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New Delhi, Jul 23: The Congress today said there was no clause in a 2008 pact between India and France that prevents the government from divulging price details of the Rafale deal. Former defence minister and senior Congress leader A K Antony said the government's claim that a secrecy clause in the pact was forcing it to not reveal price details of the deal was "totally wrong". They have to reveal

Mumbai, Jul 23: Taking a dig at the BJP-led government over incidents of mob lynching, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena today said cows were safer than women in the country. "We are a part of the government but if something is wrong, we will definitely talk about it. We are friends of the Bharatiya Janata, not of any party," Thackeray said, taking a dig at Bhartiya Janata Party's (BJP) name

Jaipur, Jul 23: The Rajasthan police on Monday set up a high-level committee to probe the allegations of delay against the Alwar police in taking Akbar Khan to a hospital after he was allegedly lynched by a group of people of suspicion of cow smuggling. "Allegations of delay in taking Khan to the hospital and policemen crossing their limits have come to fore. A four-member committee of senior

New Delhi, Jul 23: The number of complaints of ragging reported in universities and higher educational institutions (HEIs) have doubled in the last three years, according to HRD Ministry data. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday shared the data on complaints reported to the University Grants Commission (UGC) in response to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. The number of complaints

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 23: A Catholic nun recently blocked the car of Kerala Forest Minister K Raju to complain about elephant menace being faced by her convent in the forest-fringe Sholayar in northern Palakkad district. A video of sister Rincy blocking the minister's car passing through the water-logged road in front of the convent has gone viral on the social media. She waited till the

New Delhi, Jul 23: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said it was safer "to be a cow than a Muslim" at many places in India. Tharoor's remarks comes close on the heels of his "Hindu Pakistan" statement that invited criticism from his political opponents. "Why BJP Ministers' claims about reduction in communal violence don't stand up to the facts: It seems safer in many places to be a cow than a Muslim

New Delhi, Jul 23: A London-bound Jet Airways flight from Mumbai was today diverted to Bucharest in Romania due to a medical emergency, but it remained stranded there reportedly for more than four hours, passengers complained. Author Suhel Seth was one of the passengers on the flight. He took to Twitter to vent his anger. "The commander of @jetairways 9W 116 which is now stranded at Bucharest

New Delhi, Jul 23: The Congress today put up posters across the city showing its chief Rahul Gandhi hugging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the opposition party claiming it wanted to tell people that "hatred has no place in society". Gandhi's unexpected gesture, which quickly became a favoured video clip for television channels, came during a debate on no-confidence motion moved by the TDP

Unnao, Jul 22: BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj, known for making controversial remarks, said on Sunday that those who wanted Shariat in the country "should go to Pakistan". He was responding to a reporter's query that some organisations were seeking 'Shariat courts' to resolve the personal disputes of Muslims. "India is the world's largest democracy. Indian Constitution is very strong. Those who need

New Delhi, Jul 22: The extended Congress Working Committee on July 22 authorised Congress president Rahul Gandhi to forge an alliance with like-minded parties for the 2019 Lok Sabha election to take on the BJP. The decision was taken at a meeting of the newly-constituted CWC, Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs and Congress Legislature Party members from various States. The party also authorised Mr