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Citizenship Bill: All Eyes On Rajya Sabha Today

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, two days after it was cleared by the Lok Sabha following an acrimonious debate on Monday. Should it be passed, CAB will…

NEFT To Be Available 24×7: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to make the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system available 24x 7 from December 16. "The system will be available on all days of the year, including holidays," RBI said in a…

Unnao Rape Victim Dies Of Cardiac Arrest

New Delhi: A 23-year-old gang rape victim, who was set on fire by the very men accused of raping her in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, died at Safdarjung hospital here on Friday night. The victim, who had suffered 90 per cent burns after she was…

No Mercy: Centre Rejects Nirbhaya Rapist’s Plea

New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Friday rejected the mercy plea of Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case. The home ministry has forwarded the Delhi government’s recommendation rejecting the mercy plea to…