Harish Salve: CAA is necessary, not meant to send Muslims out of India

New Delhi (IANS) Former Solicitor General Harish Salve expressing his opinion in favour of the Citizenship Amendment Act said the principle of equality does not mean that every law must have universal application.

Salve in an article in a leading…

Ex-AAP Tahir Hussain accused of hand in Delhi riots surrenders

New Delhi (IANS) Absconding former Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain on Thursday surrendered at Rouse Avenue Court here. Delhi Police Crime Branch team reached the court to arrest Hussain.

Hussain had moved an application to surrender before…

EPFO cuts interest rate on PF deposits to 8.5%

New Delhi (IANS) The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday lowered the interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.50 per cent for the financial year 2019-20, Union Minister for Labour and Employment Santosh Gangwar said…

2 bank unions announce strike on March 27 opposing mergers

Chennai (IANS) Two major unions in the banking sector - All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) and All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) will go on strike on March 27 opposing the mega bank mergers approved by the Union Cabinet on…

ED files fresh money laundering case against Naresh Goyal

Mumbai (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a fresh case of money laundering against Naresh Goyal, former chairman of the grounded Jet Airways, and the airlines.

A source said that the money laundering case was registered…

Paytm offices shut after employee tests positive for coronavirus

New Delhi (IANS) India's leading digital payment platform Paytm on Wednesday decided to shut its offices in Gurugram and Noida for at least two days after one of its employees who had recently travelled to Italy tested positive for COVID-19.
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17 Indians abroad infected with coronavirus

New Delhi (IANS) Seventeen Indians abroad have been infected with coronavirus, Parliament was told on Wednesday.

Replying to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan said 16 cases were reported from…

India to set up lab in Iran for testing COVID-19

New Delhi (IANS) India will set up testing lab for COVID 19 in Iran keeping in view of novel coronavirus outbreak and Indians stranded there, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed media on Wednesday.

The minister said that one scientist…

Social media blockade lifted in J&K

Srinagar (IANS) After seven months, J&K residents can now access social media websites on 2G mobile internet, sources said.

There is no mention of whitelisting of websites as per the new government order issued on Wednesday. The order is applicable…

Lok Sabha passes Direct Tax 'Vivad se Vishwas' bill

New Delhi (IANS) In a move that will help the government mop up revenue before the financial year 2019-20 closes, Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed direct tax amnesty scheme Vivad se Vishwas bill.

With mounting tax disputes, the government has…