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New Delhi, Nov 16: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she was undergoing tests at AIIMS here for a kidney transplant. 64-year-old Swaraj, who has been in and out of the hospital for last few months, said he was undergoing treatment for kidney failure. "Friends: This is to update you on my health. I am in AIIMS because of kidney failure. Presently, I am on dialysis. I am undergoing

Bengaluru, Nov 16: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday said the party has to come out with an effective strategy to reach out to people to revive itself. Speaking after inaugurating a workshop on the working of Panchayat Raj institutions organised by the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Raj Sanghatan, he said the party can grow in strength only if the workers reach

New Delhi, Nov 16: The Aam Aadmi Party-dominated Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution at a special session of the Delhi Assembly urging the President to direct the Centre to immediately roll back the demonetisation of high-value notes. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took Rs 25 crore as bribe from a corporate when he was the Gujarat chief

Mumbai, Nov 15: In an embarrassment for the ruling BJP, its oldest ally Shiv Sena today decided to side with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Parliament tomorrow to oppose the process in which the demonetisation move is being implemented by the Modi government. South Mumbai Sena MP Arvind Sawant said Mamata today telephoned his party chief Uddhav Thackeray and sought Sena's support in

New Delhi, Nov 15: Supreme Court today refused to stay the government's notification demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes but asked it to spell out the steps taken to minimise public inconvenience. "We will not be granting any stay," a bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and D Y Chandrachud said. The remarks were made after some advocates insisted on a stay. Senior advocate Kapil

Srinagar, Nov 15: Despite the over four-month unrest, opposition from separatists and fear of appearing unprepared for exams, nearly 95% students across Kashmir took their Class XII board examinations on Monday. “Out of 31,964 students enrolled for appearing in the examination, 30,213 appeared in today’s (Monday) paper at 484 exam centres across the Valley,” Zahoor Ahmad Chatt, chairman of Jammu

New Delhi, Nov 14: Congress and seven other opposition parties today met to formulate a joint strategy to corner the government over various issues including demonetisation that has caused inconvenience to the people ahead of Winter Session of Parliament beginning November 16. Leaders of TMC, RJD, JD-U, CPI, CPI-M, JMM and YSR Congress met the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad

New Delhi, Nov 14: No toll would be charged on National Highways till the midnight of November 18, with the government today extending the earlier deadline by four days. "The government has decided to extend the deadline till midnight of November 18," an official told PTI. The official said the decision has been taken to ensure smooth traffic movement across all National Highways and provide

Faizabad/ Ayodhya, Nov 14: A fresh proposal for settlement of Ayodhya dispute was submitted to Faizabad divisional commissioner suggesting that a temple and a mosque be built at the site. The petition, it is claimed, has been signed by about 10,000 members from both Hindu and Muslim communities with former High Court judge Palok Basu leading the initiative. Divisional Commissioner Surya Prakash

Mumbai, Nov 14: Israel President Reuven Rivlin arrived here this morning on a six-day visit to India to further strengthen bilateral ties. Rivlin, who landed at the Mumbai airport with a large delegation of businessmen and academicians, will leave for Delhi today. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and visit several sites of co-operation and joint