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Davos, Jan 22: India today said it has independent evidence of Indians having black money in Swiss accounts and Switzerland has promised expeditious sharing of information in this regard. After meeting his Swiss counterpart Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet, Jaitley said India has independent evidence. Switzerland has promised it will take expeditious

New Delhi, Jan 22: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare literally snubbed Kiran Bedi, his former aide, to show his displeasure at her for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), by not taking her calls and declaring on Wednesday that he would stay away from “political dirt”. The septuagenarian Gandhian had done the same thing – couple of years ago — when his other aide Arvind Kejriwal floated

New Delhi, Jan 21: A rare BJP leader with no RSS link, Kiran Bedi, the party's Chief Ministerial nominee for Delhi, today described the Sangh as "very nationalistic" that has kept India united. The 65-year-old Bedi, who has been pitchforked to a leadership role within days of joining BJP, also felt that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing organisation, was a very disciplined outfit

New Delhi, Jan 21: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said to have been examined by CBI in the coal block allocation case relating to Hindalco but neither he nor the agency was willing to confirm it. According to informed sources, a team of CBI officials "examined" the former Prime Minister at his residence two days ago ahead of the filing of status report before a special CBI court by

New Delhi, Jan 21: BJP Chief Ministerial candidate in Delhi and former Team Anna member Kiran Bedi will be filing nomination today after a roadshow in her constituency Krishna Nagar, Delhi. The roadshow will start from Lala Lajpat Rai chowk in the constituency till the sub-divisional magistrate's office. BJP leaders Dr Harsh Vardhan and Vijay Goel will also be participating in the roadshow. Along

London, Jan 20: The European Union today decided to lift a ban on the import of mangoes from India after it made significant improvements in plant health controls and certification system, clearing the way for them to return to the 28-member bloc by March. However, the prohibition on the import of vegetables from India will be reviewed at later stage after collecting more evidence, the EU said in

New Delhi, Jan 20: Soon after BJP declared Kiran Bedi as the CM candidate in Delhi, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal challenged her for a public debate before the assembly polls. Kejriwal expressed that he wants to have a two hour long public debate on all key issues with Bedi before the assembly polls. Kejriwal tweeted, However, Kejriwal's former team Anna colleague Bedi declined his challenge for a

New Delhi, Jan 20: BJP on Monday declared a list of 62 candidates out of a total of 70 for the February 7 Delhi Assembly elections, with its chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi contesting from Krishna Nagar and former Union Minister Krishna Tirath from Patel Nagar seat. Former Delhi minister and senior party leader Jagdish Mukhi will contest from Janakpuri seat while former Delhi BJP chief

New Delhi, Jan 20: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor admitted to "marital trouble" during his four-hour questioning by the Delhi police on the alleged murder of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in a five-star hotel in Delhi a year ago. Sources say Mr Tharoor was calm during his questioning at a police station in south Delhi on Monday evening. He was reportedly asked over 50 questions by a

New Delhi, Jan 19: President Pranab Mukherjee today asked ruling and opposition parties to put their heads together and find out a workable solution, apparently to avoid resort to frequent issuing of ordinances. In comments that have come against the backdrop of a raging debate on a spate of ordinances promulgated by the NDA government, he acknowledged that the Constitution provided for