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New Delhi, Jun 16: Breaking his silence, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today came out in strong defence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Modigate saying she acted "bona fide" and with "good intentions" and the entire government and party were one on the issue. "All allegations levelled are baseless. Her (Swaraj) statement and that of the party President that whatever she did was with

New Delhi, Jun 16: Congress today stuck to its demand for sacking of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for helping Lalit Modi get travel documents, alleging that the "suit boot ki sarkaar" was all out to save a person accused of violations and misappropriation of crores of rupees. "The BJP, the External Affairs Minister and the whole government have come out to save an accused of the

Patna, Jun 16: The BJP said on Tuesday it will not announce its chief ministerial candidate and instead fight the coming Bihar assembly elections in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The BJP will not announce its chief ministerial candidate. The BJP has several capable leaders for the top political post in the state but it will fight the assembly elections in the name of Prime Minister

Allahabad, Jun 16: A Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday crashed while on a routine sortie near Allahabad, the second such incident this year. Both the pilots had ejected, IAF officials said, adding efforts were on to find them. The aircraft took off from the Allahabad base at 7:25am and crashed at around 8:47am. A court of inquiry has been ordered, IAF officials said

New Delhi, Jun 16: Food giant Nestle's Indian unit said it would take a hit of more than Rs 320 crore from the continuing withdrawal and destruction of its Maggi instant noodles. Nestle has been battling its worst-ever branding crisis in India since a regulator in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh found monosodium glutamate and excess lead in a sample of its hugely popular noodles. The company

Mumbai, Jul 16: In a sensational claim, former IPL chief Lalit Modi's lawyer on Monday said that Congress leaders and former union ministers Shashi Tharoor, P Chidambaram and Salman Khurshid had tried to scuttle his client's chances of staying in United Kingdom by unduly interfering in legal process. While addressing a press conference here, Modi's lawyer Mehmood M Abdi defended the former IPL

New Delhi, Jun 15: Escalating its attack, Congress today charged the entire BJP and the government with "aiding and abetting" Lalit Modi, a fugitive, with "tacit approval" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded explanation from him. The party also contended that a criminal case has been made out against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in helping the former IPL boss get travel

New Delhi, Jun 15: Scores of Congress workers today protested outside residence of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj demanding her resignation for "extending help" to scam-tainted former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi in procuring travel documents in the UK. Shouting slogans and holding placards, the Congress workers demanded action against Swaraj and said she must quit or Prime Minister

New Delhi, Jun 15: In a major verdict, the Supreme court on Monday scrapped the All India Pre Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) for the year 2015-16 following the leak of its question paper and circulation of their answer keys through electronic devices at different examination centres in 10 states across the country. The apex court vacation bench headed by Justice R.K. Agrawal while scrapping the

New Delhi, Jun 15: Angry over the delay in implementation of 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP), hundreds of ex-servicemen are expected to go on a relay hunger strike at Jantar Mantar here on Monday. Hundreds of ex-servicemen on Sunday protested in the national capital against the delay in implementation of the OROP policy. The protest was organised by Indian ex-servicemen Movement (IESM). The IESM had