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New Delhi, Jan 13: Narendra Modi has long associated Delhi with all the negative facets of the Congress led UPA regime. With the Aam Aadmi Party’s success in the national capital and the buzz around its electoral potential on a national scale, the BJP prime ministerial candidate referred to`Delhi’ in a different perspective – to question media obsession, (television news in particular) towards the

Greater Noida (UP), Jan 13: Under pressure from his party, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily today said the government is considering increasing the quota of subsidised LPG cylinders to 12 per household even as hints were dropped of a one-time hike in diesel and LPG rates. Moily, who last week said there was no proposal to increase the quota from 9 cylinders per household to 12, today said the final

Amethi/AP, Jan 12: Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas was on Sunday shown black flags by a group of people, who were protesting against his purported remarks against a religious event, while he was heading to address a rally in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency here. Stones and eggs were also thrown at two buses ferrying party supporters to the rally venue, in Gandhi Chowk area of the city. Window

New Delhi, Jan 12: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said true religion cannot be the basis of hatred and division, but of mutual respect and tolerance for faiths and beliefs of all. “It is no use celebrating Swamiji’s life, paying our respects to his ideas and teachings and honouring his memory if we do not imbibe the values that he advocated,” he said while paying homage to Swami

New Delhi, Jan 12: Amid lack of clarity in Aam Aadmi Party on declaring its Prime Ministerial candidate, senior party leader Gopal Rai said the common man wants Arvind Kejriwal to occupy the top post. "It is the people who want (Kejriwal as the PM). Arvind Kejriwal doesn't want (to be a PM) but the aam aadmi wants. (They want that) there should be a prime minister who is one of them. Even we would

New Delhi, Jan 12: India said Saturday there was “no standoff” with Washington after it expelled a US diplomat in a bitter row over the arrest and strip search of an Indian consulate official in New York. Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid’s comments came a day after New Delhi gave a US diplomat 48 hours to quit the country over the dispute that has seriously strained bilateral ties. “There

Washington, Jan 10: The United States on Friday said senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who returned to New Delhi, no longer enjoys immunity and she and Indian government were told that an arrest warrant might be issued against her. “Prior to her (Devyani Khobragade) departure, it was conveyed to her and to the government of India that she is not permitted to return to the United States

New Delhi, Jan 11: Chaos prevailed at the first ’Janata Durbar’ organised by the AAP government outside the Delhi Secretariat on Saturday, forcing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to leave the venue mid-way as thousands gathered to register their grievances. A huge crowd thronged the venue where the Chief Minister and his entire Cabinet sat to resolve the problems of the people. Delhi Police and

Mumbai, Jan 11: The swanky world class terminal T2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport here boasts of arguably the largest art gallery at such a facility, depicting the vibrant mosaic of the country's cultural heritage and varied collage of the city's life. The four-storey glass marvel, whose design is inspired by a dancing peacock and built at a cost of a whopping Rs 9,800 crore, was

Mumbai, Jan 11: Justice Mridula Bhatkar of Bombay high court granted interim bail to Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand on Friday in connection with a criminal case lodged by Ahmedabad police last week. The judge said the social activist was provided similar relief in the past too when she was allegedly falsely implicated. Setalvad and Anand sought pre-arrest protection after Gujarat cops filed an