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New Delhi, Oct 5: Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani on Thursday emerged as India's wealthiest for the 10th straight year as his net worth swelled to $38 billion (nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore) while the wealth of 100 richest rose by 26 percent despite economic hiccups. Wipro's Azim Premji was the distant second with a net worth of $19 billion, moving up two places from last year, while Sun Pharma

New Delhi, Oct 5: Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani on Thursday emerged as India's wealthiest for the 10th straight year as his net worth swelled to $38 billion (nearly Rs 2.5 lakh crore) while the wealth of 100 richest rose by 26 percent despite economic hiccups. Wipro's Azim Premji was the distant second with a net worth of $19 billion, moving up two places from last year, while Sun Pharma

New Delhi, Oct 5: The Indian Air Force is capable of countering China and ready to take on the challenge of a two-front war, Air Chief B S Dhanoa said today. Addressing a press conference here on the eve of Air Force Day, the Air Chief Marshal said his force is ready for a full spectrum operation but added that any decision on surgical strike involving the IAF has to be taken by the government.

Ahmedabad, Oct 5: The Gujarat High Court today rejected Zakia Jafri's plea challenging a lower court order upholding SIT's clean chit to then chief minister Narendra Modi and others on allegations of larger conspiracy in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The high court, however, allowed Zakia to approach higher forums for further investigation in the case. Zakia, the wife of slain former

Ahmedabad, Oct 5: The Gujarat High Court today rejected Zakia Jafri's plea challenging a lower court order upholding SIT's clean chit to then chief minister Narendra Modi and others on allegations of larger conspiracy in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots. The high court, however, allowed Zakia to approach higher forums for further investigation in the case. Zakia, the wife of slain former

New Delhi, Oct 5: India could witness national and state elections being held simultaneously in 2018. The Election Commission of India, on Wednesday, said that they are logistically capable to conduct state assemblies and Lok Sabha polls together by September 2018. “After purchase of new machines we would be logistically ready by Sept 2018 to hold parliamentary and assembly polls together,” said

Lucknow, Oct 4: A case was registered against actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday in a Lucknow court on a complaint by a lawyer over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The case will be heard on October 7. Earlier on October 3, at an event in Bengaluru, the actor had said, "Gauri Lankesh's killers have not been caught yet. But what is more disappointing is people celebrating her murder over

Lucknow, Oct 4: A case was registered against actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday in a Lucknow court on a complaint by a lawyer over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The case will be heard on October 7. Earlier on October 3, at an event in Bengaluru, the actor had said, "Gauri Lankesh's killers have not been caught yet. But what is more disappointing is people celebrating her murder over

New Delhi, Oct 4: Over 169 million income tax online filers have not yet linked their pan numbers with their Aadhar despite extending the deadline from last August, according Arvind Gupta, the National Head of the Information Technology Department of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Speaking at the CyFy2017 panel on "Security through Identity", organised by Observer Research Foundation, Mr.Gupta

New Delhi, Oct 4: Paytm Payments Bank recorded a loss of Rs 30.7 crore between August 2016 and March 31, 2017, according to the documents it submitted to the corporate affairs ministry, reported news agency on Wednesday. The company, which formally began operations in May this year, was one of the 11 that were granted in-principle approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up limited