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December 17, 2015 8:40 PM

HC rejects plea seeking CBI probe against AAP over foreign funding

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea seeking CBI probe into past and present funding of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the alleged violation of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said that the petitioner approached the investigator a...

December 17, 2015 8:23 PM

Two suspected al Qaeda operatives sent to 12-day police custody

A Delhi court today remanded the two suspected al Qaeda operatives to 12-day police custody.They were arrested for allegedly radicalising youth for terror activities in the country. Arrested accused Maulana Mohammad Abdul Rahman and Zafar Masood, were produced before Additional Sessions Judge of a D...

December 17, 2015 8:15 PM

French President Fran'ois Hollande to be chief guest at Republic Day

President of France Fran'ois Hollande will be the chief guest at next year's Republic Day celebrations in January. This was announced by MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup in New Delhi this evening. He said the French President has accepted the invitation to witness Republic Day celebration as ...

December 17, 2015 8:13 PM

'India well prepared to deal with US rate hike: FinMin

Finance Ministry today said India is well prepared to deal with the impact of the US Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das tweeted that the end of uncertainties will actually help policy makers in emerging economies. He said the rate hike and reference to gra...

December 17, 2015 8:00 PM

BJP terms AAP's allegations against Jaitley over DDCA issue as baseless

Aam Aadmi Party today alleged massive irregularities in Delhi and District Cricket Association, DDCA during the tenure of Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley as its President. Speaking to media in New Delhi, AAP leader Raghav Chadha said huge non- transparent payments were made to phoney compan...

December 17, 2015 7:52 PM

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha delegation calls on PM

A delegation of members of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) led by Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling S. S. Ahluwalia called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The delegation discussed various aspects relating to their demands with the Prime Minister and requested him to consider them sympathetically.

December 17, 2015 7:14 PM

MEA release Geeta's pictures to help her reunite with parents

External Affairs Ministry today released a photograph of hearing and speech impaired girl Geeta. She had returned recently from Pakistan and now staying with an institute for hearing impaired at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup urged the media to publicize photograph so that t...

December 17, 2015 7:05 PM

DAC okays purchase of Russian air defence missile systems

Defence Acquisition Council today cleared the purchase of an estimated Rs 40,000 crore Russian S-400 air defence missile systems. It also gave the go-ahead to other projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore .Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, has decided to bu...

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