India

New Delhi, Oct 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called the Congress "an equal partner" in decisions about the Goods and Services Tax (GST). "I want to tell my friends that Congress is an equal partner in GST decisions. They should not spread lies on GST," he said in an address to BJP workers at his 'Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan' in the state capital, Gandhinagar. The PM assured the people

Oct 16: Dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwarwalked out of the jail today after being cleared by the Allahabad High Court in the murder case of their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj and will be provided with security. Though the High Court had acquitted the Talwars on October 12, they had to stay back in prison as a certified copy of the order had not reached the jail before the weekend

New Delhi, Oct 16: Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed's mother and over 30 others, mostly students, were detained today by the Delhi Police while protesting outside the high court here, as the CBI faced flak from the judges inside for "complete lack of interest" in tracing him. Najeeb's mother Fatima Nafees and JNU students were protesting outside the high court and they were detained when they

Hyderabad, Oct 16: Responding to BJP's Uttar Pradesh legislator Sangeet Som's comments questioning Taj Mahal's place in history, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today asked if the government would tell tourists not to visit the monument. Courting fresh controversy, Som yesterday questioned Taj Mahal's place in history, distorting historical facts to say that it was built by an emperor who had

Gorakhpur (UP), Oct 16: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today stressed on freeing the state from the "politics of caste and appeasement" claiming it had been rampant during the last 15 years. "To make Uttar Pradesh strong, it is essential that we end the kind of politics being practiced here during the past 15 years," he said. Adityanath said the focus of his government is on farmers

Kozhikode, Oct 16: A 32-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader from Muzhappilangadu was admitted to the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital with serious injuries on Sunday. Police said Nidheesh, Alias Manikkuttan, suffered injuries on his feet and hands. Though he was initially taken to the Thalassery Government General hospital, doctors referred him to the Kozhikode Medical College

New Delhi, Oct 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his home state Gujarat and address a mega rally of party workers gathering from across the state on Monday. The PM also took to Twitter and reiterated that he will do everything in the best interest of the people of Gujarat. According to Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani, ''PM will address a gathering at the ‘Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan’

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15: Allowing women inside Sabarimala temple will lead to “immoral activities” and turn the place into a “spot for sex tourism like Thailand”, according the Travancore Devaswom Board chairman Prayar Gopalakrishnan The bizarre statement came after the Supreme Court decided on Friday that a Constitution bench will look into the validity of a decades-old ban. The comments drew

Faridabad, Oct 15: Three people have been arrested today in connection with the attack here on an auto-rickshaw driver and his friends by a group of cow vigilantes over suspicion that they were carrying beef, police said. Those arrested have been identified as locals Lakhan, Dileep, Ram Kumar, a police official said, adding they were being questioned at the Assistant Commissioner of Police's

New Delhi, Oct 15: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's elevation to the post of party chief would give him the "right entitlement" to lead the alliance that takes on the BJP in the 2019 polls, senior party leader Salman Khurshid has said amid strong indications of the Gandhi scion's promotion. Khurshid also said in an interview that Rahul Gandhi's taking over as the party's president would be a