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Jaitley helped Mallya to flee, must quit: Rahul Gandhi
ONI Bureau: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded Finance Minister Arun Jaitely's resignation after accusing him of colluding with fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya "and giving him a free passage" to flee the country.…
PM Modi to celebrate 68th Birthday in Varanasi
ONI Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his 68th birthday on September 17 in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, a district official in Uttar Pradesh said on Thursday.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has sent a…
CCEA approves 100% Electrification of Railway tracks
ONI Bureau: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved 100 per cent electrification of rest of the 13,675 km of the broad gauge tracks at an estimated cost of Rs 12,134…
Supreme Court extends House Arrest of five Right Activists
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the house arrest of five right activists arrested for their alleged links with the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) and Bhima Koregaon violence case.
Extending its interim…
Rupee recovers after hitting record low; trades around 72.50 per Dollar
ONI Bureau: The Indian rupee recovered from the day's low to trade around 72.50 per dollar during the afternoon session on Wednesday.
Around 1.45 p.m., the rupee traded at 72.50 per dollar, appreciating by 19 paise from its previous…
5.5-magnitude quake hits Assam, tremors felt in WB, Bihar, entire Northeast
ONI Bureau: An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Guwahati and its adjoining areas on Wednesday, the Met said. No damage was reported.
Tremors of which were also felt in parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Nagaland, Jammu…
68 killed in Suicide Bomb Attack on protesters in Afghanistan
ONI Bureau: At least 32 people were killed and 128 wounded on Tuesday in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province following a devastating suicide bomb attack on protesters who were calling for the dismissal of a police commander.
The incident,…
Death Toll in Telangana Bus Accident rises to 57
ONI Bureau: The death toll in Tuesday's ghastly bus accident in Telangana rose to 57 even as the state government suspended an official of the state road transport corporation and ordered an inquiry.
As many as 43 people were also…
Death toll in Telangana Bus Accident rises to 52
ONI Bureau: The death toll in the Telangana's bus accident has risen to 52, more than 20 others injured when a state-run overcrowded bus fell into a gorge in Telangana's Jagtial district on Tuesday.
The bus belonging to the Telangana…
Mamata Government reduces Fuel Tax by Re 1 per litre
ONI Bureau: Urging the Centre to reduce the tax on fuel prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her government has decided to reduce the tax on petrol and diesel by Re 1 per litre.
"We demand the…