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New Delhi, May 11: The Election Commission today issued a show cause notice to Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal for his alleged remarks in Amethi that even if a single vote is cast in favour of Congress and BJP, then it will be "treachery against God and the country". Noting that prima facie he violated provisions of the Model Code of Conduct, the Commission has given him time till May 13

Nagpur, May 11: Seven policemen were on Sunday killed and two others injured when Maoists carried out a landmine blast in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. The incident occurred at 9:40am when the policemen were moving for an operational task in the forest between Pavimuranda and Murmuri villages in Chamorshi taluka of the district. Officials said the slain security personnel belong to the

Mumbai, May 11: Reliance Industries (RIL) and its partners BP and NIKO, the contractor group of the Krishna-Godavari basin (KG-D6) block, have slapped an arbitration notice on the government. They have sought the implementation of the domestic natural gas pricing guideline 2014 that was notified on January 10, 2014 – after the government approved the Rangarajan formula doubling gas prices to $8.4

New Delhi, May 10: Campaigning in the bitterly fought marathon elections for the 16th Lok Sabha spread over five weeks drew to a close today as top leaders sought to muster a final show of strength in the ninth and concluding phase for 41 seats in three states that included Varanasi where Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal are in the fray. The campaign marked by attacks and counter-attacks by

New Delhi, May 10: India has joined the US in ringing alarm bells over China's expansionist expeditions in the South China Sea clashing with Vietnam and the Philippines early this week. Though trying to play safe, New Delhi refused to name China or Vietnam and instead called for freedom of navigation in the sea. Almost five days after Chinese ships reportedly rammed Vietnamese vessels near the

Berhampore, May 10: Mamata Banerjee on Friday attacked the Congress alleging it was ‘cocooned in fear’ and did not have the guts to act against the BJP and said had she been in Delhi she would have sent Narendra Modi to jail. “They (Congress) have no guts. It is a party cocooned in fear. They survive through understanding and play got-up matches and indulge in match-fixing. Not a single word

Lucknow, May 9: BSP supremo Mayawati and Trinamool Congress today dashed any hopes of a post-poll alignment with the BJP-led NDA, an option about which Narendra Modi had talked in an interview. "BJP leader Narendra Modi in his recent interview had claimed that if needed he might seek support of AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa, TMC's Mamata Banerjee and BSP national president... "I want to make it clear

New Delhi, May 9: The Central government Friday told the Supreme Court that there was no move to set up a commission to probe the alleged snooping of a woman by Gujarat Police which triggered a political storm. Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told the apex court bench of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice N.V. Ramana that "Union Law Minister (Kapil Sibal) has already made a statement that

Mumbai, May 9: Three persons including a navy personnel today received burn injuries after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard here. According to naval sources, the incident occurred around 11:50 AM when welding work was going on onboard the naval ship. "During the welding work, the (welding) gun took time to ignite and

New Delhi, May 9: In a setback to West Bengal government, the Supreme court Friday handed over investigation into Saradha chit fund scam to the CBI. The court also asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate ponzi scheme scams in Odisha. The apex court bench headed by Justice T.S. Thakur said that the investigating agency will also look into any other ponzi scheme involved in