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Rajnandgaon/Chhattisgarh, Nov 8: Making a strong emotional pitch over the Maoist ambush on Congress leaders in May, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that former PCC chief Nand Kumar Patel was killed to stop him from becoming the chief minister and to silence the voice of the poor and the tribals here. Slamming the Raman Singh government over the May 25 dastardly Maoist attack in Bastar which had wiped

New Delhi, Nov 8: A day after the Gauhati High Court order held as unconstitutional the setting up of CBI, Government today said it will appeal against the verdict. "...The DoPT intends to file an appeal. So an appeal will be filed against the order (in the Supreme Court)," Law Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters here. DoPT is the administrative ministry for CBI. Sibal said DoPT has discussed the

Washington, Nov 8: The US would be willing to work with BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, if the party is voted to power in the next general elections, senior Obama administration officials here have said asserting that the enduring bilateral relationship is to continue irrespective of the poll results. "We will work with the leader of the world's largest democracy. There is no

New Delhi, Nov 8: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said he is a supporter of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. "I am a supporter of Omar, absolutely. We have a government here together," Rahul Gandhi said in reply to a question whether he would campaign for Abdullah ahead of the general elections. The Congress leader was speaking on the sidelines of a function for a

New Delhi, Nov 7: Etihad Airways is owned by the investment arm of the Abu Dhabi government. The Jet Airways-Etihad deal was first announced in April. The Home Ministry has conveyed to the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) that it has not given security clearance to the Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways' proposal to buy a 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways. Weeks after the the Cabinet Committee on

Panaji, Nov 7: 'It's my mistake to make such statement. I apologise,' Mandrekar (in pic) told reporters. Image Courtesy: goaassembly.gov.in Goa's Art and Culture Minister Dayanand Mandrekar today apologised for his description of Nigerians as a "cancer". "It's my mistake to make such statement. I apologise," Mandrekar told reporters here. However, the minister said what Nigerians did in Goa is

Mumbai, Nov 7: Standard & Poor's said on Thursday it may cut India's sovereign rating to below investment grade should the next government fail to provide a credible plan to reverse the country's low economic growth. Alternatively, the credit ratings agency said it may revise India's outlook back to "stable" should a new government have an agenda to restore growth, improve the country's finances

London, Nov 7: India has more number of billionaires than France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Hong Kong and is home to the sixth largest group of super rich population in the world, says a report. Moreover, the country's financial capital Mumbai with 30 billionaire, is among the top 5 'billionaire cities' globally, which was topped by New York that is home to 96 billionaires. Hong Kong, Moscow

Raipur, Nov 7: Security forces averted a possible landmine explosion by defusing two IEDs weighing 50 kg in Dantewada area of poll-bound Chhattisgarh, where Congress President Sonia Gandhi and BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi are scheduled to address rallies today. A joint squad of CRPF and state police detected two big Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) of 25 kg each kept in steel

New Delhi, Nov 6: Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has asked the Finance Ministry to cut duties on branded petrol and diesel that offer better mileage and help cut fuel consumption. Currently, the Finance Ministry levies higher excise duty on premium or branded petrol and diesel, making them costlier than normal or unbranded auto fuel. While a litre of regular/normal or unbranded petrol costs Rs 72