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New Delhi, Jun 19: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said media reports claiming Delhi University has blocked an RTI query seeking details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BA degree "deepen the mystery" surrounding his educational qualifications. He contended DU "cannot reject" information sought under the Right To Information Act by a city-based lawyer and the university should write to

New Delhi, Jun 19: As many as 57 Union ministers will spread across the country on Tuesday for the 2nd International Yoga Day programmes, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the ancient Indian physical exercise in Chandigarh. The Ministers will be leading various programmes hosted by the government across the country during the mega event, including ten of them concentrating in poll-bound

New Delhi, Jun 19: Calling RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's exit a 'bad omen' for the Indian economy, eminent economists and former policymakers today said it will be seen by the world as India's non-approval to a policy against inflation and bad loans. Rajan's colleague at Chicago University Booth School of Business Luigi Zingales termed it is a "huge loss for India", while Harvard University

London, Jun 19: Vijay Mallya, declared a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case, today said he was not a "gate crasher", suggesting that he was invited to the book launch event here which was also attended by the Indian High Commissioner. Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna's presence at the event on Thursday where Mallya was spotted sparked a row following which External Affairs

Ahmedabad, Jun 19: The purpose of setting up an inquiry panel to find the missing files related to the encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan was not to implicate anyone but to recover the documents, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today amid the controversy over the officer conducting the probe having allegedly tutored a witness. "The inquiry committee was set up not to implicate anyone but to find

New Delhi, June 19: There are seven candidates on a long list to replace Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, a senior government official told Reuters on Saturday. The candidates are Vijay Kelkar, Rakesh Mohan, Ashok Lahiri, Urjit Patel, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Subir Gokarn and Ashok Chawla, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. Of

New Delhi, June 18: The political battle has begun over the announcement of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan that he would not serve a second term at the central bank. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said the government 'didn't deserve Dr Rajan'. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley meanwhile said Rajan's successor would be announced soon. "I am disappointed and profoundly saddened by the

Mumbai, Jun 18: Badgered by political attacks on him, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said no to a second term in the post, in a surprise announcement putting at rest all speculation over his continuance. "... on due reflection, and after consultation with the government, I want to share with you that I will be returning to academia when my term as Governor ends on September 4, 2016," Rajan said

London, Jun 18: Vijay Mallya, who has been declared a proclaimed offender by a Mumbai court in a money laundering case, has been spotted at a book launch event at London School of Economics this week that was attended by the Indian envoy. Social media was in a frenzy after it emerged that Indian High Commissioner Navtej Sarna, who was one of the special guests at the event on Thursday evening to

Hyderabad, Jun 18: The Indian Air Force on Saturday inducted its first batch of women pilots, comprising three cadets into its fighter squadron. Bhawna Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh, will undergo another six months of training in the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer before they start flying the fighter jets in regular missions like their male counterparts. They graduated from the IAF academy