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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tabled the judicial commission report on solar scam and said it has found that his predecessor Oommen Chandy and his staff provided all help to accused Saritha S Nair and her company to dupe people. Vijayan presented the four-volume report by Justice G Sivarajan and a Memorandum of Action taken by the government in this regard

New Delhi, Nov 9: The odd-even car rationing scheme will be enforced in Delhi for a five-day period from November 13, city Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said today. The decision comes as air pollution levels spiked in the national capital. Under the policy, private vehicles are allowed to run based on the last number of their licence plates. Odd-numbered cars are allowed to run on odd dates

Abu Dhabi, Nov 9: The decade-long wait for the Arab world's own Louvre was well worth it. With the night sky reflected in the waters of the Arabian Gulf surrounding the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the museum witnessed its official opening on Wednesday evening. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin

Hyderabad, Nov 9: Union minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday challenged Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for an open debate on the issue of black money and alleged that scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore had taken place during the UPA rule. "The Congress is synonymous with black money, corruption and scams," the Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister alleged while talking to reporters on Wednesday

London, Nov 9: Britain's senior-most Indian-origin minister Priti Patel resigned from her Cabinet post over her unauthorised secret meetings with Israeli politicians, after a meeting at Downing Street with Prime Minister Theresa May. Patel's position as international development minister had become increasingly untenable after it emerged that she had two further meetings with Israeli officials

Chennai, Nov 9: A team of income tax officials on Wednesday morning began raids at Jaya TV office in Chennai, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's Kodand estate and several premises belonging to the family members of jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and her supporters. I-T officials were searching the residence of Sasikala's husband M Natarajan in Thanjavur. The residence of

Hyderabad, Nov 8: The Hyderabad Police has prohibited begging on the city's roads, saying it causes nuisance and danger to vehicular traffic and pedestrians. The order comes ahead of the three-day eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017, to be held here from November 28, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka

Riyadh, Nov 8: Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom's political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday Dozens of royal family members, officials and business executives have already been held in the purge announced on Saturday. They face allegations of money

New Delhi, Nov 8: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has reportedly decided to nominate former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan to the Rajya Sabha. His name is being considered for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi, which will fall vacant in January 2018. According to reports, Rajan’s name was discussed in a meeting of top AAP leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind

Nov 8: The image of an elephant and her calf fleeing a mob of jeering men that sent them on fire has been awarded a Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Award. The image, titled Hell is Here, was captured by photographer Biplab Hazra in eastern India. Hazra was awarded Wildlife Photographer of the Year by Sanctuary Asia, India's leading wildlife and conservation magazine. Hazra's caption on the image