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New Delhi, Jan 22: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday backed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's "Saffron terror" comments, saying what he had said was "based on facts" as revealed by investigative agencies. "Our stated position is based entirely on facts as the investigative agencies have made available to the government... Attempts to divert attention and to push it in a particular

New Delhi, Jan 22: The Supreme Court on Monday said that interest of small retail traders should not be affected due to foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail sector and sought response from the Centre on how it intends to safeguard their interests. A bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha asked the Centre to file its response within three weeks. “What checks are there to ensure that free trade is

New Delhi, Jan 22: Former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala were sentenced to 10 years in jail in teachers recruitment scam on Tuesday. The other three main accused Sanjiv Kumar, Vidya Dhar and Sher Singh Badshami were also awarded 10 years in jail in the case. Shortly after the sentence was pronounced, protestors threw stones and crude bombs into the court complex

New Delhi, Jan 22: Taking potshots at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the ongoing war of words over Sushil Kumar Shinde's 'saffron terror' remark, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said there is foolproof evidence in support of the allegation levelled by the Union Home Minister. A gloating Digvijay said, "For years the media and political

New Delhi, Jan 22: “I wish I could also have been there, but I can’t” Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir on Monday said while terming the upsurge and protest that took place in the wake of the December 16 gangrape incident as “fully justified” and “absolutely necessary”. “What happened that day (December 16) was not something new... but it caught the imagination of the people and led to a

New Delhi, Jan 22: The government on Monday slapped higher import taxes on gold, raising it from 4 to 6 per cent, a move expected to moderate its import and also curb India's passion for the yellow metal which has put tremendous strain on state finances. The government also proposed to make changes in the gold deposit schemes and make it more attractive for people to deposit their gold with banks

New Delhi, Jan 22: The horrific and brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student inside a chartered bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012 by six men shook the national capital, forcing its citizens to come out on the streets in large numbers to demand justice and seek improvement in law and order. The CNN-IBN State Of The Nation Survey conducted after the barbaric incident reveals that India

Chennai, Jan 21: Intensifying the legal battle over the Cauvery issue, Tamil Nadu Government today decided to move the Supreme Court seeking damages from Karnataka for the loss of crops caused by the neighbouring state's "adamant approach" on release of water. Initiating yet another litigation on the bitter decades-old Cauvery row between the two riparian states, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa

Hyderabad, Jan 21: MIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, against whom a non-bailable warrant was pending in a 2005 case, on Monday appeared before a court in Sangareddy town of Medak district which remanded him in judicial custody till February 2. Asaduddin, who is accused number 1 in the case, filed a 'recall petition' in the court seeking cancellation of NBW. However, the court dismissed

New Delhi, Jan 21: BJP leader Mahesh Jethmalani has hinted that he may throw his hat in the contest for the post of party president, if there is no one to challenge the incumbent Nitin Gadkari. "I have not made up my mind, but if I decide, I may put up a token fight," Jethmalani told reporters on Monday when questioned about the possible contest. Mahesh Jethmalani had earlier objected to Nitin