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Washington, Aug 1: Osama bin Laden's son Hamza, chosen heir to the leadership of Al-Qaeda, has been killed, US media reported Wednesday citing American officials. NBC News said three US officials had confirmed they had information of Hamza bin Laden's death, but gave no details of the place or date. The New York Times subsequently cited two US officials saying they had confirmation that he was

New Delhi, Aug 1: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that consumers consuming up to 200 units of electricity won't need to pay their power bills. Making the announcement, Kejriwal said the Delhi government will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 units of electricity. Those consuming 201 to 401 units of electricity will continue to get 50 per cent power subsidy

New Delhi, Aug 1: The BJP on Thursday expelled its jailed Uttar Pradesh lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar, who is accused of raping a minor girl from Unnao. The party has expelled Sengar, BJP sources said. The action came days after the girl was critically injured and two of her aunts died in an accident in Uttar Pradesh. The family alleged that the accident was an attempt to kill her.

New Delhi, Aug 1: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the controversial Triple Talaq Bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The gazette notification, published on Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passed by Parliament. The Act will replace an

New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all Unnao rape incident-related cases will be transferred from Yogi Adityanath ruled Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A top court bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi also sought from CBI full details of the probe status into the Unnao rape case as well as the truck-caused accident case involving the rape survivor by 12 noon today. The CJI directed

Mudigere, Jul 31: After the post-mortem examination in Mangaluru, the mortal remains of the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha was taken to Mudigere in Chkkamagaluru district where thousands of people paid their final homage to the departed Coffee king. The body of Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, was found on the banks of Netravati river near Hoige Bazaar

New Ddelhi, Jul 31: The government has failed to put in place a simplified tax compliance regime and non-intrusive e-tax system remains elusive even after two years of the Goods and Services Tax's (GST) roll-out, according to official auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). "The complexity of return mechanism and the technical glitches resulted in roll back of invoice-matching

New Ddelhi, Jul 31: The government has failed to put in place a simplified tax compliance regime and non-intrusive e-tax system remains elusive even after two years of the Goods and Services Tax's (GST) roll-out, according to official auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). "The complexity of return mechanism and the technical glitches resulted in roll back of invoice-matching

New Delhi, Jul 31: Zomato, the homegrown restaurant search, and food delivery platform, which is also known for its savage comebacks, recently called out a customer for religious discrimination and the company's classy reply is winning the internet! A customer, whose Twitter handle goes by the name 'Amit Shukla', had cancelled an order via the food delivery platform as the company had allocated a

New Delhi, Jul 31: Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the people who voted for an independent and hassle-free economy. His comments came shortly after CCD owner VG Siddhartha's body was found in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Siddhartha, who disappeared on his way to Mangaluru from Bengaluru in Karnataka