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New Delhi, Dec 21: After onion and garlic and milk, prices of edible oil have registered a sharp rise due to costlier imports. Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the cooking oil prices may rise further, say oil industry experts. Palm oil prices have shot up by ₹20 a litre (more than 35 per cent) in the last two months. Palm oil's meteoric rally has led to a sharp rise in the

Lucknow, Dec 21: Uttar Pradesh continued to be on edge on Saturday with the anti-CAA protest toll going up to 15. One person was killed and many others were injured in a fresh spell of violent protests in the western UP district of Rampur on Saturday. Meanwhile, 9000 persons have been booked and 2000 held for the violent protests across the state so far. Four people in Meerut, two each in Bijnor

Raipur, Dec 21: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has said that if the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented, over half the population in his state will not be able to prove their citizenship as they neither have land nor land records. He also said that half the people in Chhattisgarh do not possess any document to prove their citizenship as their ancestors were illiterate

New Delhi, Dec 21: Several people gathered outside the Delhi Police headquarters on Friday demanding the release of around 40 persons detained during a violent protest in Daryaganj. According to the police, the protesters set ablaze a private car park at Subhash Marg area, Daryaganj. The fire was immediately doused with water and fire extinguishers. Most of them had come here from the India Gate

New Delhi, Dec 21: Chandrashekhar Azad, the Bhim Army’s leader, was taken into custody from outside the Jama Masjid early on Saturday, after giving the Delhi Police a slip on Friday during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the Daryaganj area. More than 40 people, including at least three minors, were detained after clashes that broke out during the mostly-peaceful agitation against

New Delhi, Dec 18: In a major sigh of relief, India on Wednesday granted temporary relaxation to those who have not got their Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards re-issued. According to an official notification, OCI cards holders, who are either below 20 years or above 50 years of age and have renewed their passports, can continue their travel to India till June 30. They, however, are

New Delhi, Dec 18: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) told the Supreme Court on Tuesday it has withdrawn the controversial tender seeking to invite bids for a social media monitoring agency to deal with misconceptions about Aadhaar. The authority contended before Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph that it will not float another tender in the future. Trinamool Congress MP

New Delhi, Dec 18: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice R Banumathi said there are no grounds to review the verdict and the contentions raised by convict Akshay Kumar Singh were already considered by the top court in the main judgement

New Delhi, Dec 18: Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari has called on the people of the country to exercise restraint and keep their emotions under control while demonstrating. "To protest is the democratic right of the people of India. No one can stop us from doing so. However, it is important that it is controlled. Keeping our emotions in control is the most important part," he said

New Delhi, Dec 18: Home minister Amit Shah said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would stand any legal scrutiny and that the “government is firm like rock on its implementation”. On the National Register of Citizens, which also has been on the government’s agenda, he said no timeline has been fixed for it. Speaking at Times Network India Economic Conclave 2019 in Mumbai on Tuesday, Shah said no