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New Delhi, Sep 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held “self-appointed guardians” of the Scheduled Castes responsible for building, what he said, was a chorus that the BJP was anti-Dalit. In an interview to a private channel, which was aired on Friday, Modi said his reaching out to the Dalits has disturbed “those who see this as an obstruction to their politics” and “this is why they are

New Delhi, Sep 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned those with black money to declare it before the given deadline of September 30, adding that stern action might be taken after that. “The first decision my government took was to make a SIT (Special Investigation Team) on black money. It is working and the Supreme Court is monitoring it. We have also made laws so that no one dares to send

New Delhi, Sep 2: Supreme Court today asked the Sahara Group to come clean by disclosing its sources from where it had raised Rs 25,000 crore and paid its investors in cash, observing that it is "difficult to digest" as such a huge amount "cannot fall from the heavens." "You (Sahara Group) tell us what is the source of this money? Did you get the money from other companies or other schemes to the

New Delhi, Sep 2: Ahead of next year's assembly polls in Punjab, former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sindhu has floated a new front called "Awaaz-e-Punjab." "Along with Pargat Singh and Bains brothers, we have formed a front," Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Navjot Singh Sindhu, said. The front formed by Navjot Singh Sidhu, Pargat Singh and Bains brothers willl be called "Awaaz-e-Punjab". The 'Awaaz-e-Punjab'

New Delhi, Sep 2: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today mockingly dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Mr Reliance" after his photo appeared in the company's advertisements and accused him of "openly endorsing" its latest Jio services. Kejriwal's caustic jibe at Modi, including an advice to him to "keep modelling for Reliance", came on a day the Mukesh Ambandi-led group splashed advertisements

New Delhi, Sep 2: Normal life in various parts of the country was partly affected today by the one-day nationwide strike by trade unions with banking, transport and coal mining being among the most impacted, while hundreds of workers were detained in Haryana, Jharkhand and West Bengal. While some states like Kerala and Telangana were badly hit by the strike, the impact was partial in Punjab

New Delhi, Sep 2: Essential services such as banking and transport are likely to be hit today as 10 central trade unions go on one-day nationwide strike, protesting against "anti-worker" changes in labour laws and the Centre's "indifference" to their demands for better wages. "The strike is on. We are getting good response. More information will pour in after sometime. Around 90 per cent workers

New Delhi, Sep 2: As many as 18 crore workers affiliated with the 10 central trade unions (CTUs) will go on one-day nationwide strike on Friday to pressurise the government over their demands. Essential services such as banking, public transport and telecom are expected to be worst hit during the 'Bharath Bandh'. The CTUs have accused the government of apathy towards their 12-point charter of

Chennai, Sep 1: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said maternity leave for women government employees will be increased from the present six months to nine, fulfilling her party's electoral promise. Unveiling healthcare initiatives worth over Rs 1,400 crore, Jayalalithaa recalled that she had increased the maternity leave to six months after she assumed office as Chief Minister in

New Delhi, Sep 1: Essential services such as banking, public transport and telecom may be hit tomorrow as 10 central trade unions (CTUs) will go on one-day nationwide strike against government's "indifference" towards their demands and effecting "anti-worker" changes in labour laws. The unions have claimed that this year's strike will be bigger as the number of striking workers is expected to