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Ayodhya, Mar 23: Dismissing the role of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy as negotiator for the Ram temple issue, the main parties to the case today demanded setting up a panel of Supreme Court judges to initiate the talks in the vexed matter. The Supreme Court had on Tuesday suggested an out-of-court settlement of the lingering Ram Janmabhoomi- Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya, observing that

New Delhi, Mar 23: Leaders across party lines reacted sharply today to the incident where a Shiv Sena MP thrashed an Air India staffer and demanded strict penal action against the legislator, terming the incident as "sad and unfortunate". Although Shiv Sena supported its legislator, saying he is not the kind of person who loses his temper, the Congress threatened to rake up the issue in Parliament

New Delhi, Mar 23: Rival AIADMK factions today submitted new names and poll symbols _ a hat and an electric pole _ to the Election Commission, a day after it barred them from using the undivided party's "two leaves" symbol for a by-election. According to party sources, the EC accepted the request of the Sasikala camp for allotting it the "hat" symbol. The faction will now contest the R K Nagar by

Mumbai, Mar 23: In a miraculous escape for hundreds of passengers, an Air India wide body aircraft landed safely at London Heathrow airport after sufering from a bird-hit in its flight path between Ahmedabad and London. The bird hit was severe enough to push back the aircraft's nose and damage the radar system. The onward flight to Newark has been cancelled and the aircraft has been grounded. The

New Delhi/London, Mar 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed sadness over the attack in the heart of London by a man who was shot dead by armed police, with many saying they stand with Britain. At least four people were killed and more than 40 injured in the attack outside Parliament on Wednesday when a man mowed down pedestrians with a car then leapt out and stabbed a police

New Delhi, Mar 22: A new nationwide goods and services tax (GST) will be rolled out from July 1 to create one of the world's biggest single markets, make commodities cheaper and make tax evasion difficult, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. Speaking at the 23rd Conference of the Commonwealth Auditor General, Jaitley said India has "hugely" a non-tax compliant society and the government

New Delhi, Mar 22: Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' will be screened for Members of Parliament tomorrow to send across a message of women empowerment while providing a slice of entertainment. The movie will be screened on the initiative of Lok Sabha Speaker Sumita Mahajan. It will be screened in Parliament's Balayogi auditorium in the evening after the session gets over. "It is my priviledge to inform

New Delhi, Mar 22: Justice Rohinton Nariman, who made remarks about reviving the criminal conspiracy charge against BJP veteran L.K. Advani and other top leaders, including Union Minister Uma Bharti, during the previous hearing of the Babri Masjid demolition case, was not a part of the Supreme Court Bench on Wednesday. On March 6, Justice Nariman, who was sitting as a judge along with Justice P.C

Mumbai, Mar 22: Former MP Nilesh Rane on Tuesday quit as general secretary of Maharashtra Congress, accusing party president Ashok Chavan of "inaction" in appointing district president of Ratnagiri. "Despite telling you (Ashok Chavan) that I want to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election from my constituency, you have not appointed president for Ratnagiri district...your inaction smacks of political

New Delhi, Mar 22: Upset over the frequent suspensions of business of Lok Sabha because of the absence of BJP MPs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cautioned them against skipping proceedings, saying that he would personally monitor their presence. PM sounded the warning at the meeting of the BJP parliamentary party when he interrupted parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar to say that