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CBI Director Asked To Go On Leave, Moves SC
In a post-midnight drama, the Centre on Wednesday virtually sacked CBI Director Alok Verma in the midst of the war at the agency's top, a decision that came under all-round fire from the opposition who termed it "the last nail in the independence" of the organisation. Verma moved the Supreme Court, which will hear his plea on Friday.....
RBI Looked The Other Way When Banks Lent Freely, Ran Up NPAs: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday held the central bank responsible for the mountain of bad loans, saying the Reserve Bank looked the other way when banks lent indiscriminately during 2008-14 to keep the economy humming.....
Sabarimala Temple Comes Under Total Police Control
Kerala's Sabarimala town where the famed Lord Ayyappa shrine is located came under complete police control on Saturday ahead of its day-long opening on November 5, a senior official said.....
2 Hizbul Militants Killed In J&K Gunfight
Two Kashmiri Hizbul militants were killed on Tuesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.....
Kovind, Modi Greet Uttarakhand On Statehood Day
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of Uttarakhand on their Statehood Day.....
Gunfight In Pulwama District Of Jammu And Kashmir
Militants and security forces traded gunfire on Friday in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.....
GST A Monumental Reform, Hurt Growth For Just 2 Quarters: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday termed the Goods and Services Tax as a 'monumental' reform, emphasising that the implementation of the indirect tax had impacted economic growth for only two quarters.....
Polling Underway In Chhattisgarh
Polling in eight constituencies began at 8 a.m. on Monday and it was underway in 10 others in the first phase to elect a new Chhattisgarh Assembly, officials said.....
Woman Editor Comes Out In Support Of Akbar
The Sunday Guardian Editor Joyeeta Basu on Monday put up a strong defence for former Union Minister M.J. Akbar, who has been accused of sexual harassment by several women journalists....
Chinese Investors Likely To Commit $30 Mn In 8 Indian Start-ups
Chinese venture capital (VC) funds are likely to invest around $30 million in eight Indian start-ups, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said after the 2nd Startup India Investment Seminar held in Beijing on Tuesday.....
