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New Delhi, Nov 5: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks in Bangkok, saying that he should have also talked about the falling investment, growth, credit and business confidence in India. Chidambaram, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail for alleged corruption in the INX Media case, said the prime minister should have said that

New Delhi, Nov 5: As the suspense over government formation in Maharashtra continued, BJP sources on Monday said the party would wait and watch how the situation pans out in the next few days as the ball was now in its ally Shiv Sena's court. BJP leader and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who held a series of meeting with the party's national leaders, including president Amit Shah

Nov 5: Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "decisive leadership" for India not joining the RCEP deal as negotiations failed, BJP's working president JP Nadda on Monday said the country did not bow down to global pressure and give away its economic interests, unlike previous Congress which opened the Indian market through weak trade agreements. Earlier in the day, Modi said in his speech at the

Indore, Nov 5: BJP MLA from Indore Akash Vijayvargiya on Monday kicked up a fresh row with his remarks that "we don't roam empty-handed", which the ruling Congress termed as a "threat" reminiscent of the June 26 incident wherein he had assaulted a civic official with a cricket bat in public view. Akash Vijayvargiya, son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, made the remarks during a protest

Nov 4: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Rohit Rajendra Pawar hit out at BJP-Shiv Sena alliance over the delay in government formation saying the "recent skirmishes" between the NDA partners are an "insult to democracy." In a Facebook post, he said that he respects Balasaheb Thackeray and questioned if the BJP would have been "so brave" if the Shiv Sena founder was alive today. "Maharashtra

Pune, Nov 4: Money may make the world go round but it still can't tempt a 54-year-old man from Satara in Maharashtra to let go of his honesty. Dhanaji Jagdale, who makes ends meet by doing odd jobs, is earning praise from all quarters after he returned Rs. 40,000 cash lying at a bus stop on Diwali to its rightful owner. While the grateful man who got united with his money wanted to give Rs. 1,000

New Delhi, Nov 4: The odd-even road rationing scheme, an anti-pollution measure, kicked in from 8 am on Monday in the city, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urging people to follow it for the sake of their family and kids. Under the scheme, apart from exempted categories, only those non-transport four-wheeled vehicles will ply on the roads which have registration numbers ending with an even

Mumbai, Nov 4: As the power tussle over government formation in Maharashtra continues, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has been constantly launching veiled attacks on ally BJP for agreeing to his party's demands. Mr Raut, who is leaving no stone unturned to come out with a solution on Sena's demand of 50:50 division of power in the state, shared a popular couplet by poet Wasim Barelvi on Twitter on

Bangkok, Nov 3: India has stopped working in a routine, bureaucratic manner as the country is undergoing transformative changes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a group of influential business leaders while hard-selling his government's economic reform initiatives. Inviting Thai business leaders to invest in India, the Prime Minister particularly talked about initiatives to reform India's tax

New Delhi, Nov 3: Pollution levels in Delhi and satellite towns shot up again on Sunday morning, with the air quality bordering the 'severe plus' category at several places. A slight increase in the wind speed and a light drizzle on Saturday had led a drop in pollution levels with the air quality index settling at 399 in the evening. However, weather experts said pollution levels shot up overnight