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Chennai, Jul 2: DMK leader M K Stalin was in the midst of a controversy today after a video showed him allegedly slapping a fellow passenger on board a metro train here. "I did not slap him, I only gestured him to move away from a woman whose feet was being trampled by the passenger. My hand (inadvertently) touched his face while gesturing," Stalin told reporters when asked on the issue. Video

New Delhi, Jul 2: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today brushed aside concerns of Parliament's upcoming monsoon session being disrupted over the Lalit Modi controversy, saying some people may be relevant to TV channels but not to governance. Jaitley said the Bills to amend the Land Acquisition Act and bring in a uniform pan-India Goods and Services Tax (GST) are very crucial for development and

New Delhi, Jul 2: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju was at the centre of a controversy for delaying an Air India flight from Leh to Delhi for about an hour and for the offloading of three of its passengers, including a child, allegedly to accommodate him and his aide. According to sources, the aircraft doors were shut for takeoff on June 24 but the flight did not depart at its scheduled time as Rijuju

New Delhi, Jul 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the "Digital India Week" as part of the larger initiative to empower the people and extend services better with the use of information technology and its tools. The prime minister calculated Rs 4.5 lakh crore investment has been committed for Digital India and employment for 18 lakh people. The prime minister also unveiled a logo

New Delhi, Jul 1: Realty portal Housing.com's board today sacked its CEO and co-founder Rahul Yadav with immediate effect, saying that his behaviour towards investors and media was not "befitting" of a CEO. Yadav will not be an employee or part of the SoftBank backed portal in any manner, the company said. "Housing.com has released its CEO Rahul Yadav, with immediate effect, after a regular board

New Delhi, Jul 1: AAP government has curtailed the powers of Lt Governor-backed Anti-Corruption Branch chief MK Meena, asking him to only look after training work and monitoring of cases undergoing trial till the High Court decides on the validity of his appointment. The government has asked ACB's Additional Commissioner S S Yadav, backed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to supervise the main

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 1: Veteran BJP leader O. Rajagopal finished third in Aruvikara constituency in Kerala on Tuesday but the party's vote share saw a significant five-fold increase from 2011. The development stunned both the Congress, whose K.A. Sabarinathan won the seat by 10,128 votes, and the Left. Sabarinathan got 56,448 votes with CPI-M leader M. Vijayakumar finishing second with 46,320

New Delhi, Jul 1: The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed the Delhi Value Added Tax (Second Amendment) Bill which will allow the state government to regulate the VAT on petroleum products, liquor and aerated drinks. Objecting strongly to the bill, BJP's MLA Vijendra Gupta tore off its copy and staged a walkout along with party MLAs Om Prakash Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan. Amending the existing VAT

Mumbai, Jun 30: In fresh trouble for the BJP-led Government in Maharashtra, Education Minister Vinod Tawde is facing allegations of irregularities in connection with awarding of a Rs 191 crore contract without inviting tenders, a charge denied by him. The fresh allegation against a Maharashtra minister comes close on the heels of a similar charge against Women and Child Welfare Minister Pankaja

New Delhi, Jun 30: Delhi Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the murder of Sunanda Pushkar, is expected to conduct a polygraph or lie detector test on former union minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, sources said. Sources said Delhi police may appeal in the court next week in this regard. Earlier this month, polygraph test of six persons closely associated with