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India's economy grew at 7.1 per cent in the first six months of the current financial year despite subdued growth in the world economy, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the Centre after interest rates for fixed deposits were slashed by the SBI and said it is a "huge blow" to the middle class.

BSP chief Mayawati on Monday accused the BJP of doing a "Bharat Bandh" by demonetising higher currency and said the opposition was not divided over the issue.

Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo - after escaping from Punjab’s Nabha Jail - took a bus from Kaithal and reached Kurukshetra in Haryana, sources in the police department said.

Top aide Kellyanne Conway says she'll support whomever US President-elect Donald Trump nominates for Secretary of State, but it appears she cannot help lobbying against Mitt Romney.

Aboriginal traditional dancers carrying clap sticks and spears and with faces painted white with clay traveled from remote northern Australia to Parliament House on Monday to draw attention to rampant domestic violence in Outback indigenous communities.

Farah Khan confirmed news that she is working on a script but denied she was making a sequel of Main Hoon Na.

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik on Sunday claimed that there has been no misuse of funds by his banned NGO and rejected all allegations of involvement in terror-related activities.

Prohibiting use of Hindi during its proceedings, the National Green Tribunal has made it clear that a litigant, who appears before it as party-in-person, must submit documents in English only.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika declared on Saturday eight days of national mourning for the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro.

Chelsea stormed back from behind to end Tottenham Hotspur's unbeaten Premier League record with a 2-1 victory on Saturday that propelled Antonio Conte's soaring side back into top spot.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein has requested a recount in Wisconsin and has announced her intention to also seek recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Bikram Singh described Bajwa as a 'thorough professional' who gave an 'outstanding performance' under him in Congo but said things change once an officer goes back to his home country.

There is no truth in reports that I am trying to get close to the BJP said Nitish Kumar.

The court also granted the relief to AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, one of the other accused in the case.

Sharif appreciated Afghanistan's efforts for peace and stability in the country and expressed support to the peace agreement with armed group Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan.