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Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked office-bearers of the party to raise the Modi government's dictatorial style of governance and burning issues such as farm distress and unemployment in the Lok Sabha poll campaign. Two days after meeting All India Congress Committee general...
20:34
The BJP on Saturday warned Twitter of repercussions after the social network company's CEO and top officials declined to appear before the parliamentary committee on information technology, saying no agency has the right to disrespect institutions of the country. The parliamentary panel had...
20:10
The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi on Saturday cautioned people against misleading calls claiming deletion of their names from electoral rolls, a day after a BJP delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner and alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party had been making such phone calls. The statement...
19:54
Prime Minister Narendra Modi usually refers to himself as Kaamdaar (ground worker) and Congress president Rahul Gandhi as Naamdaar (dynast), but Union Minister Smriti Irani today changed the narrative a little to cover new political developments on the national front. She said that Naamdaar...
19:26
Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar leaves from Central Bureau of Investigation office in Shillong after being questioned by CBI in connection with Saradha chit fund scam. He will be questioned tomorrow as well.
19:04
The Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday called off its nearly nine-month-old alliance with Haryana's main opposition INLD and forged ties with Loktantra Suraksha Party an outfit floated by rebel BJP MP Raj Kumar Saini.The development comes days after Om Prakash Chautala-led Indian National Lok Dal...
18:37
A woman in Hyderabad went through excruciating pain for three months before an X-ray revealed a pair of surgical forceps in her abdomen that doctors forgot to remove after a surgery in November.The mistake came to light when the patient — Maheshwari Chowdary of Mangalhat area in Hyderabad,...
18:27
US President Donald Trump says his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be held in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.The two men will meet on 27-28 February for talks expected to focus on persuading the communist state to give up its nuclear weapons programme.Modern relations with...
17:48
A section of the Gujjar community is on the streets in Rajasthan blocking roads and railway lines demanding five per cent reservation in jobs and education. Sawai Madhopur is the epicentre of the protests leading to cancellation of four trains in the Kota division and diversion of more than a...
17:31
Days after nuns protesting against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal were asked to leave the convent in Kottayam, the Jalandhar diocese has written to them assuring that they will not be transferred out till the case is in court. I'd like to assure the five of you that, as far as lies within...
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday that no one can question the integrity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.I have known Modi ji personally for many years. I have worked with him, he said.He (Modi) has worked a lot in the past five years, and he should do more work for the people. One...
17:12
Newly appointed Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will have her hands full during her four-day visit to Lucknow as she will meet senior leaders and office bearers of the party.  This will be Priyanka Gandhi's maiden visit to Uttar Pradesh after...
16:47
About 50 per cent fruit orchards were damaged due to recent snowfall in this picturesque valley and adjoining areas in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Saturday.   Bhadarwah, along with Kellar, Bhallesa, Dessa, Chatroo and Marmat, experienced heavy...
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who could not present the Interim Budget this year after he had to fly to the US for treatment, tweeted today for the first time on returning home. Though he was not in the thick of political business when he was in the US, he was regular in sending his point...
15:48
Actor Sonam Kapoor on Saturday said she is overwhelmed with the news of her latest release 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga' being considered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to be included in Oscar library.The film revolves around a same-sex relationship and shows the struggles to...
15:23
China’s foreign ministry on Saturday condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, also claimed by China, saying it “resolutely opposes” activities of Indian leaders in the region.Modi’s visit was part of a series of public meetings in the region aimed at garnering support...
15:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured the people of Assam and the North East that the citizenship bill will in no way cause harm to their interest. He was addressing a public rally in the assembly constituency of Assam health minister and BJP-led NEDA convener Himata Biswa Sarma.It...
14:29
The Shiv Sena on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer whether the Rafale deal was meant to strengthen the air force or a financially-troubled industrialist.The party's remarks came after a report in The Hindu newspaper Friday claimed that the defence ministry had raised strong...
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A day after the Supreme Court asked BSP chief Mayawati to return the crores of public money spent on grand statues of herself and the BSP party symbol, the elephant, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister on Saturday said the monuments and parks built in the memory of great men and saints born...
13:51
Twitter CEO and top officials have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee, said sources. The social media giant was summoned before the parliamentary panel to present its views on safeguarding citizens' rights on social/online news media platforms.The notice was tweeted by Anurag...
13:10
Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Jha Azad on Saturday said he will join the Congress on February 15 and will contest next Lok Sabha polls from Darbganga. Kirti Jha Azad, a cricketer-turned-politician, who was a member of the Indian cricket team that won the world cup cricket tournament...
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The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday as efforts were on to restore the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, officials said.   Men and machinery are on the job to clear the landslides which had...
12:46
Almost a year after he announced that he will not fight the Lok Sabha elections, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar is likely to take a U-turn on his position. Pawar announced that the party leaders have insisted that he contest in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, so he will think about...
12:01
The BJP has tweeted a series of counter-attacks over Rahul Gandhi’s pointed jibes on the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal, accusing the Congress president of “peddling lies”.Ahead of the Lok Sabha election in summer this year, Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his line of questioning of Prime...
11:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated several projects and laid foundation stone of many vital schemes worth over Rs 4,000 crore for Arunachal Pradesh at a function in Itanagar.Modi laid the foundation stone for construction of greenfield Airport at Hollongi and inaugurated a...
11:24
A Central Bureau of Investigation team from New Delhi has arrived at the agency's office in Shillong to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with Saradha chit fund scam.Kumar has also arrived at the CBI office for his questioning.Kumar reached Shillong, Meghalaya's...
10:37
Congress leader K C Venugopal addresses a press conference:Entire country is shocked by hearing the news from Karnataka yesterday.The Karnataka CM released audio clippings of deliberation of Yeddyurappa with the brother of one of the JD-S MLAs revealing dirty politics of Modi ji and Amit Shah to...
09:52
Four people died of swine flu in Rajasthan on Friday, taking the total death toll to 100 in the state so far this year.The patients who lost their lives were from Kota, Jodhpur, Hanumangarh and Dausa districts of the state.Also, 87 new cases have been reported in the state, taking the tally of...
09:43
Members of Gujjar community sitting on railway track in Maksudanpura of Sawai Madhopur in protest as part of reservation movement say, We have good CM&a good PM.'We want that they listen to the demands of Gujjar community. It isn't an uphill task for them to provide reservation.-- ANI
09:04
United States President Donald Trump, 72, is in a very good health, his White House physician said following his annual physical checkup. While the reports and recommendations are being finalized, I am happy to announce the President of the United States is in very good health and I anticipate...
08:10
Preparations are on in full swing ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in Agartala on Saturday.Tight security has been put in place for the Prime Minister's visit.The prime minister will on Saturday make a whirlwind tour of northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Tripura...
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The government on Friday rejected allegations by a start-up firm that Rs 36 lakh was recovered from it as part of a recovery action on account of angel tax, a move that is now being discouraged in view of concerns raised by budding entrepreneurs.The Central Board of Direct Taxes, that frames...
