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Mumbai, Jul 16: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday came out in support of Narendra Modi for describing himself as a patriotic Hindu. "Modi has said nothing wrong. Is it a crime to call yourself a Hindu in this country?" Uddhav asked. He was talking to mediapersons after inaugurating the party's renovated headquarters at Nariman Point. Uddhav said that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar

New Delhi, Jul 15: The RBI on Monday imposed fines totalling Rs 49.5 crore on 22 private and public sector banks including SBI, PNB and Yes Bank for violating know your customer/anti-money laundering norms. It also gave cautionary letters to seven including Citibank and Stanchart following an expose made by an online portal. "After considering the facts of each case...Reserve Bank came to

New Delhi, Jul 15: A day after Narendra Modi listed what he described as the many failures of the government, the Congress issued a detailed rebuttal, challenging what it sardonically described as the BJP leader's "gyaan." At the top of its list was to challenge Mr Modi's accusation that the Congress falls upon the "burqa (veil) of secularism" when it is mired in a multitude of shortcomings. "I

Burdwan (WB), Jul 15: A CPI(M) gram panchayat candidate’s husband was on Monday killed and another party candidate beaten up allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters in Burdwan district in the second phase panchayat elections in West Bengal, police said. Mohammed Sheikh Hasmat, husband of Monowara Bibi, who is a candidate of Madhudanga gram panchayat, was killed when bombs were hurled at him

New Delhi, Jul 15: State-run oil marketing companies have hiked petrol prices for the fourth time in six weeks, mainly on account of the sharp depreciation in the Indian rupee. Petrol prices will become costlier by Rs. 1.55 a litre (without taxes) from Monday. The revision in prices, as per the practice of changing rates in line with cost every fortnight, was due on Tuesday, July 16, but has

Pune, Jul 14: Amid uproar over his remarks on 2002 riots, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today charged Congress with wearing the "burqa (veil) of secularism" and "hiding in a bunker" each time it is confronted with a crisis. Addressing a public meeting here, Modi also attacked Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on the issue of his party's "failure" to eradicate poverty and alleged that it

New Delhi, Jul 14: Petrol price was today hiked by a steep Rs 1.55 a litre, the fourth increase in rates in six weeks, as falling rupee made oil imports costlier. Oil companies raised petrol rates by Rs 1.55 a litre, excluding local sales tax or VAT, with effect from midnight. Actual increase will be higher and will vary from city to city depending on local taxes. Petrol price in Delhi has been

New Delhi, Jul 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has congratulated Bhutan's People's Democratic Party leader Tshering Tobgay, who is set to be the country's next PM, and promised "steadfast" and "unflinching" support of India while remaining sensitive to its interest. Singh sent a letter of greeting to Tobgay last night soon after the PDP, the opposition party in Bhutan, won the elections to the

Ranchi, Jul 14: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren, 37, was sworn in Saturday as ninth chief minister of the state. 37-year-old Soren, son of JMM chief Shibu Soren, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Syed Ahmed this morning after President Pranab Mukherjee revoked the nearly six-month-long central rule in the state. Rajendra Prasad Singh and Annapurna Devi

New Delhi, Jul 13: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday asked the States ruled by the party to implement in “letter and spirit” the food security scheme, which it sees as a “game-changer” in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Ms. Gandhi held deliberations with Congress Chief Ministers on how to implement the food scheme seeking to provide cheap foodgrains to 82 crore people, for which an