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New Delhi, Nov 11: On the 129th birth anniversary of India's first Education Minister and visionary leader Maulana Abul Kalam Azadon, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday paid rich tribute to the former. Gandhi hailed Azad as "an important pillar of the freedom struggle and statesman par excellence". "Maulana Abul Kalam Azad continues to inspire us," he tweeted. Azad, an academician

Pune, Nov 11: Students who are vegetarian and teetotaller will be eligible for gold medals to be given at a Pune university's convocation by a trust run by a yoga guru, says the institution, drawing flak from some quarters even though the varsity said it does not differentiate anyone on the basis of food habits. The Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) in a circular, informed affiliated

New Delhi, Nov 10: Former Union Finance Minister and BJP veteran Yashwant Sinha said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should fire incumbent Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over Goods and Services Tax (GST) "mess" which he said was implemented by the minister "without applying his mind." "This man (Jaitley) has created all the mess while bringing in GST, thereby inflicting one blow after

New Delhi, Nov 10: A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student was fined Rs.6000 on Friday for cooking Biryani near the administrative building. The university notice said, "He was involved in cooking Biryani near the stairs in front of administrative building on 27th June, and eating it thereafter along with other students. This act is serious in nature." The notice was issued on November 8

Guwahati, Nov 10: In a major relief to consumers and industry, the Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided to lower the rates for 177 items in the highest tax slab of 28 per cent. In the first half of the meeting taking place in Guwahati, the Council decided to trim the 28 per cent slab to just 50 items, as against 227 items currently. High-end items, including automobiles, washing

New Delhi, Nov 10: Demonetisation has crippled the unorganised sector and is responsible for suicides and unemployment, BJP MP and beedi baron Shyama Charan Gupta said at a parliamentary panel meeting on Thursday. Mr. Gupta’s comments came during a meeting of the standing committee on finance, headed by Congress MP M. Veerappa Moily, which was discussing demonetisation. Importantly, it comes a day

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tabled the judicial commission report on solar scam and said it has found that his predecessor Oommen Chandy and his staff provided all help to accused Saritha S Nair and her company to dupe people. Vijayan presented the four-volume report by Justice G Sivarajan and a Memorandum of Action taken by the government in this regard

New Delhi, Nov 9: The odd-even car rationing scheme will be enforced in Delhi for a five-day period from November 13, city Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said today. The decision comes as air pollution levels spiked in the national capital. Under the policy, private vehicles are allowed to run based on the last number of their licence plates. Odd-numbered cars are allowed to run on odd dates

Hyderabad, Nov 9: Union minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday challenged Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for an open debate on the issue of black money and alleged that scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore had taken place during the UPA rule. "The Congress is synonymous with black money, corruption and scams," the Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister alleged while talking to reporters on Wednesday

Chennai, Nov 9: A team of income tax officials on Wednesday morning began raids at Jaya TV office in Chennai, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's Kodand estate and several premises belonging to the family members of jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and her supporters. I-T officials were searching the residence of Sasikala's husband M Natarajan in Thanjavur. The residence of