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New Delhi, Nov 24: Union Minister Smriti Irani, who rose to fame as a popular TV actor, said she quit acting after becoming an MP to focus on her responsibilities as a politician. "When I came to politics and became an MP, I gave up my job as an actor. If you want to be taken seriously for your political contributions, then you need to give it that much time. "Only after I settled in my office as

Patna, Nov 24: Speculation is rife in Bihar's political circles over the possible ouster of Jitan Ram Manjhi as the chief minister after he said his days in the office are numbered. The speculation gained strength a day after Manjhi said his days in office were numbered as his detractors in the party were making every effort to remove him from the chief minister's post. Manjhi said: "I know

Mumbai, Nov 24: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora passed away in Mumbai on Monday morning due to cancer. He was 77 and is survived by his wife and two sons, including former MP Milind Deora. Murli bhai as he was known as died at around 3.25 am. He had been unwell and admitted to a hospital. He had come home two days ago, family sources said. Deora's mortal remains would

Lucknow, Nov 23: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "copying" his schemes of adopting villages and constructing toilets. "He (Modi) is talking about adopting villages. I have adopted villages in 1990. The Prime Minister is copying me. I have done all this. I have initiated construction of toilets in 1990," Yadav said while addressing a

New Delhi, Nov 23: Taking on her critics, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani today dismissed charges that education was being saffronised even as she turned down demands that Sanskrit be made compulsory in the curriculum. "Those who accuse me of being a RSS mascot or RSS representative possibly want to deflect the attention from the good work that we have done... this agenda

New Delhi, Nov 23: With little over a week's time left for CBI Director Ranjit Sinha to demit office, the Centre has started the process of selecting a new chief of the investigating agency. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has sought the names of senior IPS officers fulfilling the eligibility criteria to make a panel for the selection committee to choose the CBI director, official

New Delhi, Nov 23: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that he did not favour burdening the salaried and middle classes with more taxes, but would go after tax evaders. He said the government aimed at encouraging taxpayers to fill their pockets with money as it might lead to spending. It would also help the government collect more indirect taxes. The government, faced with the daunting

New Delhi, Nov 22: In a fresh bid to break the Bofors jinx, defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday cleared proposal to acquire 814 artillery guns for Rs 15,750 crore while deferring the decision on joint bid by Tata Sons and Airbus to replace IAF's Avro transport fleet and also procurement of 106 Swiss Pilatus basic trainer aircraft. The artillery guns would be procured as per the "Buy and

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 22: Keeping up strict vigil on the people arriving here from Ebola-hit regions, Kerala has kept under observation as many as 117 passengers arriving here from deadly virus-hit African nations. According to state Health Department officials, 680 incoming passengers, who arrived at various airports and seaports in the state from Ebola-hit regions, have been examined since

New Delhi, Nov 22: Faced with the daunting task of getting back black money stashed abroad, government on Saturday said it was having a relook at some of the bilateral tax treaties signed with foreign countries that may be hindering the repatriation of the money. "Of course, we are," finance minister Arun Jaitley said. He was asked whether the government would have a relook at the bilateral