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New Delhi, Dec 8: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday said he would accept any punishment if the party suffers damage in the Gujarat polls because of his comments. Aiyar was suspended on Thursday from the party just because he criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "If the Congress suffers any damage in the Gujarat polls because of my comments, then whatever punishment the party deems

New Delhi, Dec 8: In a significant development, elite export control regime Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on Thursday decided to admit India as its new member, which is expected to raise New Delhi's stature in the field of non-proliferation besides helping it acquire critical technologies. The decision was taken at the two-day plenary meeting of the grouping in Vienna. "Wassenaar Arrangement

New Delhi , Dec 8: "If not your mother, who would you salute, Afzal Guru," Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today asked, apparently questioning why there were objections to saying 'Vande Mataram', which meant salute to the motherland. "Vande Mataram mane maa tujhe salam. Kya samasya hai? Agar maa ko salam nahi karenge to kya Afzal Guru ko salam karenge? (Vande Mataram means salute to mother. What is

New Delhi, Dec 8: The decision was taken at the two-day plenary meeting of the grouping in Vienna. In a significant development, elite export control regime Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) on Thursday decided to admit India as its new member, which is expected to raise New Delhi’s stature in the field of non-proliferation besides helping it acquire critical technologies. The decision was taken at the

New Delhi/Surat, Dec 8: Congress suspended Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday after the former Union minister stoked yet another acrimonious row by describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "neech aadmi". Aiyar's choice of words not only drew a ferocious attack from Modi in Surat but riled his own party functionaries who feared potential damage to its electoral prospects due to the diplomat-turned

New Delhi, Dec 7: India on Thursday refrained from reiterating its long-held view that eastern part of the holy city of Jerusalem should be the capital of Palestine even as it declined to toe the US line to recognise the holy city s the capital of Israel. "India's position on Palestine is independent and consistent. It is shaped by our views and interests and not determined by any third country,"

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing various services and welfare schemes. The Supreme Court now will be setting up a five-judge Constitution Bench next week to hear several pleas seeking an interim stay on the Centre's decision of mandatory linking of

New Delhi, Dec 7: Reacting to the US' announcement recognising Jerusalem as Israel's capital, India today said its position on Palestine is independent, consistent and not determined by any third country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said India's position on Palestine is shaped by its own views and interests and not determined by any third country. "India's position on

Dec 7: The Chinese state media has alleged that an Indian drone invaded its airspace and crashed. However, no details were furnished on when and where the incident took place. A senior Chinese defence official was quoted by China-based Xinhua news agency as saying that the Chinese border troops "took a professional and responsible attitude" and carried out identification verification of the device

Ahmedabad, Dec 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 6 accused the Congress of linking the Ram temple issue with the Lok Sabha elections and attacked its leader Kapil Sibal’s arguments in the Supreme Court for deferring hearing the matter till after the 2019 polls. “Yesterday in the Supreme Court, a Congress MP, Kapil Sibal, was arguing [which is his right] for the Babri Masjid. He is