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Bangalore, Oct 3: AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa is not getting VIP treatment, but being looked after as any other ordinary prisoner at the Parapanna Agrahara Central prison where she is lodged after conviction in the disproportionate assets case, according to a top jail official. “Madam (Jayalalithaa) is getting no VIP treatment. She is being treated as any other prisoner at Parapanna Agrahara,” DIG

Ahmedabad, Oct 2: Breaking his silence over the Shiv Sena-BJP split in Maharashtra, veteran BJP leader L K Advani today said he would have been happy if the alliance had continued. "I would have been happier, if this (alliance) would not have been broken. But, this is also right that people from our party were saying that the seat-sharing formula was not proper and we (BJP) should get more seats,"

New Delhi, Oct 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rajghat - the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday morning to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversary. Mr. Modi visited Rajghat ahead of the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Mr. Modi had declared that the mission will be launched Oct 2 and that a “clean India” will be the best tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th

New Delhi, Oct 1: Good times are rolling well into the festive season for petrol consumers. State-run fuel retailers on Tuesday reduced the fuel's price by approximately 54 paise a litre, excluding state taxes, marking the fourth cut since April 1. But the wait for a much-anticipated reduction in diesel price, the first in four years, got longer due to the poll code and lack of clarity on whether

Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 1: At least twelve persons were killed and 45 others injured when two speeding passenger trains collided near Gorakhpur late last night, a railway official said today. At least twelve persons have died and among the 45 injured, 12 are grievously injured, railway spokesperson Anil Saxena said. Krishak Express, travelling from Varanasi to Gorakhpur, hit Barauni Express, going

Washington, Sep 30: Calling for a new agenda in a novel joint editorial, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama today pledged themselves as global partners to enhancing homeland security by sharing intelligence through counter-terrorism and law enforcement cooperation. Writing in the Washington Post, the two leaders also said India and the US will work jointly to maintain

Ahmedabad, Sep 30: Suspended IPS officer Pradeep Sharma, who had been at loggerheads with the erstwhile Gujarat government headed by Narendra Modi, was today arrested by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau here in a corruption case. "Sharma has been arrested by us today morning under the Prevention of Corruption Act. As per the complaint registered by us yesterday, Sharma allegedly received Rs 29

Washington, Sep 30: Ahead of their Summit talks, US President Barack Obama today hosted private dinner for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the two leaders sought to reinvigorate bilateral ties. The Prime Minister, who arrived here late afternoon at the Andrew Airforce Base, was received by William Burns, Deputy Secretary of State and other senior officials. From there, Modi left for the Blair

New Delhi, Sept 30: Days after promising it will unveil measures to revive special economic zones (SEZs), the government has cancelled approvals for nine of them, including Essar and Adani in Gujarat, as progress made by them were not satisfactory. The cancelled SEZs include Hindalco Industries that proposed to set up an aluminium product SEZ in Orissa, Essar Jamnagar SEZ for a multi-product zone

New York, Sep 29: Over a power-packed breakfast meeting with captains of 11 large American corporations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for big-ticket investments to develop India's infrastructure and create more jobs and enhance the quality of life. The Prime Minister is believed to have pitched the India story in his interactions with the top executives, including Indian-origin