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Coimbatore, Jul 2: A fuel tank fell off from a Tejas aircraft, which was on a sortie, into an agricultural field in the city's outskirts early Tuesday, police said. Defence sources in Chennai confirmed that a fuel tank from Tejas aircraft fell and said "all (was) safe", indicating that there were no injuries. Agriculture labourers in Irugur village were shocked to see the 1200-litre petrol tank

New Delhi, Jul 2: The PM Mudra Yojana, the scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April 2015 for providing loans to non-corporate, non-farm small or micro enterprises, has seen instances of fraud reported in 2,313 accounts in the last three years, parliament was told on Monday. The number of such accounts have double every year since the inception of the scheme, under which over Rs 19

Kochi, Jul 2: Kerala Agriculture Minister V.S.Sunilkumar will lead a delegation of top state officials to meet Reserve Bank (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on July 10. Sunilkumar told IANS that the meeting will be a follow-up on an advertisement given by the State Level Banker's Committee (SLBC) in leading dailies last month that announced recovery of loans from farmers from August 1. "In view of

New Delhi, Jul 1: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday lashed out at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying she should be sent to a mental asylum for blaming the Indian cricket team's jersey for their defeat in the World Cup match against England. "Why did Pakistan lose even after wearing their green jersey? Mehbooba Mufti should be sent to a mental asylum for drawing such

Mumbai, Jul 1: India had its driest June in five years due to a delay in monsoon rains, the weather department said late on Sunday, raising fears for crops and the broader economy. Overall, rains were a third below average, although in some states, including the sugar cane growing northern state of Uttar Pradesh, they were as much as 61 per cent down, data from the India Meteorological Department

Jul 1: Former Finance Minister Arun JaitleyMonday said the 12 and 18 per cent tax slabs in goods and services tax (GST) could be merged going forward as revenues increase, thereby effectively making it a two-tier tax. Penning a Facebook post on the second anniversary of GST rollout, Jaitley said as many as 20 states are already showing more than a 14 per cent increase in their revenues and do not

New Delhi, Jul 1: RSS office-bearers, including its chief Mohan Bhagwat, have made their debut on microblogging site Twitter. Sources in the Sangh, however, said they are unlikely to use it as the microblogging website is not the platform where the RSS would like to engage in a dialogue with the public. Besides Bhagwat, six others, including Suresh "Bhaiyyaji" Joshi, the Sangh's general secretary

Jul 1: A Surat-bound SpiceJet Q400 aircraft overshot the runway on Sunday after landing. All passengers of flight SG-3722 on Bhopal-Surat route were deplaned normally and are safe. SpiceJet spokesperson said in its statement, "A SpiceJet Q400 aircraft flight SG-3722, on Bhopal-Surat route, overshot the runway after landing, on June 30. All passengers and the aircraft are safe.

New Delhi, Jul 1: Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Monday morning leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion at multiple places. With heavy showers lashing the city throughout the night, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent to moderate rain for the next three days. Water has accumulated in many areas, making it difficult for travellers in and

New Delhi, Jun 30:The Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre over rise in fuel prices, saying the BJP is back to "fleece" the people. Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the petrol prices in Delhi on June 22 were Rs 69.93 per litre and went up to Rs 70.40 per litre on June 30, a rise of Rs 0.47 per litre. He also compared the diesel prices, saying they were at Rs 63.78 per little on