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Panaji, Jul 26: Goa Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo has hit out at his party-led government over its "failure" to act against "so-called cow vigilantes", alleging that it has resulted in beef shortage in the coastal state. Claiming that the shortage of beef was affecting the state's tourism industry, the BJP MLA from Calangute in North Goa district demanded the government-run Goa Meat Complex, which

New Delhi, Jul 26: Congress President Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at the BJP over his hugging Prime Minister Narendra Modi in parliament, saying now the party's MPs take "two steps back" on seeing him fearing he may embrace them too. Mr Gandhi, who was severely criticised by the BJP leaders for hugging PM Modi during his speech on the no-confidence motion against the government last week, said

New Delhi, Jul 25: The Parliament on Wednesday passed the Economic Offenders Bill, 2018, seeking to give the Centre ample powers to arrest economic offenders such as Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, and seize or provisionally attach their properties or assets. The law gives the authorities power to arrest the offenders who try to escape the country by evading its legal process. The bill

Rampur, Jul 25: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan today charged the government of failing to curb attacks on Muslims who rear cows and earn their livelihood from the dairy trade. Khan's comments comes days after a man in Rajasthan's Alwar district was lynched on suspicion of cow smuggling. He said a Muslim becomes a victim of lynching for keeping cows. "The government has not been able to stop

Hathras, Jul 25: At least four people were assaulted while transporting a dead buffalo, by a mob here in the early hours of Wednesday, the police said. Villagers alleged that the men were caught in village Nagla Mandhata while they were transporting the buffalo's carcass in a pick-up van. They were, however, rescued by the police who intervened in time, Hasayan SHO Jitendra Kumar said. The owner

Kampala, Jul 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday said that India is ready to walk an extra mile to balance trade with Uganda as win-win situation already exist. Addressing the media and other delegates at India-Uganda Business Forum in Kampala, Prime Minister Modi said, "President of Uganda is right in saying that there is a trade imbalance between India and Uganda. I have come here

Mehsana, Jul 25: A Gujarat court sentenced Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to two years imprisonment in a case of rioting and arson in Visnagar town here in 2015. Judge V.P. Agarwal, of the sessions court at Visnagar, held Hardik Patel and his two aides, Lalji Patel and A.K. Patel guilty under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to rioting, arson, damage to property and unlawful

New Delhi, Jul 25: Parliament today passed a bill to amend the 1988 anti-graft law by seeking to punish bribe- givers for the first time along with the bribetakers, as the Lok Sabha gave its nod to it. Moving the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill for passage in the Lower House, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said its aim was to enhance transparency and

Mumbai, Jul 25: Protesters attacked public buses in Mumbai, and the neighbouring Thane and Navi Mumbai as the bandh called by Maratha outfits over their demand for reservation began on Wednesday morning. Two BEST buses were attacked by agitators in Kanjurmarg and Bhandup suburbs of Mumbai. In view of the stone-pelting on buses, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) partially

Rampur/Uttar Pradesh, Jul 25: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Tuesday requested Muslims to stay away from dairy business and cow trading for the safety of their upcoming generations. Khan’s remark came in the light of the increasing number of lynching incidents which have taken place over suspicions of cow smuggling. “My request to Muslims who are in dairy business and cow trading is to