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Mumbai, Jul 24: In a breather to social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband, the Bombay High Court today granted the duo 17-day interim relief from arrest in a CBI case alleging that her company received Rs 1.8 crore from abroad without mandatory approval from Centre. Justice Mridula Bhatkar, while granting Teesta and her husband Javed Anand interim protection from arrest till August 10, said

New Delhi, Jul 24: In a shocking statement that has put the Bharatiya Janata Party, already on back foot due to Lalitgate and Vyapam scam, in a spot, Union Minister of Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said that it was love affairs or impotency that caused the death of more than 1,400 farmers in India this year. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha to a question on what has caused the death of

Mumbai, Jul 24: A special CBI court here today rejected the anticipatory bail application of social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband filed in connection with a case registered by CBI alleging that her company received Rs 1.8 crore from abroad without mandatory approval from Centre. "The anticipatory bail application is rejected," said Special judge Anis Khan while turning down the plea

Srinagar, Jul 24: Suspected militants today targeted offices of two private mobile telecommunication companies in the heart of the city by lobbing grenades inside their showrooms. No one was hurt in the incidents which took place within minutes of each other. Two unidentified youths entered into the office of Aircel at Karan Nagar, located less than 300 metres from Zonal Police Headquarters, at

New Delhi, Jul 24: After 33 years of service, environmentalist R K Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment, was removed as the chief of The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) on Thursday. Pachauri had recently succeeded in obtaining a court order that enabled him to resume work at the institute. The governing council of Teri, which met in Bengaluru, removed Pachauri and appointed Ajay Mathur —

New Delhi, Jul 24: Pakistan has prepared a dossier on India's alleged role in instigating terror activities in Karachi and Balochistan, as per reports on Thursday. Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz has reportedly confirmed that the dossier will be handed over to his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval when the two will meet in Delhi next month. As per reports, ?the dossier will contain

New Delhi, Jul 24: Former minister of state for coal Santosh Bagrodia on Thursday rubbished External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s tweet alleging a senior Congress leader’s involvement in procuring diplomatic passport for coal scam accused Bagrodia, saying the people of India cannot be ‘fooled’ by such tweets. “The tweet of the Minister is absolutely wrong. There is no question of any help

New Delhi, Jul 23: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who got an earful from his party chief Sonia Gandhi yesterday, received accolades today from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his skills in public speaking, leaving political tongues wagging on the timing of the praise. Modi showered praise on Tharoor, the only Congress MP present at a function organised by the Lok Sabha Speaker for MPs, while talking

New Delhi, Jul 23: Giving in to Lt Governor's assertion, the AAP government today sent him a file on appointment of Swati Maliwal as Chief of Delhi Commission for Women, two days after he struck down its decision for not taking his approval. After a meeting with LG Najeeb Jung, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said government has sent the file relating to Maliwal's appointment to LG for

New Delhi, Jul 23: Japan is set to take part in joint naval exercises with India and the United States in the Indian Ocean in October, military and diplomatic sources said, a drill that so riled China eight years ago that Delhi has not since hosted such a multilateral wargame. The Indian Ocean has emerged as a new arena of competition between China making inroads and India trying to recover its