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Sunanda Pushkar did not die of poisoning, says FBI email to Delhi Police

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, in an email to Delhi Police, has said that Sunanda Pushkar, wife of former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, did not die because of poisoning by polonium or any other radioactive, according to reports in The Hindu newspaper and NDTV.

Now, Mamata Banerjee wants Nitish Kumar's strategist Prashant Kishor

After yet again proving his brilliance as an election strategist by shaping Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's successful campaign strategy, Prashant Kishor has received feelers from Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress for plying his trade in next year's West Bengal assembly polls.

Chhota Rajan deportation clinched by fingerprints from the 1980s

Establishing Chhota Rajan's identity was the most difficult of the four conditions Indonesian authorities wanted to be met if he was to be sent to India, official sources here said.

BJP scrambles for cover; Modi tweets about Obama's Diwali greeting

Far from Bihar and the BJP old guard's revolt that has consumed him just before Diwali, things look a bit better for Narendra Modi abroad.

BJP scrambles to defend Narendra Modi, Amit Shah after Advani bombshell

Seeking to defend its leadership from the attack by its veterans, the BJP tonight tried to put the ball back in their court, saying the "healthy precedent" of collective responsibility for poll victories and defeats was set by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani himself.

How did Chhota Rajan manage to get passport renewed in 2008, asks CBI

A special CBI team interrogating long-absconding underworld don Chhota Rajan will visit Karnataka in a couple of days to enquire from the regional passport officials who issued him a passport in 2003 on a fake name and address.

How the Asian voter lights up path to the White House

Of the six divisions within U.S Asian groups, Indian Americans are the most Democratic-leaning. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Indian Americans identify with or lean Democrat, while 18% identify with or lean Republican.

Veterans refuse to accept OROP notification, call it 'One Rank Five Pension'

The government on Saturday issued the notification regarding implementation of 'One Rank One Pension' (OROP) for defence personnel. Ex-servicemen, however, said it was not acceptable to them and they will get a legal opinion on it.

After Saudi horror, Indian maid Kasthuri returns to warm welcome in Chennai

Kasthuri Munirathanam, the 58-year-old Indian maid whose right hand was allegedly chopped off by her employer in Saudi Arabia, returned to Chennai on Saturday.

Chhota Rajan used three fake passports during stay abroad

Underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan, who had fled India in 1988 for Dubai and has been brought back to India this week, used three fake passports during his stay in Thailand, Australia and some southeast Asian countries.

Mumbai Police: 'We were not given access to Rajan in Bali or on the flight'

The Mumbai police team which went to Bali, Indonesia, to secure deportation of Chhota Rajan was not allowed to meet the gangster even once, an official today said.

Boxing: Vijender Singh destroys England's Dean Gillen for second pro win

Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh knocked out Dean Gillen of England in the opening round to register his second consecutive victory at the professional level at the National Stadium here on Saturday.

Financial protection must come first, bank credit last to avoid crisis: Rajan

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said bank credit should come last in the sequencing of financial inclusion.

Shah Rukh Khan soars to 16 million followers on Twitter

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has reached a milestone of 16 million fan following on Twitter, becoming the second Indian to have the maximum admirers on the micro-blogging site, after megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

How Amit Shah micro managed Bihar Elections backroom

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was no doubt the BJP's face in the Bihar battle, but its micro management lay with BJP president Amit Shah and the IT cell in the Prime Minister's Office, with dedicated party activists promised rewards ranging from cows to money.

Diwali Bonus: Tax treatment of income from gold schemes attractive, say experts

The interest earned on the deposits is tax free. Even the capital gains that arise from trading or redemption of these deposits are exempt from tax.

Ratan Tata says T-Hub could launch new wave of entrepreneurs, scientists

Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata on Thursday inaugurated the T-Hub, claimed to be India's largest technology incubator, describing it one of the new faces of India and nucleus of what could be new big things in the country.

T-Hub, India's largest tech incubator spread across 70,000 sq ft, takes wing in Telangana

Aspirations of budding entrepreneurs will get wings at T-Hub, billed as India's largest technology incubator, which promises to provide the much-needed ecosystem for startups.

US lawmakers celebrate Indian American community at Diwali

More than 30 members of US Congress joined about 1,000 people at the annual Diwali event on Capitol Hill, the seat of US legislature, to celebrate the accomplishments of the Indian American diaspora.

Suggestions pour in for quotas in Supreme Court appointments, 13 Nov last date for inputs

The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that besides being meritorious candidates to be considered for judgeship, it should address the question of social inequalities with a provision for reservation for women, other backward classes, scheduled castes/tribes and minorities.

Badal tells Punjab police to brace for more desecration incidents

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday asked the state's civil and police administrations to brace for a string of desecration incidents of the Guru Granth Sahib.

New Reliance: With Jio, Mukesh Ambani ushers in a brand new 'open office' culture

For the top executives leading a 17,500-strong, full-time team, including chairman Mukesh Ambani, gone are the wood-panelled, plush rooms. Not even closed glass-door cubicles.

Congress stonewalls on GST bill, Jaitley claims it will sail through

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the passage of the goods and services tax bill was just a matter of time. But the opposition Congress party, which has been vehemently blocking it, brushed aside the assertion saying key issues remained unresolved.