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Ranchi, Oct 20: Indian opener Rohit Sharma smashed his first Test double century against South Africa here on Sunday. With this feat, the flamboyant batsman became the 24th Indian to score a double ton in the longest format of the game. Displaying a scintillating performance, the right-handed batsman smashed 28 fours and six sixes in his innings before getting out at 212. India resumed play from

Lucknow, Oct 20: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Uttar Pradesh's Deoband has asked the Hindu community to "buy swords made of iron instead of utensils on Dhanteras". Dhanteras is celebrated annually before the festival of Diwali. As per tradition, people buy utensils or other items made of metal. This year, Dhanteras will be observed on October 25 (Friday). "The Supreme Court verdict on

New Delhi, Oct 19: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at Union Minister Piyush Goyal for his remarks on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, saying the government's job is to improve the "collapsing" economy and not to run a "comedy circus". Goyal on Friday said Banerjee supported 'NYAY', a minimum income scheme proposed by the Congress, which was rejected by the Indian voters

Mumbai, Oct 19: Reliance Jio on Friday reported Rs 990 crore net profit for Q2 ending September, marking a year-on-year growth of 45.4 per cent on a standalone basis even as its average revenue per user (ARPU) fell while both data and voice volume grew significantly. It's standalone revenue from operations was Rs 12,354 crore while standalone Ebitda stood at Rs 5,166 crore. The company's net

Ahmadabad/Lucknow, Oct 19: Derogatory speeches against the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) led to the murder of Hindu Samaj Party founder Kamlesh Tiwari, claimed the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), which today arrested three persons from Surat, even as victim’s mother squarely held the Bharatiya Janata Party responsible. "We have arrested three persons as of now who are involved in the murder of

Mumbai, Oct 19: An 83-year-old depositor of the troubled PMC Bank died on Friday, with his family claiming that they could not raise money for his heart surgery after restrictions were imposed on fund withdrawals. This is a fourth incident of the death of a depositor of the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank after the RBI appointed administrator on the city-headquartered lender. Two of the

Mumbai, Oct 19: An 83-year-old depositor of the troubled PMC Bank died on Friday, with his family claiming that they could not raise money for his heart surgery after restrictions were imposed on fund withdrawals. This is a fourth incident of the death of a depositor of the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank after the RBI appointed administrator on the city-headquartered lender. Two of the

New Delhi, Oct 19: Indrani Mukerjea has claimed to have paid a bribe of US $5 million to former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram through offshore payments in Singapore, Mauritius, Bermuda, the UK and Switzerland, the Central Bureau of Investigation stated in the chargesheet filed in a special court on Friday in the INX Media case. The CBI also

Chennai, Oct 19: The Income Tax department on Friday said searches in the premises of a group of firms founded by spiritual guru 'Kalki' Bhagwan has led to unearthing of unaccounted cash receipts to the tune of Rs 409 crore. The premises of a conglomerate of trusts and companies founded by the spiritual guru that ran 'wellness courses' at Varadaiahpalem in Andhra Pradesh, Chennai and Bengaluru

Lucknow, Oct 18: Kamlesh Tiwari, founder of the Hindu Samaj Party, was shot dead in broad daylight in Lucknow on Friday. Soon after the attack Tiwari, former state president of the All India Hindu Mahasabha, was rushed to the Trauma centre in a critical condition but succumbed. According to reports, the attackers, wearing saffron clothes, walked into Tiwari's office in Khurshid Bagh area on the