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New Delhi, Nov 27: The unexpected decision of JD(U), which is an ally of BJP, to field more than 100 candidates in the Gujarat Assembly elections has left the Congress worried. The Opposition believes that BJP supremo convinced JD(U) to take the poll plunge to spoil the chances of Congress and its allies in the state. The Congress and its allies are also closely watching the whirlwind campaign of

Ahmedabad, Nov 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who began his election campaign in Gujarat on Monday, hit out at the Congress reminding it that he was the "son" of Gujarat who (according to him) has never had a single blot on his political career. He warned that the people of the state will not forgive those who insult him. "This is my mother and I am its son. You (people) have helped me grow

New Delhi, Nov 27: Income Tax (IT) department on Monday sent Rs. 30.67 crore tax notice to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). As per the reports, the IT department has alleged that the AAP has not disclosed donations worth Rs 13 crore received during 2014-15 and revealed details of 461 donors to the Election Commission. The party has been asked to pay the penalty by December 07. The AAP

Dalit rights activist Jignesh Mewani has announced that he would contest from Vadgam constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. The Congress is unlikely to field a candidate in Vadgam. Sources said the party may support Mr. Mewani's candidature. Mr. Mewani, who has been vocal against ruling BJP government had earlier said he wouldn't share the dais with

Lucknow, Nov 27: Unable to find any evidence, the Gorakhpur police have dropped corruption and private practice charges against Dr Kafeel Ahmed Khan, who was made one of the nine accused in the deaths of children at the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur on August 10 and 11. After state government’s permission, the Gorakhpur Police filed charge-sheets against remaining two former BRD Medical College

New Delhi, Nov 27: Renowned journalist and economist Arun Shourie, who was the Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has openly admitted that "falsehood" has been the "hallmark" of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government and that it has miserably failed to fulfill several promises such as on generating jobs. Participating at

New Delhi, Nov 26: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cited a media report on a drop in the production of ‘Nano’ cars at a Gujarat plant and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet ‘Make in India’ project “just died,” turning Gujarati tax payers’ ₹33,000 crore into “ash.” Mr. Gandhi also asked who should be held accountable for the money becoming “ash.” The Congress vice-president has

New Delhi, Nov 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday marked the ninth anniversary of the Mumbai terror strikes recalling the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in the attacks and saying the world must come together to battle terrorism. "We salute all those brave women and men who lost their lives in the gruesome 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. Terrorism has become a global burden," Modi said in

New Delhi, Nov 26: The future of over 200 students, who took admission in four private medical colleges of Madhya Pradesh through management quota on a hefty payment, might hang in the balance after a CBI probe into a Vyapam case claimed irregularities in their selection, officials said. The probe agency had written to the Madhya Pradesh government, seeking necessary action against these

New Delhi, Nov 25: Popular Front of India has filed complaints against the TV channels India Today, Aajtak and Times Now for telecasting defamatory news about the organisation, before the National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) which is a self-regulatory body headed by Justice R.V. Raveendran. In a release issued here PFI claimed that India Today, Aajtak and Times Now have been