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Bombay high court (File Photo) NEW DELHI: In a society where reputation plays a vital role in leading a dignified life, can a sensitive allegation made during a marital dispute amount to defamation? This question came into sharp focus when a man accused his estranged wife of tarnishing his image by calling him impotent in…

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Friday hit back at allegations levelled by leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, who claimed that the constitutional body was involved in large-scale electoral manipulation. In a statement, the poll panel said, “Election Commission ignores such baseless allegations being made on a daily basis and despite threats being…

Prithviraj Chavan (left), and Pragya Thakur NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra chief minister and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said he does not support the use of the term “saffron terror.” He said saffron is the colour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s flag, the Warkari sect, as well as Sant Tukaram and Sant Dnyaneshwar.Chavan was…

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NEW DELHI: U S Awasthi, the longest serving CEO of a fertiliser company, who was among the most powerful names in the highly controlled industry, retired as Iffco managing director on Thursday, after an over three-decade stint as MD. K J Patel has been appointed as the new MD of the largest fertiliser cooperative and…

Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday said Rahul Gandhi‘s latest tirade on the Indian economy by endorsing the “dead economy” jibe of US President Donald Trump has proved that the Congress leader is “delusional, ignorant of facts and deeply frustrated”.The party also took a swipe at Rahul, citing his affidavit from the…

Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned industrialist Anil Ambani on August 5 in loan fraud case amid probe over bribery, unsecured loans allegations.Ambani, 66, has been asked to depose at the ED headquarters in Delhi as the case has been registered here, sources told news agency PTI.The agency…

India has taken note of reports that an Islamist group in Dhaka called the ‘Saltanat-e-Bangla’, backed by a Turkish NGO called the ‘Turkish Youth Federation’, has put out a map of the so-called ‘Greater Bangladesh’ that includes parts of India, said foreign minister S Jaishankar.The map was displayed in the Dhaka University. “The Government of…

Mumbai/Pune: It has been painful to endure accusations for 17 years, Lt Col Prasad Purohit told TOI after being acquitted in the Malegaon blast case on Thursday. Purohit, currently stationed at an Army unit in Mumbai, said, “I did not do anything against my country. There is nothing above the nation. How can a serving…

NEW DELHI: Deciding to call it “vote chori” for better political messaging, the opposition Thursday resolved to keep its collective focus on Special Intensive Review of electoral rolls during the remainder part of the monsoon session. After the discussion on the Pahalgam terror attack, it is set to demand one on SIR, a move that…