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Chennai, Apr 8: Income Tax Department officials on Friday recovered about Rs 4.5 crore from the residences of two persons close to Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, said a senior official. The IT officials also searched the residences and business premises of Vijayabaskar, his relatives and associates. "Rs 3.5 crore cash was recovered from Nainar Mohammed, one of the confidants of

New Delhi, Apr 7: In another incident of unruly behaviour by an MP, TMC's Dola Sen allegedly delayed Air India's Delhi-Kolkata flight by nearly 40 minutes after an argument over seating arrangement. The MP had booked front row seats on makemytrip.com and had paid extra for those seats, said Air India. But she could only be booked on emergency exit seats, which also have similar leg room. When Sen

New Delhi, Apr 7: A near collision was averted today as an Air India and an IndiGo aircraft came face-to-face at IGI airport here. Air India's Delhi-Goa AI156 was about to take off from runway 28 at 11.15 AM when the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) asked the pilot to stop and come back to bay, Air India sources said. IndiGo's Ranchi-Delhi 6E398 landed on the same runway minutes later. There were 122

Srinagar, Apr 7: Three soldiers were killed in the multiple avalanches that hit an army post at Batalik sector in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region, an official said today. "Unprecedented snowfall triggered multiple avalanches in Batalik Sector yesterday in which a post was buried. Five soldiers were trapped under the snow," the army official said. While two of them were rescued, the others could

Chennai, Apr 7: Income Tax sleuths today launched simultaneous searches at premises of Tamil Nadu Health Minister C Vijayabaskar and at least one MLA in connection with a tax evasion probe. Officials said the searches were being conducted at over 30 locations in the state including against certain medical professionals, pharma firms and their executives. Over 100 I-T sleuths along with security

Bomdila, Apr 7: Emphasising the need for religious harmony, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said India is still the best country to uphold religious harmony and tolerance. "Religious harmony is very essential at a time when the sense of responsibility is lacking. But despite niggles, it is possible in India -- the most-populated democratic country. This country has shown the

New Delhi, Apr 7: Grounded Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad finally expressed regret on Thursday for assaulting an Air India staff member during a flight last month, describing it as an "unfortunate incident", and asked for the lifting of a flying ban imposed on him by airlines. Gaikwad had hit a 60-yearold AI staffer with his sandal and tried to push him off the plane at Delhi airport, resulting in

New Delhi, Apr 6: Lawmakers cannot fulfil their duties if there is ban on flying, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said today after the Lower House witnessed chaos over the issue of fly ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad. "I am not a judge and cannot pass judgement on this issue. But, the matter should be resolved amicably," Mahajan told reporters outside Parliament. "MPs have to come to

New Delhi, Apr 6: The Supreme Court today said if the Sahara Group fails to deposit Rs 5092.6 crore in SEBI-Sahara refund account by April 17 in pursuance of its order, it will be "compelled" to auction its property valued at Rs 39,000 crore at Aamby Valley in Pune. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra told the group that no extension of time would be granted for depositing the amount as it had

New Delhi, Apr 6: Lok Sabha today witnessed utter chaos as Shiv Sena members, including Union Minister Anant Geete, surrounded Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju after he refused to heed to their demand for revoking the flying ban on their colleague Ravindra Gaikwad. BJP members, including several union ministers, watched in shock as their allies hit Raju's bench in anger and did not let