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New Delhi, Jul 20: Setting the stage for confrontation in Parliament, an all-party meeting called here on the eve of the Monsoon session today ended in a deadlock over controversies related to Lalit Modi and Vyapam scam even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered to discuss all issues. The government ruled out any resignations. "There is no question of accepting ultimatum by anybody. From where

New Delhi, Jul 20: Amid a raging controversy over saffronisation of education, IIT Delhi's decision to invite yoga guru Ramdev and an RSS affiliate for deliberations on a programme to leverage the technical strength of the IITs for development of rural areas has raised eyebrows. Ramdev and members of RSS' Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram had attended the meeting on implementation of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in

Mumbai, Jul 19: Under pressure to resolve the crisis triggered by Justice R M Lodha committee's verdict on the IPL betting scandal, an embattled BCCI today decided to constitute a working group to study the order and give recommendations within six weeks. The decision to form the group was taken at the crucial IPL Governing Council meeting here where members discussed the implications of the

Indore, Jul 19: A strange twist of fate or tactical disassociation? A man who based his work on the teachings of the RSS has been abandoned by the organisation while he is in the middle of a major corruption expose. Anand Rai, a doctor from Indore, considered instrumental in blowing the lid off the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, feels let down by the Hindutva organisation with which he had been

New Delhi, Jul 18: As tensions escalated with fresh ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Congress today said India's Pakistan policy under Narendra Modi dispensation has become an "international joke". "The Prime Minister must spell out clearly what India has achieved by this so-called joint statement with Pakistan at Ufa... Pakistan has continued to backstab us in the last 15 months," party

New Delhi, Jul 18: Indian national Rajiv Mohan Kulshrestha, who had been held for terror links by China, was released and deported back home on Saturday. Kulshrestha was among a group of 20 foreign tourists including Britons, South Africans, who had been arrested in northern China on suspicion some had ties to a "terror group" – as per reports by Britain`s Foreign Office and a South African

Jaipur, Jul 17: Sharpening his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the land bill, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said farmers will reduce his "56-inch chest" to "5.6 inches" in six months and not an inch of land will be ceded. He also took on the Vasundhara Raje government over her links with Lalit Modi, charging the Rajasthan government was being run by the ex-IPL boss' remote in

New Delhi, Jul 17: The BJP has suspended Gulab Singh Kirar, a party leader from Madhya Pradesh, who is allegedly involved in Vyapam scam, according to TV reports. Kirar was suspended on Thursday a day after CBI named him in an FIR. The agency has also registered an FIR against his son, Shakti Pratap Singh for his alleged involvement in pre-medical test scam. Currently, Kirar is the Chairman of

Varanasi, July 16: As rains led to the cancellation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his parliamentary constituency on Thursday, for the second time in the past one month, a staggering Rs.17 crore of the tax payer's money also has gone down the drain. Literally! If local district and protocol officials are to be believed, washed out trip has cost the exchequer more than Rs.17 crores

Patna, Jul 16: BJP president Amit Shah will launch the party's campaign for the coming Bihar Assembly polls by rolling out 160 'raths' (chariots) tomorrow which will fan out in different directions and traverse the length and breadth of the state. "BJP President Amit Shah is coming tomorrow to launch 160 raths which will embark on 'parivartan yatra' (journey of change) across the state. They will