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New Delhi, Jan 8: After his wife joined the Congress, former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu is also likely to join the party soon. Sources said the move may materialise soon after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi arrives back from his visit abroad. Gandhi is likely to return to Delhi tomorrow. Sources said Sidhu may join before the January 11 national convention convened by the party in the

Bengaluru, Jan 8: The 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2017 billed as the largest convergence of Indian diaspora, began in the country's IT hub on Saturday with the spotlight on the role of youth in transforming the society and India's potential to play the role of a 'Vishwa Guru' again. Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the main convention of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2017 today

New Delhi, Jan 7: Playing the pro-poor card, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said they are the focus of his government and projected demonetisation as a long-term tool to fight black money and corruption to improve their lives. Serving the poor is serving the god, he said in his concluding address at the 2-day BJP National Executive meeting in which he invoked a Sanskrit shloka to say that he

New Delhi, Jan 7: BJP today termed the aftermath of demonetisation a "sacred movement" during which the masses accepted the temporary suffering with enthusiasm and asserted that black money has now been deposited in banks that will lead to high revenues and bigger and cleaner GDP. The economic resolution passed at second and concluding day of the party's national executive also accused the

Attari (Amritsar), Jan 7: Pakistan government today repatriated 218 Indian fishermen through the border here, two days after their release from jails as a goodwill gesture. All the prisoners crossed over to India around 1.00 AM through the land transit route of Attari (Indian side) - Wagah (Pakistan side) border on the basis of 'Emergency Travel Certificates' issued by the Indian High Commission

New Delhi, Jan 7: A special court issued fresh summons ono Saturday against three accused in a money laundering case related to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal in which it had earlier issued an open-ended non-bailable warrant (NBW) against British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James. Special Judge Arvind Kumar re-issued the summons against India-based firm M/s Media Exim

New Delhi, Jan 6: A Delhi-bound SpiceJet aircraft from Bengaluru with 176 persons onboard landed under emergency conditions at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here this morning following partial failure of hydraulic system. All passengers and crew of SpiceJet flight SG 136 are safe, the airline said. The Boeing 737 aircraft landed at around 0845 hours, airport sources said. "SpiceJet

New Delhi, Jan 6: A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was killed in an encounter with the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in Budgam early on Friday. Muzzafar Ahmed, who was earlier associated with al-Badr, was killed in the encounter that started around midnight at Gulzarpora Machowa area. He was one of the longest-surviving local militants in the region. One SOG personnel

New Delhi, Jan 6: Bollywood thespian and renowned name in the Hindi film industry Om Puri passed away this morning, reports Times Now. He was 66 years old. According to initial reports, the cause of his death happens to be a heart attack. The critically acclaimed Bollywood veteran suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday morning, tweeted ANI. Om Puri was last seen in Pakistani film 'Actor In Law' which

New Delhi, Jan 5: Extra care must be taken to alleviate sufferings of the poor triggered by economic slowdown which has become unavoidable post demonetisation, President Pranab Mukherjee said today. Demonetisation, while immobilising black money and fighting corruption, may lead to "temporary slowdown" of the economy, the President said addressing the Governors and Lt Governors through video