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Mumbai, Feb 11: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani topped the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2018, released on Saturday, with the highest contribution of Rs 437 crore between October 2017 and September 2018. Ambani was followed by Piramal Group Chairman Ajay Piramal who made Rs 200 crore donations during the period. The list, compiled by the Hurun Research Institute, ranks

Mumbai, Feb 11: Bombay High Court on Monday slammed Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit's plea challenging the validity of prosecution sanction for his trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Purohit is an accused in 2008 Malegaon blasts. The High Court has said that Purohit's appeal is not maintainable as it is an interlocutory order while permitting the applicant to convert

New Delhi, Feb 11: Expressing support for Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's daylong fast, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stolen from the people of the state and given the money to industrialist Anil Ambani. The TDP president is on a fast here demanding that the Centre fulfil all promises made during Andhra Pradesh's bifurcation

New Delhi, Feb 11: The Congress on Monday said the Rafale deal is "unravelling" faster than the government thought, with issues such as "parallel negotiations" by the PMO and changes in the standard defence procurement procedure coming to the fore. The opposition party's attack on the government came after a report in The Hindu newspaper claimed that the deal between India and France involved

Maddur, Feb 10: Former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Saturday alleged that he had to quit the Manmohan Singh-led government and the Congress party due to constant interference by Rahul Gandhi. The former Congressman who is now in the BJP alleged that the Gandhi scion 'issued diktats without holding any post neither parliament nor governance'. Speaking at an event here, the BJP leader

Kochi, Feb 10: The Southern Naval Command (SNC), on Saturday, handed over the keys of a newly constructed house to Babu VK at Vevukattu in Muttinakam, which was one of the worst affected places during the floods. The keys were given by Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of SNC Vice Admiral Anil Kumar Chawla. The original dwelling of Babu was severely damaged during the floods, and had to be

Guwahati, Feb 10: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday stated that his party, National People's Party (NPP), has decided that if the central government passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha then they will break ties with NDA. While addressing the media here, Sangma said: "National People's Party (NPP) has decided if the Bill (Citizenship Amendment Bill) is passed in

Hyderabad, Feb 9: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday said Muslims in India are Muslim by their own choice. His remarks came after Yoga guru Ramdev remarked that Lord Ram was the ancestor of Hindus as well as Muslims. “I would like to tell him (Ramde) – keep your beliefs to yourself, imposing your beliefs is wrong. RSS and Sangh Parivar make such statements

New Delhi, Feb 9: The Congress on Saturday said that it will not "unwarrantedly interfere" in the functioning of the Madhya Pradesh government on the issue of imposition of the stringent NSA against five people on charges of cow slaughter and illegal transportation of cattle. The party said law and order is the domain of the chief minister and police. "Kamal Nathji has categorically said the law

Mumbai, Feb 9: The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer whether the Rafale deal was meant to strengthen the Air Force or a financially-troubled industrialist. The party's remarks came after a report in a newspaper claimed that the Defence Ministry had raised strong objections to "parallel discussions" conducted by the PMO during the negotiations over the Rs 59,000