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New Delhi, Jul 16: Global airlines' body IATA has strongly opposed levying of GST on international air tickets, dubbing the taxation as "wrong" as it contravenes many global agreements to which India is a party. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents more than 280 airlines in different parts of the world. Its members include Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara. "It is wrong

Kolkata, Jul 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a rally in West Bengal’s Midnapore on Monday is what is being seen as the start of the BJP's campaign in the east for the general elections next year. The BJP won just two seats out of 42 in the last Lok Sabha elections in the state. As it looks east to compensate for any losses in the North and Western India where it had already peaked in 2014

New Delhi, Jul 16: The Congress on Sunday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment that it was "a party for Muslim men", saying it reflected that he was a "peddler of untruths" with a "sick mentality". At a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh on Saturday, the Prime Minister raised a contentious media report that claimed Congress president Rahul Gandhi had said his

New Delhi, Jul 16: A female flight attendant allegedly committed suicide after jumping from the terrace of her residence in south Delhi's Hauz Khas. Anisiya Batra was in her 40s and worked with a German airline. She allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house on Friday, police said. Her husband rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Her family alleged that she was

Zurich/New Delhi, Jul 16: It is the third year since Swiss banks made public a list of accounts lying dormant without any trace of owners and no claimant has come forward for those with Indian links, even as a political slugfest continues in India over alleged black money parked there. The list of all such accounts -- of Swiss citizens and foreigners including from India -- was first published by

New Delhi, July 15: The Congress Party on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling it a "Muslim party", and said that his "sick mindset" was an issue of national concern. "With his statements, the Prime Minister not only disrespects history but also undermines the achievements of India. This sick mindset of his is an issue of national concern. The Prime Minister gives out

Mirzapur, Jul 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bansagar canal project and laid the foundation stone for Mirzapur medical college in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Mr. Modi, while addressing a public meeting in Mirzapur after the inauguration, attacked the previous governments headed by Opposition parties, accusing them of neglecting the people and not completing development projects on

Chennai, July 15: Actor turned politician Rajinikanth on Sunday extended his support to the One-Nation-One- Election theory and said that this move will surely save public funds. Taking to Twitter, the Tamil actor said, "I support One Nation One Election. This will save money and time." Recently, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had also came out in support for the new theory and stated that a

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 15: A group of transgenders have played the role of volunteers of a government survey programme in Kerala, which is widely seen as a positive move of the marginalised group becoming part of the the mainstream society. Four TG persons were among the total 14,318 volunteers who participated in the one-day survey carried out as part of 'Aksharashree,' a literacy and

New Delhi, Jul 15: After contesting the last two Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, Congress leader and former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin is keen to fight the 2019 polls from his home state Telangana's Secunderabad constituency. Azhar, who won the Lok Sabha election from Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) in 2009 but lost in 2014 from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan), said