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Gandhinagar, Jul 14: In a sharp attack on the Congress and the Gandhi-Nehru family, BJP president Amit Shah said on Saturday that a party which "failed" in establishing internal democracy can never preserve India's democracy. Before the BJP came to power under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, India was lagging behind other countries in most key areas such as economic growth

Gandhinagar, Jul 14: In a sharp attack on the Congress and the Gandhi-Nehru family, BJP president Amit Shah said on Saturday that a party which "failed" in establishing internal democracy can never preserve India's democracy. Before the BJP came to power under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014, India was lagging behind other countries in most key areas such as economic growth

New Delhi, Jul 14: Former MP Ram Shakal, RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh and stone artist Raghunath Mohapatra were today nominated to the Rajya Sabha. The nominations were made by President Ram Nath Kovind on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement. The official statement said: In exercise of the powers conferred

New Delhi, Jul 14: The first batch of Haj pilgrims was today flagged off by Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who said the preparations for ensuring a smooth pilgrimage have been completed. The first batch of 410 Haj pilgrims from Delhi left for Madina from the Indira Gandhi International Airport this morning. A total of 1,28,702 pilgrims will be facilitated by the government across

New Delhi, Jul 14: The Income Tax Department has decided to re-assess the ITRs of over 50 high net-worth individuals (HNIs) who purchased costly jewellery from firms owned by absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi, official sources said on Friday. They said the taxman decided to initiate the step after a number of people, it sent notices asking them to explain the source of income for the purchase of

New Delhi, Jul 14: The Congress today hit back at Arun Jaitley for his Facebook post criticising the party, saying the senior BJP leader should write social media posts on who is India's finance minister and on the economic woes that "Modinomics has heaped upon India". Union minister Jaitley, in a Facebook post titled 'The Congress Gave Slogans to Rural India -- Prime Minister Modi Gave Resources'

Hyderabad, Jul 14: Describing fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya as 'smart', Union minister Jual Oram on Friday advised scheduled castes and tribes to become smart enough to avail bank loans to become successful entrepreneurs. Speaking at the maiden National Tribal Entrepreneurs Conclave 2018, here, the Minister for Tribal Welfare said the government would encourage tribal entrepreneurs through

Quetta/Pakistan, Jul 14: A suicide blast ripped through a crowd at a political rally in southwest Pakistan Friday killing 128 people and wounding 150, officials told AFP, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history. The blast in the town of Mastung, near the Balochistan provincial capital Quetta, was the latest in a string of attacks that have spurred fears of violence ahead of

Lahore, Jul 14: Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam were arrested tonight upon their return to the country after their conviction in one of the three corruption cases against the powerful political family, less than two weeks before the country goes to polls. The plane carrying Sharif, the supremo of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz, and Maryam landed at Lahore

New Delhi, Jul 13: Shares of PVR and INOX Leisure today slumped up to 13 per cent after Maharashtra government allowed outside food in multiplexes and malls. The scrip of PVR tumbled 13.10 per cent to close at Rs 1,214.20 on the BSE. Intra-day, it dived 13.75 per cent to Rs 1,205. Shares of INOX Leisure slumped 5.43 per cent to end at Rs 238.70. During the day, it plunged 14 per cent to Rs 217