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 Sat, 24 March 2018
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'RSS has become an extra-constitutional authority'

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The RSS has become an extra-constitutional authority and makes political decisions for the ruling BJP, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot today alleged, terming it a very worrying development.The involvement of the RSS in government decisions is well-known, Gehlot told reporters. He said the...
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RLD, Nishad Party expel MLAs for cross-voting in RS polls in UP

The RLD and the NISHAD Party today expelled their MLAs for voting against party directives in the just concluded Rajya Sabha polls.RLD chief Ajit Singh expelled his lone MLA in the UP Assembly Sahender Singh Chauhan. NISHAD Party president Sanjay Nishad announced the expulsion of MLA Vijay...
20:06

New data leak hits national ID card database Aadhaar

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Indias biometric ID programme, Aadhaar, has been hit by another major security lapse, allowing access to private information, business technology news website ZDNet reported on Saturday. A data leak on a system run by a state-owned utility company can allow access to private information of...
19:36

No change in status quo at Dokalam standoff area: Indian envoy

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No change has taken place at the Doklam standoff area after it was resolved last year, India's envoy Gautam Bambawale said and blamed China squarely for the face off, saying it happened because Beijing tried to alter the status quo which it should not have.The 73-day long standoff ended on August...
19:15

Govt sends query to Cambridge Analytica: Did you harvest Indian user data, get consent?

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has sent a notice to data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica, which is at the heart of the case involving alleged breach of Facebook user data, seeking information about its clients in India and whether it had harvested their user...
18:58

Goa CM Parrikar responding well to treatment

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Union Minister Suresh Prabhu said ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is responding well to medical treatment in the USA and expressed the hope he will return home soon.Parrikar is suffering from a pancreatic ailment and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in the USA, where he was...
18:23

Rahul targets Prasad over pendency of cases in courts

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad over huge pendency of cases in courts and shortage of judges, and charged him with peddling fake news instead.His attack came after Prasad accused the Congress of hiring the services of controversial data firm...
18:06

US preps as students hold March for Our Lives events

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Survivors of the deadly shooting rampage at a Parkland, Florida, high school are set to lead thousands Saturday in a March for Our Lives on Washington, delivering their impassioned pleas for stricter gun control law to the nation.Building on the momentum of last week's National School Walkout,...
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JUST IN: Sukma: 4 District Reserve Guard jawans injured in an IED blast 10 km interior of Kerlapal.
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BSP suspends MLA who cross-voted in favour of BJP in RS polls

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The BSP has suspended its MLA Anil Singh who cross-voted in favour of BJP candidate in yesterday's Rajya Sabha polls. After casting his vote yesterday, BSP MLA Anil Singh said, I am with Maharaj-ji, a reference to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The Unnao MLA's vote became...
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Selfies banned at Cannes Film Festival red carpet

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The organisers of Cannes Film Festival have banned selfies on its red carpet.The news was shared by festival director Thierry Fremaux in an interview with Variety, saying the art of taking selfies on red carpet is ridiculous.We haven't thought out in practical terms how to carry out this new...
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Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Ashraf Sehrai's son goes missing in Srinagar

The son of recently appointed Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai is missing since yesterday, police said on Saturday.According to the police, Junaid Ashraf Khan, 26, left for Friday prayers near his house in Baghat locality and has not returned since.An image of Junaid with an...
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UP Dy CM mocks SP-BSP alliance, says opposition searching for scapegoat

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma termed the alliance of the SP and the BSP as lathabandhan (a tie-up to intimidate people), and said the opposition in the state is finding itself politically unsafe and hence is in search of a scapegoat.He said so far, Uttar Pradesh had the...
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BJP misused government machinery: Mayawati after Rajya Sabha defeat

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Mayawati addressed the press after her Bahujan Samajwadi Party was defeated in a keenly-fought battle for a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. She had hinted that the setback in Friday's election was unlikely to impact her party's new partnership with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi party. She...
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'Why are you spreading lies:' Chandrababu Naidu responds to Amit Shah's letter

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Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shahs letter to him was full of false information.The Telugu Desam Party chief was responding to a letter sent by Shah earlier in the day which said Naidus decision to quit the ruling National...
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JUST IN: Special Delhi court granted anticipatory bail to Karti Chidambram in Aircel Maxis case, asking him to appear before the investigating officer whenever he is summoned. Next date of hearing is 16 April.
15:32

Naxalism on its last leg in the country: Rajnath

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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the serious challenge of Naxalism in the country has entered its last leg and Maoists are now resorting to coward ambushes against security forces as they are unable to undertake a direct fight.Addressing troops of the country's lead anti-Naxal...
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SBSP chief seeks explanation from 2 MLAs over reports of cross-voting in RS polls

Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar has sought an explanation from two party MLAs following reports that they cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha election.After a recent meeting with Amit Shah, the BJP's national president, Rajbhar, a Cabinet minister in state government,...
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As you sow so shall you reap: Giriraj Singh on Lalu's conviction

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Hours after former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad was sentenced to 14 years in jail and fined Rs 60 lakh by a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in the fourth fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 3.13 crore from the Dumka treasury in the early 1990s, Union...
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Won't let any political party come on this stage: Anna Hazare

