Modi punishing people by massive taxation on fuel: Rahul Gandhi

 Sat, 16 September 2017
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Modi punishing people by massive taxation on fuel: Rahul Gandhi

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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the hike in fuel prices, for punishing the people by the high taxes on petrol and diesel.Post Demonetisation disaster and shoddy GST Implementation, Modiji is now punishing the common Indian by massive...
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President Kovind condoles Arjan Singh's death

President Ramnath Kovind also shared his condolences after the news of Arjan Singh's death came in. The President said, Sad at demise of a great air warrior & Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh. Condolences to his family & IAF community.
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PM Modi mourns the loss of Marshal of IAF Arjan Singh

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the loss of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh who passed away into the ages on Friday. The PM took to Twitter to share his grief. He wrote, India mourns the unfortunate demise of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh. We remember his...
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Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh passes away

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War hero Marshal Arjan Singh, who led the Indian Air Force during the 1965 India-Pakistan conflict, passed away at 98. Singh, the only officer of the IAF to be promoted to five-star rank, equal to a Field Marshal in the Army, was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral hospital this...
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Wasn't ready to run for prez against reality TV candidate: Clinton

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Nearly 10 months after her shocking defeat at the hands of President Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has said that she was not ready or equipped to run for the White House against a reality television star.The former Democratic presidential candidate said she had an agenda of development, but...
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London attack: Fulham Broadway shopping centre and station evacuated

Fulham Broadway station -- one stop away from Parsons Green -- has been evacuated due to a security alert, according to Transport for London.The District line Twitter account said: Fulham Broadway station - Closed while we respond to a security alert.The Metropolitan Police said it had attended a...
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Graphic on Market Capitalisation
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Modi to inaugurate world's 2nd biggest dam on his birthday tomorrow

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow inaugurate the world's second biggest dam - Sardar Sarovar Dam - nearly six decades after its foundation stone was laid. The inaugural event, held on the occasion of PM Modi's 67th birthday on Sunday, will also see the culmination of...
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Karnataka DIG D Roopa is awarded President's Medal at Raj Bhawan for meritorious service
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Kerala love jihad case: Muslim man moves SC to freeze NIA probe

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A Muslim man from Kerala, whose marriage to a converted Hindu woman triggered a national controversy, approached the Supreme Court on Saturday to freeze a National Investigation Agency probe into his wedding and alleged his wife was being tortured by her family.In his petition, Shafin Jahan said...
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Indian priest says Yemeni captors did him no physical harm

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A Catholic priest from India who was freed after being held 18 months in Yemen said Saturday that he was never physically harmed during hiscaptivity, even if his captors feigned hitting him on videos seeking ransom. Officials said they had no knowledge of ransom having been paid.The Rev Tom...
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PM Modi tweets following his visit to the Army's R&R Hospital where Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh is admitted. He wrote, We are all praying for the speedy recovery of Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh. Doctors are doing their best.
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Mamata Banerjee warns RSS, VHP against disturbing peace during Durga Puja

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday warned the RSS and its affiliate organisations such as Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad against disturbing peace during Durga Puja, asking them not to play with fire. Her comments came a day after the VHP decided to go ahead with...
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Marshal of IAF Arjan Singh critically ill, admitted to hospital

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Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh has been admitted to the Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi on Saturday. He is 98. He was promoted to the five-star rank in 2002.Arjan Singh is the only officer of the Indian Air Force to be promoted to five-star rank, equal to a Field Marshal,...
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CBSE issues show cause notice to Ryan International School

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Taking cognisance of the murder of Pradyuman Thakur, the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a show cause notice to RyanInternational School, Gurgaon, asking why its affiliation should not be withdrawn.The Board said the tragedy could have been averted had the school authorities...
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Fire breaks out at R K Studio in Mumbai; no one injured

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A fire broke out at the famous R K Studio in Chembur this afternoon, a senior fire brigade official said. Six fire tenders and five water tankers have been pressed into service to douse the flames, said the official.R K Studio houses the logistics of the R K Films production company, both...
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Antrix-Devas: Ex-ISRO chief Madhavan Nair summoned as accused

A special court today summoned former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair and others as accused in the Antrix-Devas deal case.Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal directed Nair, A Bhaskar Narayana Rao, the then Director in ISRO, K R Sridhar Murthy, the then Executive Director of Antrix, former Additional...
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Securing the school

The two recent incidents of attack on children inside their school premises in the national capital region of Delhi have sent shock waves across the country. Parents are up in arms asking the government and school managements to ensure that prescribed safety and security norms are followed by all...
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JUST IN: Level 2 fire at RK Studio in Mumbai
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18-year-old arrested in connection to London tube attack

