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New Delhi, Oct 21: Union minister Smriti Irani today hit back at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his comments referring to a court barring a news portal from publishing articles on a company owned by Amit Shah's son, saying a person "out on bail" was "mocking" the courts. The information and broadcasting minister also said the Congress leader's attempts would not help his party win the

New Delhi, Oct 21: At a time when customers are rushing to link all their bank accounts with Aadhaar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday clarified that it never issued any such directions and it was the decision of the Indian government. The apex bank further clarified that in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to a bank account is mandatory under the Prevention of Money

Riyadh, Oct 21: Under the leadership of King Salman, oil-rich Kingdom of Saudi Arabian has ranked number one globally among nations giving aid and assistance to other countries. The Kingdom has extended SR54 billion (rearly $14.4 billion) in humanitarian and developmental assistance to more than 80 countries in a year. “This represents a gross national income ratio of 1.9 percent, the highest

Karachi, Oct 21: In a shocking revelation, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has disclosed that he turned down a lucrative offer from a bookmaker in Dubai during the ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka and reported the matter to the anti-corruption and security unit officials. The incident has shaken the Pakistan team management and anti-corruption and security officials travelling with the team in

New Delhi, Oct 21: The CBI has written to the government for reconsideration of its 2005 decision and allow the agency to file a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court in the Bofors case challenging quashing of an FIR in the alleged scam, officials said. In a letter to the Department of Personnel and Training, the CBI conveyed that it wanted to file the SLP challenging the Delhi High Court

Bengaluru, Oct 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government’s initiative in giving training to about five lakh unemployed youth aged between 18 and 35 in 39 different subjects has impressed BJP and other parties too. BJP-ruled states of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, TMC-ruled West Bengal and TDP-ruled Andhra Pradesh governments are keen on replicating the Karnataka model of skill

Lahore, Oct 21: A Pakistani woman journalist who was allegedly kidnapped while pursuing the case of an Indian engineer two years ago has been rescued, officials said. Zeenat Shahzadi, a 26-year-old reporter of Daily Nai Khaber and Metro News TV channel, went missing on 19 August, 2015, when some unidentified men allegedly kidnapped her while she was en route to her office in an auto-rickshaw from

New Delhi, Oct 20: Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, the country's second-highest law officer, resigned on Friday for "personal reasons". The office of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad received his resignation letter. While Kumar confirmed that he had resigned, sources close to him said it was for "personal reasons". He was appointed solicitor general in June 2014 after the Modi government came to

Bengaluru, Oct 20: At a time when engineering colleges are struggling to stay afloat and engineering graduates are wandering jobless the Department of Technical Education (DTE) has proposed starting 17 new government engineering colleges. The proposals were sent to the government between April 2016 and May 2017. Of the 17, ten new colleges are proposed in north Karnataka, with districts such as

New Delhi, Oct 20: Delhi and the National Capital Region woke up to a blanket of smog today, after a quiet and promising Dilwai evening gave way to noisy and relentless bursting of firecrackers till late night yesterday, despite a Supreme Court ban on their sale in the NCR. The online indicators of the pollution monitoring stations in the city glowed red, indicating a 'very poor' air quality as