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Video showing ISIS hostage, priest Tom Uzhunallil, is fake: Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco

Meanwhile, Sushma Swaraj said no effort was spared to secure Father Tom's release from captivity.

Dec 27, 2016

'Should we throw BSP's money away?' says Mayawati on cash deposits of Rs 104 crore

The ED has found cash deposits of over Rs 104 crore in BSP's bank account and Rs 1.43 crore in the bank account of Mayawati's brother.

Dec 27, 2016

'We want restoration of Aryan to his natural parents,' says Sushma Swaraj about child taken away by Norwegian authorities

The five-year-old boy Aryan was taken away from his parents on December 13 by Norwegian child welfare authorities.

Dec 27, 2016

Former Tamil Nadu chief secretary P Rama Mohana Rao cries foul after I-T raids, denies links with Shekar Reddy

Rao also claimed that the CRPF entered his and his son's residence "at gunpoint" with a search warrant that did not mention his name.

Dec 27, 2016

Demonetisation bonanza in Kolkata: Old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will fetch you quite a bit at this market

Here is how demonetisation is said to have affected shell companies in West Bengal.

Dec 27, 2016

IndiGo, SpiceJet planes in near-miss as catastrophe averted at Delhi airport

The matter has been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is now investigating the incident.

Dec 27, 2016

Jet Airways flight 9W 2374 skids off runway at Dabolim Airport; 3-member AAIB team sent to Goa

The flight, which had arrived from Dubai, was scheduled to travel to Mumbai from Goa when the incident took place around 5 am.

Dec 27, 2016

News wrap: Rs 50,000 fine on old notes, Russia plane crash, Britney Spears death hoax and more

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Dec 27, 2016

Demonetisation: Will citizens holding scrapped Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes after December 30 have to pay Rs 50,000 fine?

There could also be criminal liability and the cases involving violation of the rule will be heard by the municipal magistrate who will decide on the penalty.

Dec 27, 2016

Budget 2017: PM Modi to meet economists, experts on Tuesday

The Budget session of the Parliament is expected to begin from February 1, 2017.

Dec 26, 2016

Watch: Bengaluru priest abducted by ISIS urges Pope Francis, Indian government to save him [VIDEO]

"If I were a European priest, I would have been taken more seriously," says Father Tommy George in a video posted on the Christmas Eve.

Dec 26, 2016

Punjab acid attack: In this village, women attacked other women with acid

At least nine women were injured in the acid attack in Punjab's Kapurthala district.

Dec 26, 2016

AAP's CM candidate in Goa summoned for involvement in housing scam

Arvind Kejriwal claims Elvis Gomes is being victimised by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Dec 26, 2016

News Roundup: Akhilesh and Shivpal spar again, Priyanka Chopra is OK as sex symbol, Mithun Chakraborty resigns from Rajya Sabha, and more

Read about more divisions within the hitherto united Opposition as CPI-M pulls out of all-party meet and Agni-V test-fired from Odisha.

Dec 26, 2016

After demonetisation, Modi govt to now target illegal properties in drive against corruption

On Sunday, PM Modi hinted during the Mann ki Baat radio show that benami properties will be the next target.

Dec 26, 2016