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Noida, Oct 1: Vehicles of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who were on their way to Hathras to meet the family of the Dalit gang-rape victim, were stopped in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Thursday, party officials said. The convoy was stopped near Pari Chowk, prompting party workers and senior leaders to proceed on foot, with some functionaries saying they will walk down

New Delhi, Oct 1: There will be some changes in the rules for products and transactions impacting the daily lives of the people from today (October 1). These changes range from norms for payment of income tax, driving licence, health insurance, credit cards and food products, which affect all the consumers. A major change that will have an impact on the lives of those with vehicles is that no

New Delhi, Oct 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday put its stamp of approval on the proposal prepared by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for the airlines to refund air tickets booked for flights cancelled due to Covid-19-induced lockdown. The decision contains directions including an immediate refund and grant of credit shell for utilisation till March 31, 2021. A bench presided over

Bengaluru, Oct 1: BJP’s youth wing supremo and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has claimed that Congress and Social Democratic Party of India are against the establishment of NIA unit in Bengaluru as it will harm them. Speaking to media persons, he strongly defended his ‘epicentre of terror’ remark, and said that it was triggered by the arrest of an alleged ISIS terrorist in Basavangudi and the

Bengaluru, Oct 1: Refusing to get bogged down by the barrage of criticism over his recent remarks, newly appointed Bharatiya Yuva Morcha (BYM) national President Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday affirmed that there is no question of taking back his "Bengaluru is terrorism hub" remark. Addressing his maiden press conference after he took over as the BYM chief, Surya justified his remarks and said, "My

Bengaluru, Oct 1: Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Wednesday announced that the penalty for not wearing a mask in public places has been hiked to Rs 1,000 in urban areas of the state while it is Rs 500 in rural areas. Speaking to media persons after a high-level meeting with officers here, he informed that the decision has been taken after careful consideration of senior

New Delhi, Sep 30 : Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s United Breweries (Holding) Ltd on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it had offered over Rs 14,000 crore to various banks to settle its dues and that the company’s assets exceeded its total debt. Senior advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan, appearing for United Breweries, submitted before a bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit, Vineet Saran and S

When James Mill periodized the Indian History into Hindu Period, Muslim Period and British period, he not only gave the tool to British to pursue their policy of ‘divide and rule’, he also gave the potent weapon to the future pursuers of communal politics to intensify the divisive policies in the future. The Muslim communalists later claimed that India was ruled by Muslims and Hindu communalists

Mangaluru, Sept 30: Several activists of Social Democratic Party of India were taken into custody by police after they staged a protest in the city today against the acquittal of all accused in Babri Masjid demolition case. The list of 32 accused in the case who was acquitted by A CBI special court included senior BJP leaders such as Uma Bharti, LK Advani, and Murli Manohar Joshi, former Uttar

The verdict by a special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case comes 28 years after kar sevaks razed the 16th century mosque and almost a year after the Supreme Court settled the land case in favour of a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site. A timeline: - 1528: Babri Masjid built by Mir Baqi, commander of Mughal emperor Babur. - 1885: Mahant Raghubir Das files plea in Faizabad district