Category: INDIA

Elphinstone station is usually crowded during peak hours as it caters to office-goers in the Lower Parel area.  MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the victims in a tragedy. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal ordered officials to cut the red tape and start working on shorter deadlines. At least 23 people died and over 30 were injured in the stampede that took place on a narrow foot-over-bridge (FoB) that connects the Elphinstone Road on the Western Railway to Parel on the Central line. The Railway…

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The veteran theatre, television and film actor Tom Alter best known for his performances in “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, “Junoon” and “Kranti”, passed away last night in Mumbai. MUMBAI: The renowned actor and Padma Shri awardee Tom Alter who had been battling stage four skin cancer, died last night at his residence here. The actor was diagnosed with skin cancer last year and was treated for the same but earlier this month he suffered a relapse and was admitted in Saifee hospital. “It is with sadness we announce the death of…

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NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley called him a “job seeker at 80” in a veiled attack, veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha hit back saying the former wouldn’t have a job if that were true. “If I were a job applicant, he (Arun Jaitley) would not be there in the first place,” Yashwant Sinha said in Mumbai late on Thursday. Veteran BJP leader Yashwant Sinha had, in the Indian Express on Wednesday, written that he would fail in his national duty if he didn’t speak against “the mess the…

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The government is under attack from the opposition, particularly the Congress, on the way it has implemented GST. NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday will meet industry representatives along with exporters for discussing various issues faced by them related to Goods and Services Tax (GST). GST has been launched since July 01, 2017, and India Inc was given a time period till August 15, 2017 to register under the regime. According to sources, industry representatives would raise issues such as input tax credit and also timely refund of…

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India, one of the largest contributors in Afghanistan where it in involved in several development projects. NEW DELHI: The U.S. defence secretary arrived in the Indian capital late on Monday night on a two-day visit to this country. Visiting US Defence Secretary James Mattis  and Defence  Minister Nirmala Sitaraman today spoke in one voice for zero tolerance to safe havens for terrorists. India on Tuesday ruled out deploying troops in Afghanistan but reiterated its participation in the war-torn country’s development activities. This is the first Cabinet-level visit from the US…

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Protesting against the police action, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged demonstrations in New Delhi. The UP governor Ram Naik said a committee, headed by the chief secretary, was constituted to look into the protest over an alleged harassment to a student. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah spoke to the chief minister, while Union minister Nitin Gadkari said in New Delhi an inquiry into the violence is underway. The UP government removed three additional city magistrates of…

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Vice Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi has promised action and said the university will soon install of CCTV cameras in the campus. VARANASI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday sought a comprehensive report from the Varanasi Commissioner of Police about the BHU incident. A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in lathicharge by the police inside the campus last night. The incident happened within hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his two-day visit to Varanasi and left for New Delhi.The university has announced “holidays” from tomorrow…

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In her address to the 72nd UN General Assembly session, Swaraj accused Pakistan of waging a war against India. UNITED NATIONS: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj addressed the 72nd UN General Assembly session in New York on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi congratulates Swaraj for “making India proud”. Swaraj said the terrorist groups created by Pakistan is not only harming India, but also hurting its neighbours Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Relations between India and Pakistan have been tense in recent times, mainly over Kashmir, which is divided but claimed by both countries in…

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