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The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he attacked the opposition-ruled states for not reducing the Value Added Tax(VAT) on petrol and diesel, saying the excise duty during the UPA government was much lower than what it is under the Modi regime and asked the PM to roll back the hike. "Modiji, no criticism, no distractions, no Jumlas! Excise Duty during Congress

India was the third-highest military spender in the world behind the US and China as the global defence expenditure reached an all-time high of $2.1 trillion in 2021, hitting record levels despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said Monday. According to data published by SIPRI, the top five military spenders—the United States, China, India

New Delhi, Apr 24: Members of the Hindu and Muslim communities will take out a Tiranga Yatra (flag march) on Sunday at the communal violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital. The area is still under heavy security cover; however, permission to take out the proposed Yatra at 6 pm has been granted by the Delhi Police. "A total of 50 people—25 Hindus and 25 Muslims—are allowed to take

A propagandist “newspaper” distributed on board the Bangalore-Chennai Shatabdi Express has snowballed into a controversy, drawing political reactions and prompting the IRCTC to initiate an enquiry in the matter. The IRCTC has admitted that the paper -- "The Aryavarth Express" -- was "unauthorised". The matter was raised by passenger Gopika Bakshi, a gender justice campaigner, on Twitter. "This

New Delhi, Apr 18: India logged 2,183 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,30,44,280, while the active cases declined to 11,542, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,965 with 214 fresh fatalities, including 213 from Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Monday's numbers logged a 90 per cent jump in

Palakkad, Apr 17: The two back-to-back murders of an RSS and a PFI leader in the last couple of days in the district were part of a pre-planned conspiracy, police said on Sunday. ADGP (Law and Order) Vijay Sakhare, who reached Palakkad after the murder of RSS leader S K Srinivasan (45), told reporters here that "there is a conspiracy behind both murders. We will find out who is behind it. The

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 16: Opposition parties - Congress and BJP - in Kerala slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday while accusing him for "inept handling" of the law and order in the state after two murders at same place within two days was reported in Palakkad district. On Friday noon, Subair, a 43-year-old activist of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), was murdered by a

A meeting was held between poll strategist Prashant Kishor and the Congress top brass at party chief Sonia Gandhi's Delhi residence on Saturday, 16 April, where Kishor gave a presentation on the roadmap for 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The grand old party has also proposed that Kishor join the Congress, as per sources. "Prashant Kishor gave a detailed presentation on 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The

Hatred, bigotry and intolerance were "engulfing" the country and if not stopped these would damage the society beyond repair, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has alleged. In a newspaper article, she called upon people not to allow this to go on and urged them to stop "this raging fire and tsunami of hate" that will "raze all that has been so painstakingly built by past generations". "An apocalypse

Bhopal, Apr 16: Some members of the Muslim community on Saturday said they have decided to approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court against the “selective” demolition drive launched by the BJP government in the state, under which it has started razing the houses of those who were accused of involved in the recent violence in Khargone city and a few other places. Stating that the demolition drive has