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New Delhi, Jan 24: Reacting to the Supreme Court notice to Delhi Government and Central Government over Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s recent protest at Rail Bhavan here, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said Kejriwal’s protest was an insult to the nation and to the Indian Constitution. “SC has issued a notice today, but I had said it on the day he held the protest that whatever

Paris, Jan 24: French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler is going on Sunday to India in support of a charity effort, an aide said, after a week-long stay in hospital following revelations that her partner Francois Hollande is having an affair with an actress. Trierweiler "is going to Mumbai," said the aide, adding that the two-day trip was organised by relief organisation Action Against Hunger. The

Chennai, Jan 24: The DMK Thursday announced the temporary suspension of former union minister and party's south zone organising secretary M.K. Alagiri in the "interests of the party". In a statement issued here, party general secretary K. Anbazhagan said Alagiri was creating confusion in the party by urging party cadres not to work and criticising the disciplinary action taken by the party against

Washington, Jan 24: Putting the Khobragade affair behind them, the United States hopes to move forward the "broad" and "strong" strategic partnership between "the oldest and the largest democracies in the world." The sentiment was expressed by US Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom Thursday at a reception hosted by Indian Ambassador S. Jaishankar at his residence to celebrate India's

New Delhi, Jan 24: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dr. Veerappa Moily said that prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Narendra Modi, had deliberately shielded the 2002 'genocide' in Gujarat, ruling out his chances of becoming country's next PM. Slamming him for Gujarat riots, Moily said that Modi believes in disintegrating the country, and has actually disrupted

New Delhi, Jan 24: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has asked the government to look into demands for a cut in customs duty on gold and relaxation of a rule linking imports of the metal with exports. “You are requested to kindly look into the matter (demands of the gems and jewellery industry) for appropriate action,” said a letter written by the office of Ms. Gandhi to the Ministry of Commerce and

New Delhi, Jan 23: Aam Aadmi Party today ruled any action against Somnath Bharti even as pressure mounted on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for removal of the controversial law minister for allegedly leading a group of assaulters in a mid-night raid in South Delhi last week. Notwithstanding growing chorus for Bharti's sacking from Congress, BJP and other quarters, Kejriwal "has not changed" his

New Delhi, Jan 23: Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the order withdrawing all currency notes printed before 2005 was not an attempt at demonetisation or had anything to do with the general elections. He also made it clear that the pre-2005 notes will continue to be legal tender. "This is not an attempt to demonetise. It is an attempt to replace less effective notes with more

Chennai, Jan 23: As part of mutual agreement between India and Sri Lanka ahead of next week meeting of fishermen's associations from both countries, Colombo has released 30 mechanised boats of Indian fishermen, Tamil Nadu government said on Wednesday. This includes a local court there on Wednesday ordering the release of 15 such boats held by Lankan authorities, an official release in Chennai said

Davos, Jan 23: The Aam Aadmi Party and talks about next Lok Sabha election seem to be hogging the limelight when it comes to discussions around India at the World Economic Forum's annual talk-fest of the rich and famous from across the globe. While not many are willing to go on record with their take on 'India's newest political phenomenon' — Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party — and its potential