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Panaji, Nov 18: The cloak of secrecy surrounding the illnesses of Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and former Congress President Sonia Gandhi are not comparable, Congress National Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said on Saturday. He said that while Parrikar is a Chief Minister of a state, Sonia Gandhi was neither a Prime Minister nor was she holding a cabinet post when she suffered from

New Delhi, Nov 18: India’s monetary policy makers and government officials will meet Monday in a board meeting that promises to be anything but its usual dull affair. Locked in a power struggle over how much capital the central bank needs and how tough its lending rules should be, a trained accountant parachuted into the Reserve Bank of India’s board by the government in August may be key to

Raipur, Nov 17: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday promised to waive farm loans in Chhattisgarh within 10 days of assuming power in the state and said the money for it would come from the "likes of" Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Anil Ambani. Stepping up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation ahead of the second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh polls, Gandhi alleged

Mau, Nov 17: Reiterating that Muslims have contributed their part in the development of the country, Jamiat Ulema-Hind general secretary Mahmood Asad Madani here said that Muslims need to change their roles according to the changing scenarios. Addressing the gathering here in a programme organised on 'communal harmony', Mr Madani said, "Muslims started from scratch about 70 years back and now they

Thiruvanathapuram, Nov 17: Travancore Devaswom Board Minister Kadakampally Surendran on Saturday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and RSS for announcing indefinite strike by the right-wing activists from Sunday to protest against the arrest of Hindu leader K P Sasikala. "BJP is seeking political gains from Sabarimala," he said. While addressing a press conference here, Surendran said

New Delhi, Nov 17: Congress Rajya Sabha MP and noted advocate KTS Tulsi on Saturday expressed hope that Congress leader Sajjan Kumar would get the death sentence for his role in 1984 Sikh riots case. Tulsi's statement comes a day after he was identified as an instigator by the witness Cham Kaur in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case before Delhi's Patiala House Court. "This is a direct evidence of his

Bhopal, Nov 17: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday defended demonetisation, saying it was a "highly ethical" move and not a political one. His statement comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi engaged in a war of words during the respective election rallies over the decision suddenly announced in November 2016 to junk a bulk of the currency in circulation. "It was

Raipur, Nov 17: Former Union Minister and Senior Congress Leader Veerappa Moily, while claiming recovery of back black money of Rs 35 thousand crore during UPA regime, alleged that during four and a half years of Modi rule frauds like Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Mallya have fled abroad with Rs 62 thousand crore. Moily who came to Chhattisgarh under election visit, said at a press conference here

New Delhi, Nov 16: A 1984 anti-Sikh riots witness and victim on Friday identified Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with the alleged killings of the Sikh people during the riots. During the hearing of the case in Delhi's Patiala House court, the witness, Cham Kaur issued a statement identifying Kumar. Earlier, another witness Sheela Kaur identified him. The case has been listed for

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16: Ahead of Sabarimala Temple's reopening today, authorities have imposed Section 144 in the towns of Nilakkal, Pamba, and Sannidhanman as a precautionary measure. The section of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which prohibits assembly of more than four people at a place, has been put in place as the state braces for a bout of fresh protests against entry of women into the