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New Delhi: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said that compulsory Aadhaar is a threat to the country's security and expressed hope that the Supreme Court will strike it down when its larger Constitution bench takes up the matter. The firebrand BJP leader took to Twitter and tweeted that he will soon write a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi detailing how compulsory Aadhaar poses

Ahmedabad, Oct 31: Will Bharatiya Janata Party field Muslim candidates in Gujarat Assembly polls as part of its so called Sadbhavna Mission? Since 1980, BJP has fielded only one Muslim candidate in assembly elections (in 1998) in Gujarat. According to sources, BJP State Minority Morcha has demanded several seats in the upcoming elections. Mehboob Ali Chisti, BJP Minority Morcha in-charge believes

Bengaluru, Oct 31: Film actor Upendra, who had recently announced his decision to take the political plunge,on Tuesday formally launched a new political party. Inaugurating the party at Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru, Upendra announced that the new party will be called the Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Paksha (KPJP). Earlier rumours were doing rounds that the name of his party will be Uttama Praja

Singapore, Oct 31: AirAsia Bhd on Tuesday said it plans to sell more stakes in non-flying businesses to fund special dividends to shareholders, after announcing a new ground handling joint venture (JV) with Singapore's SATS Ltd. The low-cost carrier, which expects S$119.3 million ($87.7 million) in proceeds from the SATS deal, is close to selling some or all of its aircraft leasing arm and its

New Delhi, Oct 31: In a veiled attack on the Congress ahead of Gujarat polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said some parties and governments in the past have tried to run down and erase the contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in unifying the country immediately after Independence. Flagging off a run to commemorate the 142nd birth anniversary of Patel, Modi said due to the statesmanship

New Delhi, Oct 30: India and Italy on Monday inked six pacts, including on boosting cooperation in the energy and trade sectors, after extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni on key issues such as terrorism and cyber crime. The two leaders also discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral political and economic relations, apart from

New Delhi, Oct 30: Senior IPS officer Yogesh Chander Modi, who was part of a Supreme Court-appointed team that probed the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, today took over as NIA chief, succeeding Sharad Kumar. In an official statement, the counter terror probe agency said, Yogesh Chander Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, took over as Director General of the National Investigation

Mumbai, Oct 30: Holding that India is a country of Hindus first and others later, the Shiv Sena today said despite a "pro-Hindutva" government at the Centre, issues like Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya and 'gharwapsi' of displaced Kashmiri Pandits are still unresolved. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had on Friday said in Indore that 'Hindustan' is a country of Hindus, but it does not mean that it does

Mumbai, Oct 30: Holding that India is a country of Hindus first and others later, the Shiv Sena today said despite a "pro-Hindutva" government at the Centre, issues like Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya and 'gharwapsi' of displaced Kashmiri Pandits are still unresolved. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had on Friday said in Indore that 'Hindustan' is a country of Hindus, but it does not mean that it does

Mumbai, Oct 30: A Jet Airways Mumbai-New Delhi flight was diverted to Ahmedabad shortly after some “security issues” were detected onboard early on Monday. An airline official said the security issues pertained to a potential hijack and bomb threat. The Boeing 737-900 was scheduled to land in Delhi at about 5am. The flight with 122 passengers, including seven crew, landed safely in a remote bay at