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Nirav Modi sought citizenship of Vanuatu three months before PNB scam was exposed: Report

Foreigners can become citizens of the island nation through investment by giving a fee of $160,000 per person with an additional fee of $5,000 for FIU due diligence.

Sep 13, 2018

Cabinet approves 100% electrification of Indian Railways by 2021-2022

The cabinet has approved electrification of 108 sections of Indian Railways covering 13,675 route kilometres of railway tracks at a cost of Rs 12,134.50 crores.

Sep 13, 2018

Suspected militants open fire on police personnel on J&K highway

The officials said all checkpoints on the highway have been put on alert and vehicles are being checked.

Sep 13, 2018

Government bans popular painkiller Saridon, 327 other fixed-dose combination drugs

Around 6,000 brands will be affected by the ban and these include popular drugs like painkiller Saridon, antibiotic Lupidiclox, skin cream Panderm, diabetes drug Gluconorm PG and antibacterial AZ.

Sep 13, 2018

Falling rupee, rising oil prices alarming; PM Modi likely to review state of economy

PM will discuss possible fiscal and monetary steps with top finance officials in the meeting.

Sep 13, 2018

18-year-old IIT student kills herself; writes 'engineering sucks' in her suicide note

Nagashree was unhappy with pursuing engineering. In her suicide note, she had written that she was depressed.

Sep 13, 2018

Mallya extradition case: Cong launches scathing attack; demands Jaitley's resignation

Liquor baron's comments on meeting FM Arun Jaitley before leaving the country have not gone down well with the Opposition.

Sep 13, 2018

Congress' Sanjay Nirupam calls PM Modi 'Illiterate'; lands himself in trouble

Nirupam made these comments after the Maharashtra government asked Zilla Parishad schools to screen a short film on PM Modi's early life.

Sep 13, 2018

BJP trying to destabilise coalition government, says G Parameshwara

Rumours were rife that Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi is planning to join the BJP.

Sep 12, 2018

Indian passport holders to get Schengen priority visas soon

The best time to apply for the visa is at least 15 days before the intended visit to Europe. One can apply earlier than that but not earlier than three months.

Sep 12, 2018

Maharashtra: Farmers may sell produce directly to housing societies

The move will be beneficial for people as they would get vegetables and other agricultural products at reasonable prices and farmers due to the elimination of middlemen would get fair prices.

Sep 12, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Dates for municipal and panchayat polls to remain unchanged

BVR Subrahmanya's comments come amid reports that the polls might be postponed to next year.

Sep 12, 2018

BJP's youth wing leader calls Rahul Gandhi a 'mental patient'; targets 'azadi gang'

Abhijat Mishra, the national general secretary of BJYM, said the BJP need not worry till the Congress is headed by "Rahul baba".

Sep 12, 2018

Vijay Mallya says that he met Finance Minister several times before leaving India

The liquor baron said that he met Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley several times but refused to give out details of the meeting to the reporters he was talking to.

Sep 12, 2018

Kashmir panchayat polls again pay the price for worsening law and order situation

The Article 35A issue has only fuelled tension in the state which has seen the worst form of violence since 2016 when Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Burhan Wani was killed.

Sep 12, 2018