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Govt mum after ‘ruining economy’: Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi, Sep 8: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said the Modi government is mum after “ruining the economy” and alleged that it is trying to hide the grim situation in the country. Her attack came as the Modi government completed 100 days in office in […]

Priyanka Gandhi slams govt over plans for ‘100 days celebration’

New Delhi, Sep 7: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday attacked the government over its plans to mark 100 days in office, saying sectors such as automobile, transport and mining will see it as a celebration of their “ruin”. She made the remarks on Twitter, sharing a media […]

Special Cover on Chandrayaan-2 released

Kolkata, Sep 7: The Department of Posts, West Bengal, on Saturday released a commemorative Special Cover on the Chandrayaan-2 mission. The Special Cover was released at a function at the General Post Office (GPO) here. “The Special Cover is to pay tribute to our scientists who took India’s space […]

Man held for sexually assaulting his daughters

Gurgaon, Sep 7: A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his two minor daughters in Sohna area, police said on Saturday. The incident was reported to a woman police post here on Friday by the mother of the victims who is from Nepal. The woman in her complaint […]

Cong will fight Haryana polls collectively: Selja

Chandigarh, Sep 7: Haryana Congress’s newly appointed president Kumari Selja on Saturday said the party will fight the state polls collectively by moving in “fast-forward mode”. Stressing that the allocation of tickets will be done soon, Selja said all sections of society, including youth and women, will be accommodated […]

Darkest night before dawn: Sarangi on economic slowdown

Sehore (MP), Sep 7:  Union Minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Saturday admitted that the country’s economy was experiencing a slowdown, but added it was the “darkest night before dawn”. Expressing confidence of a turnaround, the Union Minister of State for Animal Husbandry claimed there would be no delay […]

More than 200 fighters trying to cross into Kashmir from Pakistan: India

NEW DELHI – More than 200 suspected militants are trying to cross into Indian Kashmir from Pakistan, India’s national security adviser said on Saturday, accusing Islamabad of trying to stoke violence in the region. Pakistan condemned India’s decision last month to revoke the constitutional autonomy of Kashmir and […]

Hubby booked for abetting suicide of wife

Thane, Sep 7: An FIR has been registered by city police against the husband and in-laws of a 28-year-old woman, days after she allegedly killed her two children before committing suicide, police said on Saturday. The FIR also names a Gujarat police officer for allegedly not acting on the […]

Rape case: Goa cops get transit remand of swimming coach

Panaji, Sep 7: A court in Delhi on Saturday granted Goa police the transit custody of swimming coach Surajit Ganguly, accused of raping a 15-year-old girl training with him, till September 10, police said. Ganguly, who was on the run since the case was registered, was arrested from Kashmiri […]

Outraged Indians lampoon government over steep rise in traffic fines

BENGALURU – Many Indians have ridiculed a sharp increase in traffic fines this week, lampooning the poor state of roads and joking that the revenue from the fines would soon exceed that from taxes. The government hopes to bring order to India’s often chaotic roads with a tenfold […]

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