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Hyderabad, Jan.3 (PMI): The Congress party has strongly condemned union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for making personal remarks against Congress president Rahul Gandhi during the debate on the controversial Rafale aircraft deal in the Parliament.       Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Treasurer Gudur Narayana Reddy, in a media statement on Thursday, …

Afghan special forces killed 27 terrorists, after launching a new offensive against the Islamic State terror group in eastern Nangarhar province.  Provincial council member Ajmal Omar said, the special forces, backed by helicopter gunships, targeted Islamic State in Achin district of the province yesterday.  The province has been a stronghold …

Congress party misused the CBI in 2010 to frame BJP leader and the then Gujarat Minister Amit Shah in Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, BJP alleged on Tuesday. Briefing reporters in New Delhi, Union Minister and party leader Smriti Irani said that Mr Shah has been cleared by the court …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made it clear that a decision to bring an ordinance on Ram Temple at Ayodhya can be taken after the judicial process gets over. In an interview to a news agency, Mr. Modi accused Congress of delaying the Ayodhya verdict in the Supreme Court.  …

India and Pakistan today exchanged the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. The lists were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad. India handed over  lists of 249 Pakistan civilian prisoners and 98 fishermen in its custody.  Pakistan has shared lists of 54 civilian …

Jan 01, 2019, 8:07PMPakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installationsRepresentational PicIndia and Pakistan on Tuesday exchanged the list of nuclear installations and facilities covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between them. In a statement, the External Affairs Ministry said, the list was exchanged through diplomatic channels …

The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as the new Chief Information Commissioner. He will take charge on January 1. Four new members have also been appointed to the Central Information Commission (CIC), taking its total strength to seven. Four vacancies still remain. The CIC is the highest appeal body under …

People across the globe are now preparing to bid farewell to 2018 and welcome the new year 2019.  In India also, the people are in a festive mood.  Our correspondent reports that Delhites are ushering in the New Year with songs and dances in churches. Bangaloreans are gearing up for …

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday outrightly rejected allegation of corruption in the Rafale aircraft deal stating that a lie spoken many times cannot turn into truth.  He was responding to Congress charges on the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha.  Mr Singh said the government has been …

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar on Monday surrendered before a Delhi court to serve life sentence in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which he was convicted by the Delhi High Court.  He surrendered before Metropolitan Magistrate Aditi Garg. Former MLAs Kishan Khokhar and Mahender Yadav, who were …