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Vice-President Naidu urges Indian people to revisit food habits, not consume junk food

If attacked, India will give a befitting reply: Naidu

7:42 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: India has been acting with restraint despite “grave provocations” but if attacked will give a reply the aggressor will be unable to forget, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday, in a veiled warning to Pakistan. He made the remarks after launching a compilation of 95 speeches delivered by President Ram Nath […]

Alka Lamba quits AAP on Twitter, to join Congress

7:27 pm September 6, 2019

New Delhi: The time has come to say goodbye to the Aam Aadmi Party, disgruntled Delhi MLA Alka Lamba said on Friday while announcing that she would be returning to the Congress. Lamba, who quit the AAP’s primary membership, said she would shortly join the Congress in the presence of its president Sonia Gandhi. The […]

Railways to launch Delhi-Doon Tejas Express

‘Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express to begin operations from Oct 4’

9:33 pm September 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, the railways’ first train to be run by its subsidiary IRCTC, will begin operations from October 4, officials said on Thursday. According to them, the train’s fare will be 50 per cent less than that of flights on the same route. The train will run six days a week, […]

New motor vehicles law pushes online auto insurance sales

8:25 pm September 5, 2019

New Delhi: Online sale of auto insurance policies has more than doubled since the new motor vehicles law that imposes stricter penalties for traffic rule violation came into force from September 1. According to insurance web aggregator PolicyBazaar, 90 per cent of the policies sold in the last three days belong to consumers with lapsed […]

Suspended Goa swimming coach, accused of rape, gets bail

Goa: Swimming coach sacked for “molesting” minor girl

11:52 am September 5, 2019

New Delhi: A Goa-based swimming coach has been sacked after a minor girl accused him of molesting her, a purported video of which went viral on social media, prompting Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to also step in and promise stringent action. Surajit Ganguly, a coach employed with the Goa Swimming Association (GSA), has been accused […]