India

Rampur, Sept 22: Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Azam Khan's wife Tazeen Fatima was granted anticipatory bail by a court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district on Saturday in connection with an electricity theft case. A complaint was received by the authorities regarding illegal electricity and tubewell connections at a resort owned by Azam Khan's wife. After the complaint, the resort was raided by Sub

Houston, Sept 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps an eye for cleanliness even outside India, showing to the world that he practises what he preaches. On his arrival at the George Bush Intercontinental airport here on Saturday for the "Howdy, Modi" community event, the Prime Minister was presented with a bouquet of flowers by an American dignitary, receiving him along with US Ambassador to India

Tirunelveli, Sept 21: A five-member National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Kochi conducted a raid here as a follow up to probe the Tamil Nadu-Kerala ISIS module. A person identified as M Diwan Mujipeer was questioned in connection with the case. Mujipeer allegedly belongs to Ansarullah group and had attempted to set up the terror outfit in Tamil Nadu. According to NIA, Ansarullah group is

New Delhi, Sept 21: The Congress on Friday termed the corporate tax cut a "panic reaction" by the government and linked it to the 'Howdy Modi' event in Houston, with Rahul Gandhi saying he is amazed at what Narendra Modi can do for a "stock market bump" before the diaspora programme. The opposition party also claimed that the Modi 2.0 dispensation has turned out to be an "economic and political

New Delhi, Sept 21: The all-powerful GST Council on Friday more than doubled the tax on caffeinated beverages to 40 per cent and slashed the rate on hotel room tariffs. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the panel, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the GST on caffeinated beverages has been hiked to 28 per cent plus additional cess of 12 per cent as against the current rate of 18 per cent

Bhubaneswar, Sept 21: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief K Sivan on Saturday said that the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is doing very well and the eight instruments in the orbiter are doing exactly what they're meant to do. He, however, added that communication is yet to be established with the Vikram Lander. "Chandrayaan-2 orbiter is doing very well. There are 8 instruments in the

New Delhi, Sept 21: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Saturday attacked the government over its move to cut corporate tax, alleging that the rich will benefit while the poor left to fend for themselves. The government on Friday slashed corporate tax rates for companies by almost 10 percentage points to 25.17% and offered a lower rate to 17.01% for new manufacturing firms to boost economic

New Delhi, Sept 20: "Main sharminda hoon," is what Chinmayanand told the Special Investigation Team during investigations. Naveen Arora, who has been heading the SIT team, told reporters that during the course of investigation that as they unraveled the case, Chinmayanand admitted to his actions and said, "Mujhse aur kuchh mat puchhiye". The SIT has not charged Chinmayanand with rape. "He has

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 20: Talented transgender members will soon get a platform to showcase their artistic and creative skills in Kerala, as the state government is gearing up to host an exclusive festival for the marginalised group next month. The state Social Justice Department conceptualised the unique event as part of its various initiatives to support the TG community, make them part of the

New Delhi, Sept 20: Granting bail to P Chidambaram will not only go against the zero-tolerance policy on corruption but also set a "very wrong precedent", the CBI told the Delhi High Court on Friday while opposing the Congress leader 's bail plea in the INX Media case. In its reply filed on Chidambaram' petition, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged irregularities in the case amount