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Alwar, July 22: The eye-witness, in the Alwar lynching case on Sunday recalled the spine-chilling turn of events when his friend was lynched to death on suspicion of smuggling cows. Aslam, who had a narrow escape told ANI, "We (him and the deceased )both were going with our two cows, on seeing a speeding bike the cows ran into the fields where 6-7 people were present who fired at us, I ran away

New Delhi, Jul 22: The Centre is considering the possibility of amending the Indian Penal Code to define 'mob lynching' as a penal offence, a senior government functionary has said. Another option being considered is to draft a model law that states can adopt to prevent incidents of mob lynching, he said. "Everything is in the preliminary stage as the entire Supreme Court order asking the Centre

New Delhi, July 22: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today described the revamped Congress Working Committee (CWC) as a bridge between the past, present and future and asked party men to rise and fight for India's oppressed. Chairing the first meeting of the revamped CWC after becoming president of the party in December last, he said it was an institution comprising experience and energy. Former

Mumbai, Jul 22: As many as 19,799 children died in Maharashtra between April 2017 and March 2018 due to various reasons, including poor weight and respiratory illnesses, Health Minister Deepak Sawant has said. The main reasons of death during the period were poor weight at the time of birth, premature delivery, contagious diseases, congenital respiratory illnesses and deformities, besides others

New Delhi, Jul 22: The 10 major economies of Asia, including India, are expected to see robust growth and amount to over USD 28 trillion in real GDP terms on aggregate, more than the US by 2030, says a DBS report. According to DBS the Asia-10 economies are -- China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. By 2030, Asia-10 economies will

Kulgam, July 22: Three terrorists have been gunned down in an ongoing encounter in Wani Mohalla area of Kulgam's Khudwani. At present, a heavy gunbattle is underway between terrorists and security forces. Three weapons have also been recovered from the encounter site. In a tweet, J&K DGP SP Vaid said that J&K Police, Army and CRPF were involved in the operation. Vaid also informed that the

New Delhi, Jul 21: Conceding a year long demand, sanitary pads today exempted from GST as the GST Council reduced tax rates on an array of daily use appliances and products. While GST tax on sanitary pads was cut from 12 per cent to zero, rakhis were exempted from the tax, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters here. "Sanitary napkins exempted from GST," Goyal said. Among items on which GST

New Delhi, July 21: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that the No-Confidence Motion in the Lok Sabha was a case of "majority versus morality". "After 15 years, No-Confidence Motion was moved by the opposition parties. We knew they have majority; the motion was majority versus morality," he said at a press conference here. Following the victory of the Prime Minister

Mumbai, Jul 21: Drawing a parallel between the FIFA World Cup final and the no-confidence motion, the Shiv Sena today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi might have emerged victorious like France, but Congress chief Rahul Gandhi won many hearts like runners-up Croatia. "In the football World Cup final, France won (the title), but Croatia is remembered for the manner in which they played. Rahul is

New Delhi, Jul 21: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court against Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya in a money laundering case also involving the former Himachal Pradesh chief minister. Special Judge Arvind Kumar fixed the matter for consideration on July 24, when he will decide on whether to take cognisance of the final report. The chargesheet, filed by