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New Delhi, Jun 20: He is not the person to take a decision on his successor, Rahul Gandhi told reporters when asked who will succeed him as Congress president. Gandhi is adamant on stepping down as party president following the debacle in the elections, but the CWC, the highest decision making body of the Congress, has rejected his offer to resign and asked him to restructure the party at all

New Delhi, Jun 20: Bodies of six Air Force personnel and remains of seven others, who died in the AN-32 aircraft crash, have been recovered, official sources said on Thursday. Over the past week, the Indian Air Force was making efforts to retrieve the bodies from the crash site but inclement weather was making it difficult to carry out air operations. The aircraft had gone missing on June 3 and

New Delhi, Jun 20: As speculation continues on his next steps, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will decide on who his successor will be and not him. He is not the person to take a decision on his successor, Gandhi told reporters when asked who will succeed him as Congress president. Gandhi is adamant on stepping down as party president following the debacle in the

Jamnagar, Jun 20: A local court here on Thursday sentenced sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to life imprisonment in connection with the 1989 custodial death case. According to the prosecution, Bhatt, who was posted as the Additional Superintendent of Police in Gujarat's Jamnagar, had detained more than 100 people during a communal riot there and one of the detainees had died in hospital after he

Mumbai, Jun 19: The Securities Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday stayed the SEBI's order barring news channel NDTV's promoters - Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy - from holding any key managerial positions in the board or the management of NDTV. "..we stay the effect and operation of the impugned order dated June 14, 2019 till the next date of hearing. "We accordingly, grant the respondent six weeks time

Surguja, Jun 19: A case has been registered against former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh's son Abhishek Singh, a former MP, and 19 others on the charge of cheating in connection with an alleged chit fund scam in Surguja district of the state, police said Tuesday. Former BJP MP Madhusudan Yadav and Congress leader Naresh Dakaliya have also been booked in the case. Abhishek, Yadav and

New Delhi, Jun 19: Rajasthan's Kota MP Om Birla was on Wednesday elected as speaker of the Lok Sabha. The motion to choose Birla as the speaker was moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is also Leader of the House, and passed by a voice vote. "That Shri Om Birla, a member of the is House, be chosen as the Speaker of the this House," read the motion. The motion was seconded by Defence Minister

New Delhi, Jun 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished good health and a long life to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. "Best wishes to Shri @RahulGandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and a long life," he said in a tweet. Best wishes to Shri @RahulGandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and a long life. — Narendra Modi (

New Delhi, Jun 18: The Government of India compulsorily retired 15 Commissioner-level officials of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. According to finance ministry sources, the ousted officials were charged with corruption, collecting and giving bribes, smuggling and even criminal conspiracy. Of late, the Modi government has intensified its efforts to clean-up the bureaucracy. Last

New Delhi, Jun 18: Jet Airways shares lost over half of its value on Tuesday following its lenders' decision to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against the grounded airline. Jet Airways stocks hit an intra-day low of Rs 32.25 per share, falling by a massive 52 per cent. At 1.41 p.m, Jet's stocks were trading at Rs 38.05 per share, down Rs 30.25 or 44.29 per cent. SBI-led lenders consortium on