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New Delhi, Dec 17: In a first arrest of a service tax defaulter in the northeast, a managing director of a mining firm has been held for allegedly evading this central levy to the tune of about Rs 4.71 crore. Ashok Jain, Managing Director of M/s Saumya Mining Limited, a registered entity under the Shillong (Meghalaya) Central Excise and Service Tax Commissionerate, was arrested for continued

New Delhi, Dec 17: Culprits of violence against women need to be disgraced along with being punished to cause an "attitude change" in society, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley said Monday. "When we add disgrace along with punishment for those who commit crimes like rape, we will see an attitude change in society," he said at a discussion, organised by party MP Anurag Thakur's Honour Our

New Delhi, Dec 16: Narendra Modi speaking about Lokayukta is like Asaram "talking about virginity", Union Minister Jairam Ramesh today said, hitting back at the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate. The Rural Development Minister, who is no stranger to controversial remarks, drew an analogy with the disgraced self-styled godman who is facing charges of sexual assault when he was asked about Modi

Ranchi, Dec 16: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was today released from Birsa Munda Central Jail here, two-and-a-half months after he was convicted in a fodder scam case. The former Bihar Chief Minister was released after he completed the bail formalities in a Special CBI court here as directed by the Supreme Court. Yadav came out of the main gate and paid obeisance to the tribal icon statue in jail

New Delhi, Dec 16: Not ruling out the possibility of incidents such as face-offs between their troops, Defence Minister A K Antony today said India and China have now decided to resolve such issues amicably through the existing mechanisms. On the incident where five Indian nationals were apprehended by Chinese troops inside Indian territory, he said the Indians apprehended by PLA troops were

New Delhi, Dec 16: Under severe attack after the December 16 gangrape, Delhi police took a slew of steps like setting up helplines and women help desks at police stations to ensure women's safety but there is no let up in the crimes against them which have actually increased during the period. The number of rape cases this year is highest in the last 13 years, but Delhi police has attributed it to

New Delhi, Dec 16: Delhi witnessed the first fog of the winter season today which delayed the schedule of over 25 domestic and international flights at the IGI Airport here. The flights were delayed as the runway visibility dropped to less than 50 metres, bringing landing and take-off to a halt for over an hour, an airport official said. This is the first fog of the winter season, which started to

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Prime Minister's Office has refused to disclose communication exchanged between former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the 2002 Gujarat riots even after 11 years. Responding to an RTI application, the Prime Minister's Office cited section 8(1)(h) of transparency, which exempts information that would impede the process of

Chennai, Dec 15: Months after severing ties with Congress on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today ruled out any alliance with its former ally for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Karunanidhi made the announcement in his concluding remarks at the meeting of the party's key decision-making body, the General Council, to rapturous applause from members, reflecting the anti-Congress mood

New Delhi, Dec 15: A team of Star Alliance, which has decided to restart Air India's integration process suspended since 2011, will arrive here on Wednesday to assess the steps needed to be taken by the national carrier to blend its network with that of the global airlines' grouping. "A Star Alliance Team will arrive here on December 18. They will carry out gap analysis. I am working on a very