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Since Tharoor is booked under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code, which attracts maximum punishment of 10 years, it can only be heard by a Sessions Court, which is superior to the magisterial court.

The petitioner also sought a direction from the court to the Central Public Information Office to furnish a final reply to his application under the RTI Act , saying he had only received interim replies from the finance ministry so far.

Soon after the news spread, hundreds of locals gathered to register their protest. Police officials reached the spot after getting the information and tried to pacify the protesting crowd.

CBI offices at Nizam Palace in South Kolkata and CGO Complex at Salt Lake turned into fortresses on Monday as heavily armed CRPF jawans took charge of security

According to reports, the chicken was bought by the childless couple a year back for Rs 5.

Modi will also digitally launch various projects under Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA). He is scheduled to also inspect Dal Lake in Srinagar later.

All passengers came in an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur on early Saturday morning,.

Amit Shah described the hike in income tax exemption announced by Piyush Goyal as 'historic' and said it will not only provide tax relief to the middle class but also deepen their participation in the country's development.

The commerce and industry ministry launched the GeM in August 2016 with the objective of creating an open and transparent procurement platform for government departments and agencies.

Eight public sector banks -- Allahabad Bank, United Bank of India, Corporation Bank, IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and Dena Bank -- still remain under PCA framework, which imposes lending restrictions and prevents them f...

Presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal sought to address some of the distress that the farm sector has been facing.

Presenting the budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha, Goyal said, "We plan to provide urban facilities in rural areas while preserving 'soul of the village'."

Goyal also lashed out at the UPA regime for the "culture of phone banking" at state-owned banks and said that a withdrawal of the scheme has led to more transparency.

The complainants said that Yatish Pichariya, a broker, and his accomplices took diamonds from them promising to find buyers, but vanished thereafter.

He had taken out an insurance policy of Rs 20 lakh, and thought of faking his death to obtain the insurance amount after watching crime shows on TV.

TRAI has unveiled the new tariff order and regulatory regime for the broadcast and cable sector, which would pave the way for consumers to opt for channels they wish to view and pay only for them.