Defence Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said Congress President Rahul Gandhi has lost his credibility after he expressed regret over his remarks on the Supreme Court's order in the Rafale jet deal.


Rahul Gandhi has lost credibility: Sitharaman


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Pradeep Maharathy, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from the Pipili Assembly constituency, was on Monday arrested for assaulting the Election Commission (EC) officials during a raid at his farmhouse in Puri, Odisha, the night before.


BJD candidate held for assaulting EC officials


India on Monday raised the issue of blacklisting Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar with China as Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale met Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi and told him that Beijing needed to be "sensitive" to New Delhi's concerns.


India raises blacklisting of Masood Azhar with China (2nd Lead)


The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Monday issued notices to office of the state Assembly Speaker following a petition seeking the quashing of an order signing off on the merger of a breakaway group of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) into the BJP.


Notice issued over MGP breakaway group merger


Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren paid tribute to the "Game of Thrones", wrote in a column that for her, the hit fantasy series, which began its eighth and final season last week, is "about the women".


Democrat presidential candidate pays tribute to 'GoT'


Gautam Sagar Rana, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President in Jharkhand, on Monday expressed unhappiness over a ban on meeting party chief Lalu Prasad at a hospital here.


RJD unhappy over ban on meeting Lalu Prasad


The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam's appeal for quashing a defamation case filed against him by Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani in 2013.


Smriti issued notice in 2013 defamation case


Accusing the West Bengal police and administration of destroying all evidences related to the Ponzi scam, BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said the culprits would be punished for their misdeeds once the Mamata Banerjee government bows out of office.


Ponzi scam culprits will be punished by BJP: Amit Shah


The Supreme Court on Monday received in a sealed envelope the Election Commission's report on "PM Narendra Modi", a biopic,


Modi biopic: EC submits sealed report to SC


A team of Election Commission (EC) officials, including a magistrate, were allegedly attacked while conducting a raid in former minister and BJD MLA Pradeep Maharathy's farmhouse in Odisha's Pipili late on Sunday  night.


EC officials attacked by BJD MLA during raid in Odisha


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed regret to the  Supreme Court over his remarks on the apex court's Rafale order, and accepted that the "court never said these words" as he had earlier attributed his "Chowkidar Chor Hai" remarks to the top court.


Rahul regrets Rafale remarks, accepts 'court never said' it


After the arrest of Uttarakhand Congress General Secretary Anupam Sharma in an alleged robbery case last week, the party is all set to take action against him, an official said here on Monday.


Congress to take action against Anupam Sharma


BJP President Amit Shah on Monday said the refugees in Bengal and elsewhere in the country will not face any problems due to the implementation of National Register of Citizens (NRC), as all of them will be given Indian citizenship through the Citizenship Amendment Bill before that.


'Refugees in India won't face any problems due to NRC'


The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a stay on the plan to construct a memorial for former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J. Jayalalithaa on the Marina Beach in Chennai.


SC dismisses plea against Jayalalithaa memorial


The RBI could soon start discussions to break away from the convention of reducing key policy rate by 25 basis points or multiples thereof shortly with stakeholders like lenders, domain experts and within the Central Bank.


RBI consultation to change 25 bps cut norm soon


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his commitment to work towards the well-being of planet Earth with focus on sustainable development, on Earth day.


Earth Day: Modi commits for sustainable development


US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will announce on Monday that all countries including India will have to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to American sanctions, The Washington Post reported.


US warns India, other nations over Iranian oil imports


India on Monday told China to be sensitive to its concerns as Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale met Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi here, with whom he is likely to raise the issue of blacklisting Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar.


India tells China to be sensitive to its concerns


Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked the "institutional destabilizers" saying that their lending shoulder to "completely unverified allegations" was destabilising the institution of the Chief Justice of India and said that if those peddling "falsehood" were not dealt with in an exemplary manner, the trend will only accelerate.


Time to stand with judiciary, says Jaitley


The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) strongly condemned the deadly bomb attacks in Sri Lanka.


Islamic body strongly condemns attacks in Sri Lanka


The United States denounced the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as an affront to universal values and confirmed that many of its citizens were among the victims.

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