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New Delhi, Aug 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched his government's mega scheme 'Jan Dhan Yojana', declaring that it was aimed at eradicating financial untouchability by providing bank accounts to the poor. On the inaugural day, a record 1.5 crore bank accounts were opened across the country, the largest such exercise on a single day possibly anywhere in the world. Unveiling the scheme

New Delhi, Aug 28: BJP today accused Haryana Janhit Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi, whose party today snapped their alliance, of acting as the B-team of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and announced that it will fight the Haryana Assembly elections on its own. BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain mocked Bishnoi's "delusion" of becoming the state's chief minister and derided him as "a general

New Delhi, Aug 28: Former telecommunication minister Dayanidhi Maran Thursday urged the Supreme Court to restrain the CBI from filing chargesheet against him in Aircel-Maxis deal as investigation into the case is yet to be completed. Maran has contended that under the law, the investigating agency could not file a chargesheet without completing the investigation. The apex court bench headed by

Chandigarh, Aug 28: The Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) is likely to formally the break its alliance with the BJP, which has reportedly been ignoring party chief Kuldeep Bishnoi post his defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. The last straw, HJC sources said, came two days ago when BJP president Amit Shah refused to meet Bishnoi in Delhi. Sources said that Shah kept Bishnoi waiting and later went to attend

New Delhi, Aug 27: The opposition today targeted the government over media reports that claimed Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son had been ticked off by the Prime Minister for alleged misconduct, with Congress questioning what the allegations are about. Congress General Secretary and Media Department Chairperson Ajay Maken said that the Prime Minister's Office had tweeted to say that rumours

New Delhi, Aug 27: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said he would quit politics if any allegations of wrong doing against him or his family members are proven. “I will quit politics if there is an iota of proof against me or my family members' integrity,” Rajnath said. Rajnath's clarification came in view of reports that the senior BJP leader is upset with some

New Delhi, Aug 27: The generational shift in BJP was complete today with its founders Atal Behari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi being dropped from the Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body, which has the stamp of Prime Minister Narendra Modi all over now. In a token gesture, ailing Vajpayee and Advani and Joshi, for long the BJP's 'Trimurti', now figure in the new

New Delhi, Aug 26: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday appointed new governors for Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said they were Kalyan Singh (Rajasthan), Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala (Karnataka), C. Vidyasagar Rao (Maharashtra) and Mridula Sinha (Goa). The Central government sent the list of names to the President, whose office appoints the governors

Mumbai, Aug 26: The party warned its long-time ally that the elections cannot be won on 'wave' alone. The Shiv Sena on Tuesday snubbed its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the results of assembly by-polls which were announced on Monday, by warning that the elections cannot be won on 'wave' alone. "People voted for Modi in Lok Sabha to improve the country's governance. Political

Mumbai, Aug 26: Elaborate precautionary arrangements have been put in place at the Mumbai Airport to screen the 112 stranded Indians, who are expected to arrive on Tuesday by various flights from and around the Ebola-hit Liberia, authorities said in Mumbai on Monday. “As part of the tentative plan, the aircraft will be first taken to a remote bay and all passengers will be screened at the step