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New Delhi, Apr 9: The customs department has unearthed a new modus operandi of sending demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes abroad by courier in a bid to get them converted here later. After these high denomination notes were taken out of circulation by the government in November last, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) were given a longer window till June 30 to get them exchanged, whereas citizens who

Srinagar, Apr 10: A dismal 7.14 percent voter turnout recorded in Srinagar by-polls on Sunday, as rampaging mobs clashed with security forces and forcing them to retaliate, which resulted in the death of at least eight civilians. Groups which have boycotted the polls took to the streets and unleashed wanton violence and arson, even setting ablaze a polling station. The worst affected areas include

Chennai, Apr 9: With the Income Tax department saying around Rs 100 crore has been distributed to RK Nagar voters by the AIADMK faction led by the now jailed VK Sasikala, there is a possibility of the Election Commission (EC) postponing the by-election in the constituency. According to the documents seized by the I-T officials during their raids in Chennai on Friday and published by some media

Srinagar, Apr 9: Voting began in the by-polls of the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat. Adequate security arrangements are made, after miscreants tried to scare the electorate. For the Srinagar seat, nine candidates are in the fray. More than 1,500 polling stations have been set up for nearly 12.61 lakh electorate. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who is the candidate of his party and the

New Delhi, Apr 9: India on Saturday pledged a soft loan of nearly Rs 32,000 crore for Bangladesh, as the two nations inked 22 pacts for cooperation in diverse areas, including defence, cyber security, nuclear energy and space technology. This is the single-largest soft loan New Delhi has pledged to any country at one go.Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s new line of credit of $4.5

New Delhi, Apr 8: India's doors are always open for cooperation, but for that Pakistan has to shun terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Hitting out at Pakistan, Modi said it breeds, inspires and encourages terrorism and this "thought" is a roadblock to peace within the region and the world. He emphasised that "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" is not just restricted to India, but also to

New Delhi, Apr 8: Electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled and manifestos turn out to be mere pieces of paper, for which political parties must be held accountable, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said today. "Nowadays manifestos have become a mere piece of paper, for this political parties have to be made accountable," the CJI said at a seminar titled 'Economic Reforms with Reference to

New Delhi, Apr 8: Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Saturday took a swipe at BJP leader Tarun Vijay for his remarks against South Indians, asking whether the BJP-RSS members were the only Indians in the country. “When Tarun Vijay said ‘we live with blacks’, I ask him who is ‘we’? Was he referring to BJP/RSS members as the only Indians?” he asked on Twitter. On Friday, Mr. Vijay kicked up a row

New Delhi, Apr 8: Congress leader P Chidambaram today took a swipe at BJP leader Tarun Vijay for his remarks against south Indians, asking whether BJP-RSS members were the only Indians in the country. "When Tarun Vijay said 'we live with blacks', I ask him who is 'we'? Was he referring to BJP/RSS members as the only Indians?," he asked on Twitter. Chidambaram hails from Tamil Nadu and has been a

New Delhi, Apr 8: In a bid to give boost to their ties, India and Bangladesh today inked nearly two dozen pacts in strategic areas of defence and civil nuclear cooperation after "productive" talks between their prime ministers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held extensive discussions with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two