2016

New Delhi:- Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, accused in a coal block allocation scam case along with 14 others, has been allowed by a special court to travel abroad from May 28 to June 5 for business purposes. Special CBI…
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Chandigarh:- Several youths in Punjab are campaigning for state Congress chief Amarinder Singh as "ambassadors and agents of change". In an event organised by poll strategist Prashant Kishor's I-PAC (Indian Political Action Committee),…
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Mumbai:- Extending its gains for the third straight day, the rupee today appreciated by 14 paise against the American currency to end at one-week high of 67.03 on the back of robust dollar inflows in equities. The domestic currency was…
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Jaipur:- The Modi government has put an "effective control on middlemen and power brokers" and has "stopped" leakage (of money) to them, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today. "The government has eliminated the role of around 80…
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New Delhi:- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today congratulated Mamata Banernjee on being sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a second consecutive tenure. "Congratulations to @MamataOfficial ji on being sworn in as Chief…
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New Delhi:- Continuing his tirade against Raghuram Rajan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today said RBI Governor's policies have finished small industries and are anti-agriculture. "I have made comments on the basis of his (Rajan's) wrong…
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New Delhi:- Delhi High Court today said it will pass orders on Monday on the plea of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife against the attachment proceedings being carried out by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with…
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Hiroshima: Barack Obama today paid moving tribute to victims of the world's first nuclear attack during a historic visit to Hiroshima. "71 years ago, death fell from the sky and the world was changed," the president said after laying a…
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New Delhi: The nexus between the middlemen, arms agents and Defence Ministry officials has been broken, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today and termed it as one of the "biggest achievement" of the NDA government. He also asserted…
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New Delhi: Country's largest lender SBI today posted 66 per cent slump in standalone profit to Rs 1,263.81 crore for the fourth quarter of last fiscal ended March 31 as it more than doubled the provisions for bad loans. State Bank of India…
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