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New Delhi, Dec 26: The Patiala House Court bench on Monday granted bail to former Indian Air Force chief SP Tyagi arrested in AgustaWestland chopper deal case. The court has further asked 72-year-old Tyagi not to leave the country and deposit Rs 2 lakh security bond . A court also said it would pass order, on January 4, on the bail plea of Tyagi's cousin Sanjeev Tyagi and Delhi-based advocate

Agra, Dec 26: Call it ignorance or sheer slip of the tongue, but BJP's controversial Aligarh mayor Shakuntala Bharti landed herself in an embarrassing situation on Saturday when she referred to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as "deceased" while delivering a speech on the eve of celebrations of the veteran politician's birthday. Addressing students at Dharam Jyoti Mahavidyalya School at

New Delhi, Dec 26: Dismissing the criticism of frequent changes in rules after demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that those who cannot endorse corruption and black money openly are relentlessly finding fault with his government. He vowed to take forward the fight against unaccounted money and corruption by implementing a strong law against benami properties. “I assure

New Delhi, Dec 25: Trying to calm the jangled nerves, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today went to great lengths clarifying that there is no intention of the government to impose tax on long-term capital gains from share transactions. Referring to the speech made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai yesterday, he said the interpretation being given to the speech is not correct. "The speech has

New Delhi, Dec 25: The Reserve Bank of India has refused to allow access to minutes of meetings held to decide on the issue of demonetisation of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8. Responding to an RTI application filed by activist Venkatesh Nayak, the Bankers' Bank refused to disclose the minutes of the crucial meetings of Central Board of Directors

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 25: Escalating the attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused him of dividing the country between the rich and the poor and dubbed the move as “firebombing” on cash economy and farmers and labourers. Addressing a public rally here, Rahul said the prime minister’s decision to ban high-value

Patalganga, Dec 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hinted at unleashing more radical reforms, saying his government will not shy away from taking difficult decisions that are in national interest and admitted the note ban caused "short-term pain". Inaugurating a new educational and training campus of the Sebi-run National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) in this industrial township near

New Delhi, Dec 24: A Delhi court today granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a case of allegedly giving false information in an affidavit filed in the run up to 2013 Assembly polls. Metropolitan Magistrate Ashish Gupta granted the relief to Kejriwal, who appeared in court in pursuance to its direction, on a personal bond of Rs 10,000 and posted the matter for next hearing on April 7

Mumbai, Dec 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day's visit to Maharashtra on Saturday, where he will lay foundation stones for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the metro rail projects in Mumbai and Pune. Modi will inaugurate the newly-built campus of the National Institute of Securities Management in MIDC Patalganga in neighbouring Raigad

New Delhi, Dec 24: A day after he sprang a surprise by stepping down as the Lt Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and later praised him as a “visionary” and an “exceptional” person who “wants to take the minorities along”. Jung also indicated his unhappiness with the AAP government of Delhi, underlining that he had “distinct disagreements” with the latter