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New Delhi, Jun 24: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday recalled how more than four decades ago the government led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed 'phoney' Emergency, turning democracy into a constitutional dictatorship. Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency on June 25, 1975, on account of international disturbances, suspending key fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution to every

Kolkata, Jun 24: From the first government led by Jawaharlal Nehru to the Narendra Modi regime today, every administration has been convinced about the "truth" of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's disappearance but made no effort to bring back his remains from Japan, says his grandnephew and author Ashis Ray. Various governments made little attempt to reach out to those in Bose's extended family and

New Delhi, Jun 24: The Congress should let other parties be in the "driving seat" in states such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where it is not the largest opposition party, says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, asserting that "egos" need to be set aside to jointly take on the BJP in 2019. The issue of a prime ministerial candidate is secondary and it is more important for opposition parties to come

New Delhi, Jun 24: Heads of 11-state-owned banks will apprise a parliamentary committee about the problems of mounting bad loans and increasing fraud cases on Tuesday, sources said. They will be appearing before the Standing Committee on Finance, headed by veteran Congress leader M Veerappa Moily, which is looking into 'Banking Sector in India- Issues, Challenges and the Way Forward, including Non

New Delhi, Jun 24: Violence and cruelty can never solve a problem and it is peace and non-violence which always win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. Referring to Guru Nanak Dev and Kabir Das, he said they worked towards social harmony and fought against casteism. He also referred to Bharatiya Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, saying he worked for the unity and integrity of

Kabul, Jun 24: According to a government statement, India will make sure that Chabahar Port in Iran becomes operational by 2019. India`s statement came after the United States (US) threatened to renew sanctions against Tehran. The Chabahar port complex is expected to open way for millions of dollars in trade and cut its dependence on Pakistan. This Indian-backed port is being developed as part of

New Delhi, Jun 23: Nearly two dozen Air India flights were delayed across its network including at IGI Airport on Saturday after a technical glitch in the check-in software hampered operations, an airline spokesperson said. The departure timings of as many as 23 flights were affected and the delays owing to the software malfunction stretched from 15-30 minutes, the spokesperson said. "The software

Hapur, Jun 23: Another video of the Hapur lynching purportedly showing a mob beating up a man and forcing him to confess to having slaughtered a cow has gone viral on social media. Samayuddin (65), one of the men who was allegedly brutally assaulted by the mob after a minor tiff with a man on a motorcycle, can be seen pleading to the attackers. The mob can be heard asking him to identify others

Mumbai, Jun 23: As the Maharashtragovernment is set to enforce the ban on a variety of plastic items -- announced in March -- from Saturday, environment minister Ramdas Kadam said errant manufacturers will face a strong action, but common people and small traders will not be harassed. He was speaking to reporters after a review meeting with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board officials. On

Mumbai, Jun 22: The Shiv Sena on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's farmers' outreach programme and said that only farmer suicides, and not their income, have doubled. Modi had spoken on Wednesday, via video-conferencing, to farmers in 600 districts nationwide, as part of a farm outreach programme, in which he highlighted how his government had doubled the agriculture budget to Rs 2