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New Delhi, Jul 19: Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi unit secretary and four party volunteers were arrested today for allegedly instigating the people and putting up posters with proactive message against Congress MLAs in their area. Deputy Commissioner of Police (South-East district) P Karunakaran said the arrested persons have been identified as Dilip Pandey, Ravi Shankar Singh, Sonu, Javed and Rajkumar

New Delhi, Jul 18: When Malaysia Airlines' MH 17 was shot down over Ukraine on Thursday night, an Air India flight with 126 passengers was right behind it. The flight, AI 113 en route from Birmingham to Delhi, and a Singapore Airlines flight flying home from Copenhagen were both about 25 to 50 nautical miles (40 to 80 km) behind the ill-fated Malaysian Boeing 777. This gap, say pilots, is covered

New Delhi, Jul 18: A vociferous opposition led by Congress and Left parties today stalled proceedings in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour demanding immediate discussion on killings of innocent women and children in Gaza. While the government said it was ready for a discussion on the issue on Monday, the Opposition wanted it to be held immediately, leading to two adjournments till noon. Soon after

New Delhi, Jul 17: The government has introduced several changes in the process of filing Income Tax returns to ensure increased compliance, disclosure and transparency. As the July 31 deadline for submitting income tax returns gets closer, we analyse the key changes and provides a detailed guide to make your filing easier. Although the tax rates and slabs for the assessment year 2014-15 or

New Delhi, Jul 17: Congress-led Opposition today created ruckus in Rajya Sabha over a discussion on violence in Gaza not being listed in the day's agenda, leading to two adjournments during the Question Hour. As soon as the House met for the day, Chairman Hamid Ansari said though the matter was included in yesterday's agenda, it has not been done so today following a request from Leader of the

New Delhi, Jul 17: On a day when RSS leader Indresh Kumar spoke out in support of Ved Pratap Vaidik's controversial interaction with Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief, home ministry sources indicated that the Baba Ramdev aide could be soon questioned by the National Investigation Agency in connection with the 26/11 investigations. Kumar, who heads BJP's Muslim outreach programme, on Wednesday told a TV

New Delhi, Jul 16: The fighting in Gaza strip found its echo today in Rajya Sabha which witnessed an uproar over the issue as the government refused to have any discussion on it saying it could impact diplomatic ties with both Israel and Palestine. The uproar over the issue led to two adjournments in the pre-lunch session with opposition and the government locking horns over whether to have a

New Delhi, Jul 16: The Oil Ministry is seeking Cabinet nod to allow Reliance Industries to retain three gas discoveries worth USD 1.45 billion in the eastern offshore KG-D6 block even after expiry of timelines. RIL has not been able to submit a development plan for D-29, 30 and 31 gas discoveries, which hold an estimated 345 billion cubic feet of reserves, with the prescribed timelines due to

Lucknow, Jul 16: As women’s safety continues to be a cause for concern in Uttar Pradesh, here’s a shocker: An activist has found that the Akhilesh Yadav government has drastically downsized the budget of the state women’s commission but has the money for two seven-seater Mercedes cars and two Land Cruisers. A Right to Information (RTI) question posed by social activist Urvashi Sharma revealed that

New Delhi, Jul 16: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today accused BJP of trying to "buy MLAs" and engaging in horse- trading even as reports claim that the saffron outfit is looking to form the government in Delhi. "BJP is resorting to dishonest and highly unethical methods of trying to form the government by offering Rs 20 crore each to many MLAs. Is this democracy? It is completely wrong. "If the BJP forms