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New Delhi, Dec 28: The Centre is set to allow popular bull taming sport Jallikattu and a few other bullock races in the new year with Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today saying that the government will let such cultural practices continue while ensuring that animals are not subjected to cruelty. "Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, bullock cart race in Maharashtra, Kambala in Karnataka and some

New Delhi, Dec 28: Tax payers with annual income of more than Rs 10 lakh will not get subsidised cooking gas (LPG) from next month as the government today decided to limit supply of under-priced fuel to cut subsidies. At present, all households are entitled to get 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rate of Rs 419.26, while the market price is Rs 608. The government had asked well-off

Mumbai, Dec 28: In an embarrassment to Congress, articles in its mouthpiece today criticised Jawaharlal Nehru's policy on Kashmir issue and alleged that Sonia Gandhi's father was a "fascist soldier", leaving the party squirming over the controversy on its Foundation Day. An unsigned write-up in the Mumbai unit's journal, coinciding with the party's 131st foundation day, blamed Nehru for "the state

New Delhi, Dec 28: The BJP on Sunday sought a public apology from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his allegations against Arun Jaitley, noting there was no mention of the finance minister in the report of the city government's inquiry panel into DDCA affairs. The AAP leader retorted by asking why Jaitley was "afraid" of a probe if he had done no wrong. Talking to reporters here, BJP

New Delhi, Dec 27: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a CBI raid at the Delhi Secretariat earlier this month, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said if the investigating agency searched his residence it would find nothing but unaccounted mufflers. Speaking about the recent suspension of three officers in the transport department over alleged irregularities in issuing auto permits

New Delhi, Dec 27: A Delhi government inquiry report on the affairs of the capital's cricket body DDCA does not even mention the name of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who has been under opposition attack over the alleged irregularities during his tenure as its chief. The 237-page report by a three-member committee headed by Principal Secretary in Vigilance Department Chetan Sanghi has said

Islamabad, Dec 27: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today said it would not be fair to expect much from the talks scheduled here next month between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India. Speaking to Radio Pakistan's Current Affairs programme about the possibility of peace between Pakistan and India, Aziz said it would not be fair to expect instant

New Delhi, Dec 26: Ram Madhav, BJP general secretary on lien from RSS, has said that RSS believes that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will one day reunite again not by war but through "popular goodwill", comments that were made public on the night Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Lahore for a meeting with Nawaz Sharif. "The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) still believes

Srinagar, Dec 26: Normal life was partially affected across the Kashmir valley on Saturday after separatists called for a shutdown demanding disbanding of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) in Jammu and Kashmir. Shops, business establishments, public transport, and banks remained closed in summer capital Srinagar and other district headquarters of the valley. Inter-district public transport was

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprised Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif and the world by making a surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan. Modi was on his way back to India after a visit to Russia and a stop-over in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, earlier on Friday. This was the first time an Indian Prime Minister has visited Pakistan in over a decade, reason enough for people on social media to