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Congress MLA alleges drug mafia allowed to go scot-free in BJP-ruled state

Congress leader and former Goa CM Pratapsingh Rane said that if the drug trade is not curbed, the coastal state would soon become "Udta Goa."

Jul 24, 2018

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Rajnath Singh says Centre will introduce law to curb mob lynchings if needed

The government has set up a high-level committee and a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Rajnath Singh to find a solution for mob lynchings. The Home Secretary-led committee would give recommendations to the GoM within four weeks, Singh added.

Jul 24, 2018

Indian deposits in Swiss banks down 80 percent in 2017: Piyush Goyal

Union Finance Minister called out on earlier reports of an increase in Swiss bank deposits as false in the monsoon session of the Rajya Sabha.

Jul 24, 2018

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Dalal Street maven Rakesh Jhunjhunwala says Modi will win 2019 elections: Here's why

If the wisest are those who are wise with money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi can take heart. India's ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala predicts Modi will come back to power in 2019.

Jul 24, 2018

India, Rwanda to strengthen bilateral relations; ink 8 MoUs

PM Modi reached Rwanda on Monday on the first leg of his five-day, three-nation tour of Africa that will also take him to Uganda and South Africa.

Jul 24, 2018

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Pakistan general election 2018: Why is Imran Khan as Pak PM a bad news for India?

The three candidates for the Pakistan general elections are Shehbaz Sharif, the brother of former PM Nawaz Sharif; Imran Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Punjab and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of PPP.

Jul 24, 2018

Democrats file resolution attacking Trump's comments after Helsinki summit

The Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a resolution condemning the statements made by Trump after his summit with Putin, where the US President said he doubted the findings of the FBI and CIA over Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.

Jul 24, 2018

Trump threatens Iranian counterpart Rouhani on social media; here's why Twitter will never ban US Prez

US President Donald Trump warned his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that if Tehran threatened the US again, it would suffer "consequences the likes of which few have ever suffered before."

Jul 24, 2018

Shehbaz Sharif's election promise: Give me mandate, I'll give you Kashmir

Ahead of the general elections in Pakistan, PML-N's prime ministerial candidate Shehbaz Sharif also slammed India for what he called "inhumane treatment of Kashmiris".

Jul 24, 2018

Pakistan elections: Polling concludes; Election Commission issues notice to Imran Khan

Pakistan has four provinces – Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- and about 105.9 million voters will seal the fate of the candidates on poll day, July 25. The three major candidates in the running are Shehbaz Sharif, Imran Khan and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Jul 24, 2018

RSS leader's solution to stop mob lynchings – give up beef

RSS leader Indresh Kumar said that the violence of mob lynchings could be stopped if people gave up eating beef and developed the "right sanskaar".

Jul 24, 2018

Trump warns Rouhani to 'never threaten US'

Tabloids run LIVE story on Iran-US war after Trump-Rouhani duel: What's going to happen?

Donald Trump's open threat of war against Iran resonates with equally bellicose language from Tehran. 'Mother of all wars' is typical of Iranian leaders but Trump's threat of attack that has 'few parallels' is far too strong for even his own standards.

Jul 23, 2018