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Detectives investigating the terrorist attack at Parsons Green on Friday have made an arrest in connection with the investigation, police say.The 18-year-old man was arrested by Kent police in the port area of Dover this morning, Saturday, 16 September, under section 41 of the Terrorism Act.The...
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Probe ordered after video of soldiers standing on terrorists' faces surfaces

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A video purportedly showing soldiers standing with one foot on the face and neck of slain Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists Abu Ismail and Abu Qasim has prompted the Indian Army to order an inquiry.The video went viral on social media platforms, following which the army assured suitable action.The...
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No agreement reached at Indus Waters Treaty talks: World Bank

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The latest round of Indo-Pak talks on the Indus Waters Treaty have ended without any agreement, the World Bank has said, while emphasising that itwill continue to work with complete impartiality in fulfilling its responsibilities under the pact.The second round of discussions between India and...
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No agreement reached at Indus Waters Treaty talks: World Bank

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The latest round of Indo-Pak talks on the Indus Waters Treaty have ended without any agreement, the World Bank has said, while emphasising that itwill continue to work with complete impartiality in fulfilling its responsibilities under the pact.The second round of discussions between India and...
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Ryan murder case: Postmortem cites shock, haemorrhage as cause of death

The post-mortem report of Pradyuman Thakur, the seven-year-old, who was brutally murdered inside the premises of Ryan International School, has revealed that shock and haemorrhage was the cause of his death.The report further stated that the external injury caused by single-edged sharp weapon and...
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Manmohan Singh-led Congress delegation visits J-K

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A Congress delegation led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Srinagar on Saturday for a series of meetings on the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.Apart from Singh, the group comprises former Union home minister P Chidambaram, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam...
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JUST IN: South African cricketer JP Duminy retires from first-class and Test match cricket with immediate effect
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Will tax those who can afford it: KJ Alphons justifies petrol price hike

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Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons justified the hike in petrol prices stating that the money is being used for the welfare of the poor and the downtrodden.Its an intentional decision by the government. We are going to tax people who can afford to pay. Only a person who has a car or bike will buy...
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Venkaiah Naidu takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi, says 'dynasty is nasty but tasty to some people'

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday took a not-so-veiled dig at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi by making a rather poetic statement.Dynasty and democracy can't go together. Dynasty is nasty but tasty to some people, ANI quoted Naidu as saying. The vice president of India was quick to...
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Gururgam murder case: Ryan school official applies for bail

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Ryan International Groups northern zone head Francis Thomas applied for a regular bail in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday in connection with the murder of the seven-year-old student in the Gurugram school. Francis, who is in police custody, has alleged in his plea before the...
11:32

Babri Masjid case's chief litigant Mahant Bhaskar Das is dead

Mahant Bhaskar Das, the chief litigant in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case and the sarpanch mahant (chief priest) of the Nirmohi Akhada in Ayodhya, died on Saturday. He was 89.With his death, both the chief litigants in the case from the Hindu and Muslim sides have passed away. Hashim Ansari,...
11:06

Hearing begins in murder cases against Dera chief

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JUST IN: Hearing in two murder cases against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh begins at Central Bureau of Investigation special court in Panchkula in Haryana.Security has been tightened in Panchkula town ahead of the hearing in the court of Special CBI judge Jagdeep Singh.Dera...
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Infiltration bid foiled in Machhil; 2 terrorists killed

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JUST IN: Two terrorists were killed as Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Machhil sector in Kashmir, the defence spokesperson said.Meanwhile, the Border Security Force said Pakistani troops targeted Indian border outposts and hamlets along the International Border...
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Our options on North Korea effective and overwhelming: Trump

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A day after North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan, President Donald Trump said he is confident that the United States' options towards North Korea are 'effective and overwhelming'.After seeing your capabilities and commitment here today, I am more confident than...
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India slams OIC for comments on Kashmir at the UN

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India has hit back at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation for raking up the Kashmir issue at the United Nations, saying the grouping has no locus standi to comment on its internal affairs.In a strong reaction to a statement made by Pakistan on behalf of the OIC at the UN, India said Jammu and...
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IS claims London train attack; UK raises threat levels

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The Islamic State terror group has claimed the 'bucket bomb' explosion on a packed underground train at a London station on Friday.Meanwhile, number of injured rose to 29 in the fifth terrorist attack this year, which Prime Minister Theresa May said was 'clearly intended to cause significant...