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New Delhi, Jan 7: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi after he accused her of lying in Parliament about procurement orders worth Rs 1 lakh crore for state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). In her counter offensive, Sitharaman said it was a matter of “shame” that the Congress president was misleading the country on the

Chennai, Jan 6: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan Sunday wished Prakash Raj "all the best" for his political journey ahead and said the actor walks the talk. The critically-acclaimed actor Raj Saturday said he will be contesting the coming Lok Sabha elections from the Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate. "Wishing My friend Mr. @prakashraaj all the very best in his

Kannur, Jan 6: District Collector Mir Muhammed Ali has clamped prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC, in Thalassery and New Mahe police station limits till midnight of January 7. The Prohibitory order has been clamped in the wake of political clashes reported on Saturday in and around Thalassery, even after a peace meeting was held and leaders participating in it agreed for maintaining

Kolkata, Jan 6: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh ruffled a few feathers within his party on Saturday when he said TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has the best chance to become the first Bengali prime minister of the country. Extending birthday wishes to her, Ghosh said he prayed her good health and success in life "because the fate of our state depends on her success". "We want her

Mumbai, Jan 6: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case + , told a court in Mumbai on Saturday that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been politicised. Nirav's lawyer filed his reply to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea seeking to declare the diamond merchant a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act

New Delhi, Jan 6: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, farm distress and job losses, alleging the PM was an "incompetent man who listens to nobody". In a series of tweets and Facebook posts, Mr Gandhi cited various media reports to allege that the country was grappling with issues such as massive job losses and farm distress

Sambhal, Jan 6: A Bharatiya Janata Party legislator has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, levelling allegations of corruption against officers of Sambhal district. In a letter dated January 3, Gunnaur constituency MLA Ajeet Kumar Yadav said, “Owing to the corrupt practices of the officials in the district, the mood of the people have turned against the state government. If

New Delhi, Jan 5: The National Green Tribunal on Friday imposed a fine of whopping Rs 100 crore on the Meghalaya government for failing to curb illegal coal mining in the state. A senior advocate, who is assisting the tribunal as an amicus curiae in the mining matter, said a report of a high-level committee was submitted on January 2 before a bench headed by NGT chairperson A K Goel. The report

Kochi, Jan 5: A senior Kerala minister on Saturday attacked the Sabarimala temple's Tantri (chief priest), calling him a "Brahmin monster" for conducting a 'purification' ceremony after two women in the menstrual age group entered the shrine. The women, Kanakadurga (44) and Bindu (42), entered the shrine and offered prayers on Wednesday, breaking a centuries-old tradition. Following this, the

New Delhi, Jan 5: A section of PSU bank employees would go on a two-day strike on January 8 and 9 in support of the nation-wide strike call given by 10 central trade unions against the government's alleged anti-worker policy. The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India has informed the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) of the two-day nationwide strike on