India

Pradhan suggests Odisha reduce tax on fuel


Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday suggested the Odisha government reduce taxes on fuel to provide relief to the people of the state.The Odisha government, which was collecting an annual tax revenue of about Rs 3,000 crore from fuel in 2014, is now collecting Rs 7,000 crore. Now...

Congress alleges deliberate manipulation in Telangana voters list


New Delhi, Sep 16: Accusing the Telangana government of trying to vitiate the upcoming Assembly polls by manipulating voters lists, the Congress on Sunday demanded the Election Commissions (EC) intervention for verification and sanitisation of electoral rolls.Alleging that as many as 70 lakh names in the electoral lists have been manipulated, Congress...

Congress alleges deliberate manipulation in Telangana voters list


New Delhi, Sep 16: Accusing the Telangana government of trying to vitiate the upcoming Assembly polls by manipulating voters lists, the Congress on Sunday demanded the Election Commissions (EC) intervention for verification and sanitisation of electoral rolls.Alleging that as many as 70 lakh names in the electoral lists have been manipulated, Congress...

BJP team to reach Goa to forge political roadmap


Panaji, Sep 16: With Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, a team of central BJP leaders is expected to arrive in Goa on Sunday to assess and recommend to the Centre a political roadmap for the BJP-led coalition government.Speaking to reporters, state...

BJP team to reach Goa to forge political roadmap


Panaji, Sep 16: With Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, a team of central BJP leaders is expected to arrive in Goa on Sunday to assess and recommend to the Centre a political roadmap for the BJP-led coalition government.Speaking to reporters, state...

Kejriwal takes on Modi, Rahul over religious outreach


New Delhi, Sep 16: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi for visiting mosques and temples.Rahulji is visiting temples, Modiji is visiting mosques. Nation building can't be done by going to temples and mosques but by providing schools, hospitals,...

Kejriwal takes on Modi, Rahul over religious outreach


New Delhi, Sep 16: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi for visiting mosques and temples.Rahulji is visiting temples, Modiji is visiting mosques. Nation building can't be done by going to temples and mosques but by providing schools, hospitals,...

London Mayor calls for second Brexit vote


London, Sep 16: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a second Brexit vote, criticising the government's handling of Brexit negotiations with the 28-member European Union.Writing in the Observer daily on Sunday, the Labour politician said that with the UK due to leave the EU in six months, it now faced either...

London Mayor calls for second Brexit vote


London, Sep 16: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for a second Brexit vote, criticising the government's handling of Brexit negotiations with the 28-member European Union.Writing in the Observer daily on Sunday, the Labour politician said that with the UK due to leave the EU in six months, it now faced either...