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Oct 16, 2018
Infrastructure finance war: Donald Trump rolls out foreign aid bill to counter China; Beijing contacts India for joint projects
US officials are worried that countries have been falling victim to what they call China's "debt trap" diplomacy, giving up control of major assets. -
Oct 16, 2018
Prashant Kishor appointed JD(U) vice-president; KC Tyagi says move will help party reach out to various social segments
Prashant Kishor, who has worked for a number of parties as a poll strategist, recently joined JD(U) in Bihar. -
Oct 16, 2018
Rahul Gandhi says one-slab GST to be implemented if Congress elected at Centre; claims tax has 'ruined' small shopkeepers
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that a one-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be implemented if his party is elected to power at the Centre. -
Oct 16, 2018
#MeToo in India: Lies may not have legs, but MJ Akbar's accusers have shown that courage does
Akbar's accusers seem unafraid. And that too is marvellous to see. Within a few hours the whopping 97 lawyers listed in the vakaalatnama of Akbar's defamation suit against Ramani has become the stuff of hilarity, with women writing new accounts about his behaviour and others pledging money to support Ramani's legal defence. -
Oct 16, 2018
'Generate BJP tsunami' in Madhya Pradesh to make effect felt in non-NDA states, Amit Shah tells party workers in Jabalpur
BJP president Amit Shah Monday gave a call to "uproot" the Congress from Madhya Pradesh in next month's state Assembly polls to generate a "tsunami", the ripple effects of which will be felt in West Bengal and other states currently not ruled by the saffron party. -
Oct 16, 2018
JNU missing student's case: Politicians, activists call for ouster of BJP govt at march; Najeeb's mother says CBI never probed son's disappearance
Fatima Nafees, the mother of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, Monday said no one from the government came to her aid even after she challenged them to support her cause, on a day the CBI filed a closure report in the case of her son's disappearance. -
Oct 15, 2018
#MeToo in India: Congress asks Narendra Modi to clarify if he supports criminal defamation case by MJ Akbar
Akbar on Monday filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, one of the several women who have accused him of sexually harassing them in the capacity of Editor at different publications. -
Oct 15, 2018
Chandrababu Naidu says Centre using I-T raids to threaten Andhra Pradesh over its demands for rights
In his weekly teleconference with top bureaucrats and public representatives on "Neeru-Pragati" (water and progress) where he shared his views on various issues, he also turned philosophical, saying only dharma, justice and good work would remain permanent. -
Oct 15, 2018
Despite criticism, Centre lays foundation stone for 'Museum of Prime Ministers' at Teen Murti Bhavan
In a letter to Narendra Modi sent in September, Manmohan Singh had urged him to "leave the Teen Murti Complex undisturbed as it is", reminding him that it is a memorial of our first Prime Minister Pandit Nehru. -
Oct 15, 2018
Rafale row: Caught in a chimera of political ambitions, Rahul Gandhi's hosanna on HAL ignores UPA's damning report on PSU
Never one to hold back on rhetoric, the Congress president ranked HAL among “temples of modern India” which he claimed “are being attacked and destroyed”. -
Oct 15, 2018
Rahul Gandhi takes dig at 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' slogan in MP, says daughters need to be saved from BJP MLAs
Rahul Gandhi began his two-day tour of Madhya Pradesh by offering prayers at the famous Maa Peetambara Peeth temple complex in Datia in Gwalior division. -
Oct 15, 2018
Govt and RBI not in favour of extending 15 October data localisation deadline
Two US senators have asked the Indian Prime Minister to adopt a soft stance on data localisation. -
Oct 15, 2018
Narendra Modi warns of high crude oil prices hurting global economic growth; seeks review of payment terms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday warned oil producers like Saudi Arabia that high crude prices are hurting the global economy and sought a review of payment terms to provide a temporary relief to the local currency. -
Oct 15, 2018
Oil price spike: Narendra Modi pitches for partnership between producers, consumers to reduce energy cost
Narendra Modi highlighted that the consuming countries, due to rising crude oil prices, face many other economic challenges including serious resource crunch. The cooperation of the oil producing countries would be very critical to bridge this gap. -
Oct 15, 2018
Allahabad to be renamed Prayagraj: Yogi Adityanath's bid to wipe Akbar's name off Indian history is problematic
Symbolism in denigrating a ruler like Akbar points towards a disturbing trend but that has been happening for quite sometime now. The BJP strategy is probably to belittle their (Muslim rulers and kings) importance and denounce them by "suspecting their 'Indian-ness'. -
Oct 15, 2018
#MeToo in India: MJ Akbar calls allegations 'false, fabricated'; how English, Hindi national dailies reported MoS' remarks
Union minister MJ Akbar on Sunday termed allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by several women as "false, fabricated and deeply distressing" and said he was taking appropriate legal action against them -
Oct 15, 2018
#MeToo in India: Congress workers protest outside MJ Akbar's Delhi home, demand his resignation
Members of the Youth Congress protesting outside MK Akbar's house in Delhi have been detained by the police. -
Oct 15, 2018
Benami hunt: Why Narendra Modi govt's latest move could spring a surprise on detractors of demonetisation
Action under the benami law for deposit of demonetised notes disabuses the naïve notion that all bank deposits automatically become sanitised and legit -
Oct 15, 2018
Fuel price hike: PM Narendra Modi to brainstorm oil scenario with global energy company CEOs today
The meeting, coordinated by the NITI Aayog, is likely to focus on challenges posed by volatile oil prices and the US sanctions on Iran. -
Oct 15, 2018
Govt may not further hike import duty on non-essential items; could take other measures to arrest impact of Re slide
The government had, effective 27 September, doubled duties on import of 19 items, including air conditioners, household refrigerators and washing machines (less than 10 kg), to 20 percent.
