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Hyderabad, Mar 21: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Babri Masjid case is about the title and he is waiting to seeing if "conspiracy charges" would be pressed against senior BJP leaders in the matter. His comments came on a day when the Supreme Court suggested that fresh attempts be made by all parties concerned to find a solution to the Ayodhya temple dispute which is a

New Delhi, Mar 21: The Supreme Court today asked the Centre why it chose not to create a separate category for those who couldn't deposit demonetised notes by December 30, 2016 unlike the NRIs and people who were abroad. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said that the Prime Minister, in his November 8 address, had said that those with valid reasons could deposit the demonetised currency

New York, Mar 21: India is home to world's fourth highest number of billionaires with Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani leading the club of more than 100 super rich Indians, according to a new list released by Forbes magazine. The Forbes list of the 'World's Billionaires' 2017 consists of 2,043 of the richest people in the world who have a combined net worth of USD 7.67 trillion, a record 18

New Delhi, Mar 21: Butchers and meat traders in Uttar Pradesh are a worried lot after the BJP's rise to power in the state. India Today's teams, which spread across UP to gauge the sentiments of the state's meat industry after Yogi Adityanath's ascension as chief minister, found it surrounded by uncertainty and anxiety. Although it's unclear how the Yogi Adityanath administration will crack down

New Delhi, Mar 21: The Congress on Monday said that it will introspect over the party’s performance in the recently concluded Assembly elections in five states once Rahul Gandhi returns to India. According to senior Congress leader PL Punia, the Uttar Pradesh unit of the party has already discussed the reasons behind the party’s performance with all the candidates who had contested in these

Lucknow, Mar 20: Going hammer and tongs against corruption, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed officials to declare their assets within 15 days, a day after issuing a similar order to his ministers. At his first interaction with senior officials in Lok Bhawan, the chief minister also instructed them to ensure implementation of BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto). "It was an

Imphal, Mar 20: The BJP-led government today won the floor test in Manipur Assembly with a voice vote. There was no division of votes in the exercises which saw the lone TMC MLA also supporting the Nongthombam Biren Singh government. The BJP has 21 MLAs in the 60-Member house. It has the support of four MLAs of Naga Peoples' Front (NPF), four of National Peoples' Party (NPP), the lone MLA of

Lucknow, Mar 20: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today directed DGP Javeed Ahmed to ensure that there was no laxity in improving law and order situation, hours after a BSP leader was shot dead in Allahabad. Official sources said Adityanath expressed concern over the incident and stressed that restoring law and order was the top priority of his government. 60-year-old BSP leader Mohd

New Delhi, Mar 20: The Cabinet today cleared four supporting GST legislations, paving the way for their introduction in Parliament as early as today. The four supporting legislations -- the Compensation Law, the Central-GST (C-GST), Integrated-GST (I-GST) and Union Territory-GST (UT-GST)-- would be introduced as Money Bill, sources said. "The GST legislations have been cleared by the Cabinet

Lucknow, Mar 20: Apparently seeking to allay apprehensions in the Muslim community following his anointment as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that his government would work for every section of the society without any discrimination. “This government will work for every section of the society....there will be no discrimination,” the saffron leader said while