat where alert has been sounded ahead of 'Maha Shivratri' festival tomorrow. Gujarat DGP P C Thakur held a meeting with NSG officials in Gandhinagar today and announced that one team will be sent to step up security at Somnath temple in Gir-Somnath

Chennai, Mar 6: The Madras high court has made National Anthem mandatory in all schools including private institutions. Hearing a public interest litigation, the HC bench comprising chief justice Sanjay Kishen Kaul and justice MM Sundaresh asked the central and state education departments to make steps to verify whether the national anthem is being sung in schools during the morning assembly. The