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Chennai, Sep 12: According to an unverified statement from the OPS camp, there are claims that the party's interim general secretary V K Sasikala has been expelled. Reports also claim that the post of the AIADMK general secretary has been abolished and that it would "always be held by Amma". A crucial meeting of the ruling AIADMK General Council began here today morning amid expectations that it

New Delhi, Sept 12: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday will hear Ryan International School's CEO Ryan Pinto's plea seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the alleged murder of a seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur in the institution's premises in Gurgaon. Ryan International Group's founding chairman, Augustine Pinto (73), and his wife Grace Pinto (62), who is the managing director of the

New Delhi, Sept 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pitched for innovation and promotion of skills among youth and asked them to work for a modern India. “The world evaluates the country where it is today not what it was 5,000 years ago or during the times of Lord Rama or Buddha,” he said at an event marking the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s address at the World Parliament of

New Delhi, Sept 11: A plea, filed by the father of a 7-year-old boy who was killed in a gruesome manner inside Gurgaon's Ryan International School, seeking a CBI probe in the case today prompted the Supreme Court to seek the responses from the Centre and the Haryana government. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also sought a response from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Srinagar, Sept 11: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday, said that the situation in Kashmir Valley has improved as compared to last year. "Pakistan should stop infiltrating terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir," said the Home Minister in Srinagar. "I am willing to talk to anyone. I am inviting everyone who is willing to help us in resolving problems of Kashmir," said Mr. Singh. On Article 35A

New Delhi, Sep 10: A photo of your shiny new luxury car on Instagram or a costly watch on Facebook may lead the taxman to your door as the tax department from next month will begin amassing virtual information to trace black money. 'Project Insight', likely to be launched next month, will use big data analytics to match information from social media sites to deduce mismatches between spending

Hyderabad, Sep 10: In a major relief to the common man as promised, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced that the Goods and Service Tax Council (GST) reduced tax levied on several household items. The GST council also extended the deadline for filing GSTR 1 for July to October 10. The Finance Minister Jaitley also announced there would be no change in tax for small cars, 13-seater

Gurgaon, Sept 9: Amid calls for action by angry parents against a school in Gurgaon where a seven-year-old child was killed allegedly by a bus conductor inside a toilet, the acting principal of Ryan International School has been suspended. "Principal Neerja Batra has been suspended. We took action against the security agency of the school. A special committee is probing the case," Gurgaon Deputy

Sirsa (Har), Sep 9: An illegal fire cracker factory was found on the second day of a massive sanitisation exercise inside the dera of rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh today. Hordes of police, paramilitary and civil administration personnel were involved in the mammoth search operation which started yesterday on the direction of Punjab and Haryana High Court. "A fire cracker factory has been

Jaipur, Sep 9: One person was killed when police opened fire on a mob after it went on a rampage, setting ablaze a power house and several vehicles, following an alleged assault of a couple by a constable in Ramganj area of the city, the police said today. Curfew was imposed in four police station areas of the city to bring the situation under control, a senior police official said, adding that