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New Delhi, Jun 22: The government of India today apologised for BJP leader Ram Madhav's vulgar criticism of Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at the Yoga Day celebrations here over which the Congress accused it of playing "divisive" politics. Union Minister Shripad Naik cited protocol to say that the Vice President can't be invited to an event where the Prime Minister is chief guest amid

New Delhi, Jun 22: The Centre today warned all its employees to come in time to offices, failure of which might attract disciplinary action. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has written to all central government ministries to ensure punctuality in government offices. "Habitual late attendance is viewed as conduct unbecoming of a government servant and disciplinary action may be

Mumbai, Jun 22: Navy helicopters rescued 20 persons on board a listing merchant ship off Vasai coast in neighbouring Palghar district today. "While 19 were airlifted and brought to INS Shikra in Mumbai, one more on board the vessel was airlifted by a second Navy chopper," a Defence spokesperson said. The Navy got a request at 7 AM for immediate evacuation of those on board the ship which was

New Delhi, Jun 22: As promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 88 Pakistani fishermen, who were released from various jails in Gujarat earlier this week as part of a goodwill gesture, crossed over to their native country through the land transit route of Attari/Wagah border on Sunday. According to news agency ANI, the fishermen were handed over to Pakistan on the basis of 'Emergency Travel

New Delhi, Jun 22: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today stoked a controversy by questioning Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at the Yoga Day event in the capital but later apologised after he was criticised on the social media platform. Madhav, a prominent RSS leader, also accused Rajya Sabha TV, the public service broadcaster run by Parliament’s Upper House, of blacking out the Yoga Day

Dehradun, Jun 20: Fifteen persons were killed and 25 others injured when a bus, travelling from Pithoragarh to Delhi, fell into a deep gorge in Almora district this afternoon. The Uttarakhand Roadways bus, carrying about 40 passengers, fell into a 100-ft deep gorge at Dhyari, nearly 65 kms from Almora, killing 15 persons on the spot, Kumaon DIG Pushkar Sailal said. Twenty-five persons, who

Mumbai, Jun 20: The death toll in the illicit liquor tragedy in a country liqour bar in suburban Mumbai shot up to 81 on Saturday morning with the death of more people due to the poisonous brew, officials in Mumbai said. Several victims are undergoing treatment in various hospitals, and the condition of at least a dozen is said to be critical. The toll was 20 on Friday noon, and suddenly shot up

Jodhpur, Jun 20: Self-styled 'godman' Asaram Bapu, who is in jail since September 2013 for allegedly raping a minor, was today denied bail by a court here, the sixth time his plea for relief has been turned down. Additional District and Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Vyas rejected the bail application of 73-year-old Asaram, stating that an accused in a crime of such nature does not deserve bail. BJP

New Delhi, Jun 20: Around 150 members of the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Youth Wing protested near External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's residence here demanding her resignation for helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi with travel documents, officials said. The protesters, headed by AAP's Youth Wing Delhi president Ankush Garg, gathered outside the minister's house in New Delhi area around 10 a.m

Mumbai, Jun 20: A day after heavy downpour and flooding, life in Mumbai was back on track this morning with train services being restored on all the three suburban lines though more rains have been forecast for today. Ignoring drizzling, men and women streamed to suburban stations around the sprawling Metro to head for their offices and other places of work which remained shut yesterday. However