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Mumbai, Sep 21: Driving a hard bargain with BJP over seat sharing in Maharashtra assembly polls, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi that after 2002 Gujarat riots his father Bal Thackeray had prevailed on L K Advani not to remove Modi as Chief Minister. Asserting that the alliance should stay "as it is for Hindutva", Uddhav said, "Everyone knows how

New Delhi, Sep 21: India is working on a proposal for Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility for US tourists, one of the big-ticket announcements expected to be made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's high-profile visit to the US beginning September 26. The Ministry of Home Affairs is working overtime to finish the work on the VoA proposal to finalise it in time for the Prime Minister's visit

New Delhi, Sep 21: The proposal to replace Planning Commission with a new body, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is "still under consideration" of the central government. In reply to an RTI query, the Planning Commission said the final decision, as and when it is taken, on its replacement will be put in public domain. The Planning Commission was asked to provide detail of its meetings

New Delhi, Sep 21: Delhi legislator Vinod Kumar Binny was today booked for allegedly levelling false charges at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Alka Lamba. In her complaint, Lamba has alleged that Binny, the Lakshmi Nagar MLA, had falsely alleged on social media that she was running a sex racket at her house. "Binny posted a comment on his social networking account that in a police raid at my house

New Delhi, Sep 21: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday claimed that India is capable of destroying Pakistan but does not want a war. He also termed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's statement on Kashmir as 'immature'. “India is capable of finishing off Pakistan but we do not want a war,” Swamy said on Bilawal Bhutto's statement on Kashmir. Swamy's reaction came soon after

Leh/New Delhi: The standoff in Chumar region in Ladakh worsened today after a second intrusion by Chinese army personnel in two days was reported at another point after they had withdrawn from the same area. Around 50 personnel of People's Liberation Army(PLA) arrived in nine vehicles at Point 30R and they were in addition to the 35-odd pesonnel who were already camping at a hillock in the Chumar

Mumbai, Sep 20: The BJP today said it hasn't received any new proposal on seat sharing from Shiv Sena for the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly polls as its state unit prepared to put the list of candidates before the central parliamentary board in Delhi tomorrow. "We have not received any proposal (on seat sharing) from Shiv Sena," state BJP poll in-charge Om Mathur told reporters here this

Raipur, Sep 20: BJP today retained the Naxal-hit Antagarh constituency in Chhattisgarh with its candidate Bhojraj Naag winning the by-poll, defeating his lone opponent Rupdhar Pudo of Ambedkarite Party of India by over 50,000 votes. Naag gained an impressive lead as soon as counting started from 8 AM at Bhanupratap Dev PG college of Kanker district headquarter, which was expected in the absence of

New Delhi, Sep 19: The CBI is probing the role of then finance minister P. Chidambaram in allowing foreign investment by a Mauritius-based company, according to its charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis deal. The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) submission came in its recently-filed charge sheet against then communications minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran, and Malaysian

Mumbai, Sep 19: The 25-year-old alliance between the BJP and the Shiv Sena was on the verge of collapse Friday with both parties adopting a tough stance on the issue of seat-sharing for the Oct 15 state assembly elections, party officials said. Both the warring partners are holding a series of crucial meetings during the day to take a final call on continuing the alliance. "It's on the verge of