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New Delhi, Mar 28: The Interpol has virtually dealt a death blow to India's chances of getting a Red Corner Notice issued against former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi in a money laundering probe in the T-20 cricket tournament. The global police body, officials said, has apparently ruled in favour of Modi who had contested the issuance of such a warrant against him by the Interpol, on the request of the

New Delhi, Mar 28: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad has booked another ticket with Air India but it was cancelled today by the airline, days after all domestic carriers banned him from flying for assaulting an AI staffer. Sources said that the MP had purchased an open ticket prior to the ban, which his staff had booked for tomorrow morning to travel from Mumbai to Delhi. The ticket "has been

Srinagar, Mar 28: Two persons were killed and 17 others injured today in clashes between security forces and stone-pelting protesters near the site of an anti-militancy operation in Chadoora area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Durbugh area of Chadoora in the wee hours following information about the presence of militants in the area

Greater Noida, Mar 28: Four Nigerian students were allegedly attacked by residents who took out a candle-light march for a 17-year-old boy who had died last week due to suspected drug overdose. Five people have been arrested by the police in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the attack. The protest march was taken out after police released some Nigerians detained for questioning in connection with

New Delhi, Mar 28: The Supreme Court on Monday granted virtual approval to the government’s move to make Aadhaar compulsory for bank accounts, I-T returns and PAN cards. The court, however, reiterated that the government cannot make it mandatory for availing the benefits of different welfare schemes. “If we understand the previous orders in the right context, we think you cannot enforce it

New Delhi, Mar 27: Parliament today passed a bill that seeks to decriminalise suicide attempt by mentally ill people and provides for the right to better healthcare for people suffering from mental illness. 'The Mental Healthcare Bill' also has a provision to protect and restore the property right of the mentally ill people, Health Minister J P Nadda said in the Lok Sabha, just before it was

New Delhi, Mar 27: The row over Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulting an Air India employee today raged both within and outside Parliament, prompting Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to suggest an amicable resolution of the issue. Shiv Sena MPs denounced the blanket ban imposed on Gaikwad by domestic airlines which, they claimed, violated the Constitution and the law. They demanded that the ban be

Chennai, Mar 27: The Madras High Court, Monday, came down hard on a man, who claimed to be the 'secret son' of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa. Justice R Mahadevan directed the arrest of Erode resident J Krishnamoorthy saying that he not only cheated the court but also prepared forged documents. Krishamoorthy had moved the court seeking help to declare him as Jayalalithaa's son and

New Delhi, Mar 27: The issue of assault of an Air India staffer by a Shiv Sena MP resonated in the Lok Sabha today, with his party demanding revocation of a ban on his flying but it got no positive response from the government which justified the action by the airlines. Members of the Shiv Sena, an ally of the ruling BJP, created uproar in the House and at one point of time, engaged in a verbal

Mumbai, Mar 27: Supporters of Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who assaulted an Air India staffer in Delhi last week, today called for a bandh in Osmanabad's district to protest his "humiliation" over the incident. "We have called for the Osmanabad bandh to protest the humiliation of our leader by the airlines who have denied him flying rights," Sena district vice president Kamlakar Chavan told PTI