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Rs 27.8 lakh looted at gunpoint from petrol pump owner

New Delhi, Dec 24: A 59-year-old petrol pump owner was looted at gunpoint of cash worth Rs 27.8 lakh allegedly by three unidentified men in outer Delhi’s Sultanpuri area on Monday, police said. The incident took place at around 12.45 pm when the victim, Anil Sharma, had gone to […]

Uddhav Thackeray uses “chowkidar chor hai” slogan to attack Modi

Pandharpur (Maha), Dec 24: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Monday mouthed the Congress’ oft-repeated jibe of “chowkidar chor hai” made in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal to mount a veiled attack on his senior ally — the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress president Rahul […]

Four die in cloth godown fire in Mumbai

Mumbai, Dec 24: Four men were charred to death in a fire that gutted a cloth godown in suburban Kandivli here Sunday, a civic official said Monday. The city also witnessed two more incidents of fire in suburban Khar and Mahim Sunday in which two persons were critically injured. […]

GST having negative effect on tourism in J&K: Par panel

New Delhi, Dec 24: The Goods and Services Tax has had a “negative” effect on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has noted, adding the Centre should reconsider the indirect tax regime on tourism-related activities in the northern state.  The Committee on Development of Tourism in Jammu […]

Centre created ‘urea crisis’ in Raj; diverted racks to Hary, says Gehlot

Jaipur, Dec 24: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Monday blamed the NDA-led Centre for the “urea crisis” in the state, alleging that urea racks meant for Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were diverted to Haryana.  He said an “artificial crisis” was created in the states where the Congress government was […]

Power like oxygen for some people, they can’t live without it: Modi

New Delhi, Dec 24: Power is like oxygen for “some people” with restlessness setting in if they are out of it for even “two or five years”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while taking a jibe at the opposition but without naming anybody or any party.  Releasing […]

AI technology bit frightening, feels Ruskin Bond

Indore (MP), Dec 23: Famous writer Ruskin Bond Sunday said technology associated with “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) is a bit “frightening”, as some people will be able to control a large population of world through the innovation. Bond, while participating in the Indore Literature Festival, told PTI, “AI technology is […]

Haryana: Party founded by Devi Lal splits

Chandigarh, Dec 23: The Indian National Lok Dal, a party founded by former deputy prime minister Devi Lal, split in 2018 after a bitter power struggle between his two grandsons. The year also saw a series of horrific rape cases, long strikes by roadways and sanitation workers, and sportspersons […]

Ex-MLA, 6 others join Peoples Conference in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 23: The Peoples Conference, headed by separatist-turned-politician Sajad Lone, received a shot in the arm when seven prominent persons, including a former legislator, joined the party here on Sunday. Former MLA Zanskar Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi, former PDP spokesperson Abhijeet Jasrotia, lawyers Abrar Ahmad Khan and Irfan […]

PM manipulating data to boast about govt achievements: Yechuri

Kolkata, Dec 23: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechuri on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was resorting to manipulation of statistics to paint a rosy picture of his government’s achievements. Yechuri claimed Modi’s announcement that 99 per cent goods will now attract 18 per cent or lower GST […]

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