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DAINIK NATION BUREAU Former prime minister Manmohan Singh alleged Monday the BJP-led central government was taking the country towards a “wrong path” and the nation’s freedom could be under threat due to its actions. He said the Congress had played an important role in strengthening the country’s freedom, but “during the last four and a half years, the BJP laid ...

Those wanting to see the main mausoleum at the Taj Mahal will need to buy an additional ticket of Rs 200 from Monday. Vasant Swarnakar, Archaeological Survey of India’s chief archaeologist in Agra, said domestic visitors will have to pay Rs 250 and foreign visitors Rs 1,300 to see the main mausoleum at the 17th-century monument. The visitors from SAARC ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Union minister Upendra Kushwaha said today that he would not participate in a meeting of the ruling BJP and its allies in Delhi, reinforcing endless speculation that he is on the verge of quitting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition anytime now. Reports say Upendra Kushwaha may announce his exit from the BJP-led alliance in the afternoon, ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule, earned fame for her controversial comments, quit the party today and lambasted against the party leadership. “India’s money is being spent on construction of statues instead of being used for the development of the country. She was running upset with her party and was being considered as a rebel. Bahraich MP Phule ...

Vijay Mallya, who left the country by taking huge loans from Indian banks, is ready to pay the debts of banks. Vijay Mallya tweeted on Wednesday morning that he is ready to pay all the debts of Indian banks, but he can not pay interest. Vijay Mallya tweeted together three times and he proposed to return 100% of the money ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU India’s “Most Powerful” Satellite, ‘The Big Bird’, Launched Successfully. The GSAT-11 satellite, weighing 5,854 kg is the heaviest Indian-made equipment that the agency put into its orbit. The Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO’s GSAT-11 satellite also called the “Big Bird ” was successfully launched into space today from the French space port of Kourou in South America. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The UAE has extradited to India Christian Michel, wanted by probe agencies in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter case. With this development Narendra Modi led NDA government got big relief ahead of general election, which is due in 2019. Sources said that Michel was brought to Delhi on a Gulfstream Jet at 10.35 pm on Tuesday. ...

Four persons were arrested Tuesday after police lodged an FIR against over two dozen people for rioting and murder in connection with the violence here, officials said. As many as 27 people have been named in the FIR, registered around 3 am, while cases have been lodged against 50 to 60 unidentified people, they said. A police inspector, who had ...

The effect of fall in crude oil prices in the international market remains in the domestic market. Petrol and diesel prices were cut on for the consecutive 13th day on Tuesday. Petrol in Delhi was reduced by Rs 21 paise and diesel by 29 paise on the 13th day. After this cut, the petrol was selling for 71.72 and diesel ...

Thousands of farmers from across the country started to converge in Delhi on Thursday for a two-day protest rally to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. Farmers, from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other states, will march on four different routes in the ...