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Lucknow, Jul 31: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday questioned the need of setting up an RSS 'Army school' in Bulandshahr district, saying it will be a disregard of the Constitution. In a statement, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the RSS is planning to open such institutes for its political gains. "RSS follows a divisive ideology. Its role in the freedom struggle was negative and even today

New Ddelhi, Jul 31: The government has failed to put in place a simplified tax compliance regime and non-intrusive e-tax system remains elusive even after two years of the Goods and Services Tax's (GST) roll-out, according to official auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). "The complexity of return mechanism and the technical glitches resulted in roll back of invoice-matching

New Delhi, Jul 31: Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the people who voted for an independent and hassle-free economy. His comments came shortly after CCD owner VG Siddhartha's body was found in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Siddhartha, who disappeared on his way to Mangaluru from Bengaluru in Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 30: Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, who hails from the Amethi royal family, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday and said he would join the BJP on Wednesday. Singh, a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, also resigned from the Upper House of Parliament, sources said, adding that Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has accepted his resignation. Addressing a press

New Delhi, Jul 30: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday stepped up her attack on the BJP over the incident of the Unnao rape survivor getting severely injured in a car crash and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to divest the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother of the political power given to them. Priyanka Gandhi also asked why people like Sengar are given

Raebareli, Jul 29: Police on Monday registered a murder case against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, his brother Manoj Singh Sengar and eight others in connection with the road accident in which the Unnao rape victim and her lawyer were seriously injured, while two of her aunts were killed. The case has been registered under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation)

New Delhi, Jul 29: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday demanded that the road accident of Unnao rape victim be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and asked for the rape accused BJP legislator to be shifted to a jail outside Uttar Pradesh. "Though CBI is looking into the case, there should be a CBI probe in the (road) accident. Police said the rain was to be blamed for

New Delhi, Jul 29: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday broke down as he read out an obituary reference for his old friend and former union minister S Jaipal Reddy, saying he was pained by his death. When the House met for the day, Naidu read out an obituary reference for Reddy, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 77. Reddy, who represented the state of Andhra Pradesh in the Upper

New Delhi, Jul 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will feature in a special episode of Discovery's "Man Vs Wild" which will highlight "issues related to environmental change." According to a statement from the channel, the special episode, featuring survivalist and adventurer Bear Grylls and shot in the India's Jim Corbett National Park, will be a "frank and freewheeling journey" which will throw

New Delhi, Jul 29: Under fire from various quarters, Samajwadi Party member Azam Khan on Monday apologised in Lok Sabha for his sexist remarks against BJP member Rama Devi. Though Khan had to repeat his apology twice in the House, a visibly peeved Devi said the member has the habit of uttering derogatory words against women. As soon as the House met for the day, Speaker Om Birla asked Khan, who