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Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday sternly said that he will not tolerate involvement of any political party or group in the hunger strike which he started a day ago at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan. I will not let any political party or group to come on this stage, he said.The social reformer...
14:24

Trump announces policy to ban most transgender people from serving in military

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The White House announced a policy to ban most transgender people from serving in the US military.Following a Pentagon policy review after a tweet by US President Donald Trump last year, the White House said the policy will say transgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria...
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Fear for his life, says son Tejashwi Yadav after Lalu gets huge sentence for corruption

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Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav has been sentenced to seven years in jail under two offences in the fourth case linked to the fodder scam. The former Bihar chief minister, who was convicted by a court in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Monday, has also been fined Rs. 60 lakh.I fear for his life, son...
13:57

Amit Shah sets target for 2019 polls: 21 seats out of 25 from North East

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Addressing a rally in Guwahati, the Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah sounded the poll bugle for the next 2019 general elections. He said, I want to set a target of 21 seats out of 25 from north east for LS polls in 2019.The BJP president must be pleased with his party's performance...
13:39

Kerala IS recruitment case: Woman operative sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment

A NIA Special Court today sentenced woman operative Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid to seven years rigorous imprisonment in connection with Kerala IS recruitment case.Special Judge S Santhosh Kumar awarded the sentence after convicting her under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act...
13:19

Cambridge Analytica offices searched over data storage

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The London offices of Cambridge Analytica have been searched by enforcement officers from the UK's information commissioner.The High Court granted the data watchdog a warrant amid claims the firm amassed information about millions of people without their consent, based on a 2014 quiz on...
12:38

Demonetisation, GST were massive damage to Indian economy, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi once again attacked the BJP over demonetisation, GST and the Nirav Modi scam.Rahul Gandhi spoke at Maharani Arts College for Women in Mysuru, Karnataka.I think demonetisation was a mistake and shouldn't have been done. Demonetisation and GST were massive damage to...
12:16

Raghuram Rajan objects to 'anti-national' tag in universities

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Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said universities need to be safe spaces where debates take place and no one is shouted down after being branded an anti-national.Every stream of thought needs to be encouraged in a varsity, he said, citing instances like one of his colleagues at the University...
12:11

Irrfan Khan not consulting any Ayurveda doctor: spokesperson

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Actor Irrfan Khan, who is suffering from neuroedocrine tumour, is not undergoing any ayurvedic treatment, his spokesperson said today.Debunking the reports that Irrfan is consulting Ayurveda doctor Vaidya Balendu Prakash, who also treated Steve Jobs, the spokesperson said the actor once spoke to...
11:56

CWG 2018: PV Sindhu to Lead Indian Contingent at Opening Ceremony

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Ace Indian shuttler and one of the top most medal prospects, PV Sindhu has been chosen by the Indian Olympic Association as the flag bearer for India for the gala opening ceremony of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Reports in the Indian Express say, that 22-year old was picked ahead of...
11:25

Lalu gets 7 years in prison in fourth fodder scam case

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Jailed former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav has been sentenced to seven years in prison in the fourth fodder scam case. On Monday, the former Bihar CM was found guilty along with 18 others. This is the fourth conviction for Prasad in fodder scam cases pertaining to illegal withdrawal...
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JUST IN: ED makes seizure of jewellery, watches and paintings worth Rs 26 crore from Nirav Modi's residence in Mumbai in PNB fraud case
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Shah writes to Naidu: BJP ensured Telugu people get justice

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Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit A Shah writes to Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on his decision to withdraw from the National Democratic Alliance.'I'm writing this letter after the Telugu Desam Party's decision to quit the NDA family. This...
10:40

'India and China must be frank with each other to prevent another Doklam'

In an interview to the Hong Kong newspaper, the South China Morning Post, Gautam Bambawale, India's ambassador to China, blamed Beijing for the military standoff in Doklam, saying it 'changed the status quo in the region'.Political level communication has come back, Ambassador Bambawale -- one of...
09:30

France shooting: Partner of 'IS attacker' detained

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A woman who was living with the attacker who killed four people at a supermarket in southern France's Trebes has been detained, a prosecutor said on Friday.Francois Molins, the prosecutor said gunman Radouane Lakdim had claimed to be a soldier for the terror group Islamic...
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Two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, says Police.
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No more free reign to China: Trump after announcing tariffs

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After announcing a string of tough trade measures against China, United States President Donald Trump has said that Beijing would no longer have a 'free reign' like it had been having for many years, which resulted in a massive American trade deficit with it.A day after he initiated a series of...
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Elon Musk deletes Facebook pages of SpaceX, Tesla

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday deleted his SpaceX and Tesla Facebook pages amid the Cambridge Analytica scandal, as part of the #deletefacebook campaign trending on social media.The development happened during an exchange on Twitter when Musk referenced an article by The...
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BJP's win is a victory of money power and intimidation: BSP

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After the results of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections declared, the Bahujan Samaj Party has cried foul and said money power has triumphed.The BJP's win is a victory of money power and intimidation, Devashish Jarariya, spokesperson BSP said.When asked about the SP-BSP alliance, some BSP leaders...