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New Delhi, Sept 19: A Delhi court on Thursday extended till October 3 the judicial custody of former union finance minister P Chidambaram in a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the INX media case. Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar allowed the counsels representing Chidambaram to get a few documents signed by their clients, including a parliament pass for his driver and a

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 19: In a big boost to Kerala, the Union Government has decided to extend the Chennai-Bengaluru industrial corridor to Coimbatore and then to Kochi. The decision in this regard was conveyed to the state government by the National Industrial Corridor Development and Implementation Trust (NICDIT), a government release said. It had been Kerala's plea for long to include the

New Delhi, Sept 19: Violation of the odd-even road rationing rule, scheduled to kick in from November 4 in the city, will invite a fine of Rs 20,000 as per the amended Motor Vehicles Act, officials said on Thursday. The odd-even scheme involves plying of vehicles on alternate days as per the last odd or even digit of their registration numbers. Earlier, when the odd-even scheme was imposed by the

New Delhi, Sept 19: A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file a report on possible measures that can be taken to relocate the Unnao rape survivor, currently admitted at AIIMS, and her family to a safe place there or in the neighbouring state, after the CBI informed that they faced the highest threat level. District Judge Dharmesh Sharma issued a notice to the Chief

Sept 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP campaign for Maharashtra assembly elections at Nashik on Thursday. Modi would be on one-day visit to Nashik, in north Maharashtra, where he will address the concluding rally of 'Mahajanadesh Yatra' undertaken by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Fadnavis toured the state ahead of the next month's polls to highlight his government's

Srinagar, Sept 18: Incidents of terrorists sealing shops and posters, both handwritten and typed, being pasted in markets, mosques and other areas with do and don't diktats have become a regular feature in Kashmir Valley, say officials. There have also been instances of armed militants walking into shops to warn owners to keep shutters down and barging into Jammu and Kashmir Bank branches in south

Mumbai, Sept 18: Amid talks of the BJP seeking more seats than the Shiv Sena for the upcoming Maharashtra polls, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party is trying to corner the senior ally over the Aarey land, induction of several political leaders and the Ram temple issues. The BJP, however, said the Sena needs to look at things practically in view of the Amit Shah-led party's vote share going up in the

Bhopal, Sept 18: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his supporters, social activist Medha Patkar who is leading the Narmada Bachao Andolan has said that Modi's birthday celebrations overshadowed the grief of those affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam project. Patkar has alleged that around 192 villages in three districts of Madhya Pradesh -- Dhar, Barwani and Alirajpur -- were marooned

Sept 18: Veteran actor Rajinikanth on September 18 said the concept of a common langauge in India was not possible and asserted any attempts of Hindi imposition will not be only be resisted by southern states, but even many in the North. The actor's remarks came in response to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent pitch for Hindi as a common language. The 'Superstar' said Hindi should not be

Kolkata, Sept 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife at the city airport before boarding her flight to New Delhi and they exchanged pleasantries. Jashodaben was leaving the city after a two-day visit to Dhanbad in neighbouring Jharkhand, a source close to the Chief Minister said. "It was a chance meeting and they exchanged greetings. The