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Unnao, Aug 1: An almost 15-day old letter written by the lawyer of Unnao rape victim alleging a threat to his life and seeking urgent issuance of a weapon licensing, surfaced on Thursday. The lawyer, Mahendra Singh, had written to the District Magistrate urging him to expedite the process of granting him a weapon license. "I have apprehension that I could be murdered in future," the July 15 reads

New Delhi, Aug 1: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that consumers consuming up to 200 units of electricity won't need to pay their power bills. Making the announcement, Kejriwal said the Delhi government will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 units of electricity. Those consuming 201 to 401 units of electricity will continue to get 50 per cent power subsidy

New Delhi, Aug 1: The BJP on Thursday expelled its jailed Uttar Pradesh lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar, who is accused of raping a minor girl from Unnao. The party has expelled Sengar, BJP sources said. The action came days after the girl was critically injured and two of her aunts died in an accident in Uttar Pradesh. The family alleged that the accident was an attempt to kill her.

New Delhi, Aug 1: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the controversial Triple Talaq Bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The gazette notification, published on Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passed by Parliament. The Act will replace an

New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all Unnao rape incident-related cases will be transferred from Yogi Adityanath ruled Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A top court bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi also sought from CBI full details of the probe status into the Unnao rape case as well as the truck-caused accident case involving the rape survivor by 12 noon today. The CJI directed

Lucknow, Jul 31: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday questioned the need of setting up an RSS 'Army school' in Bulandshahr district, saying it will be a disregard of the Constitution. In a statement, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the RSS is planning to open such institutes for its political gains. "RSS follows a divisive ideology. Its role in the freedom struggle was negative and even today

New Ddelhi, Jul 31: The government has failed to put in place a simplified tax compliance regime and non-intrusive e-tax system remains elusive even after two years of the Goods and Services Tax's (GST) roll-out, according to official auditor, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). "The complexity of return mechanism and the technical glitches resulted in roll back of invoice-matching

New Delhi, Jul 31: Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the people who voted for an independent and hassle-free economy. His comments came shortly after CCD owner VG Siddhartha's body was found in the Netravati river in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. Siddhartha, who disappeared on his way to Mangaluru from Bengaluru in Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 30: Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, who hails from the Amethi royal family, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday and said he would join the BJP on Wednesday. Singh, a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, also resigned from the Upper House of Parliament, sources said, adding that Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has accepted his resignation. Addressing a press

New Delhi, Jul 30: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday stepped up her attack on the BJP over the incident of the Unnao rape survivor getting severely injured in a car crash and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to divest the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brother of the political power given to them. Priyanka Gandhi also asked why people like Sengar are given