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While Rahul Gandhi continues to win hearts, Congress goes on a humble brag

Will Rahul Gandhi's new-age subtle and gentlemanlike behaviour help him trump the good old fierce politics led by PM Modi in the Lok Sabha elections?

Jan 29, 2019

Hizbul Mujahideen calls Shah Faesal's politics entry 'a state-managed drama'; invites him to join militancy

Shah Faesal, a former IAS officer, had earlier hinted at floating his own political party by seeking funding from people through his crowdfunding campaign.

Jan 29, 2019

Did Siddaramaiah misbehave with woman? NCW wants action against former Karnataka CM

In a video that has gone viral, a furious Siddaramaiah can be seen behaving angrily and apparently manhandling Jamal Ara.

Jan 29, 2019

US files charges against Huawei and Meng Wanzhou, China calls indictment 'immoral' and 'unfair'

The Justice Department accused Huawei of trying to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile promising payment to employees stealing confidential information, and violating Iran sanctions. It also unveiled charges against CFO Meng Wanzhou and is seeking her extradition to the US.

Jan 29, 2019

VHP hails Centre's move to return Ayodhya land to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas

The plea has said that the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas, which is a trust to promote the construction of Ram Temple, had sought the return of excess land acquired in 1991 to original owners.

Jan 29, 2019

Tiger kills tribal man near Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka

The Director of Nagarhole National Park, Narayanaswamy, has said that Chinnappa's family will be given Rs 5 lakh as compensation.

Jan 29, 2019

IIT-Madras records 2 suicides in a month; are students at country's premier institutes a stressed lot?

There has been an alarming increase in the cases of suicides by students at IITs across the country since last year.

Jan 29, 2019

Who was George Fernandes? Anti-Emergency crusader and former Defence Minister passes away

George Fernandes was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. During his tenure as the Defence Minister, Fernandes was in charge of nuclear tests in Pokharan for Kargil War.

Jan 29, 2019

Rahul steals BJP's thunder by promising minimum income for poor

'The Congress-led government is going to give minimum income guarantee. This means, each poor person in India will have minimum income'

Jan 29, 2019

Congress promises a minimum wage guarantee, if voted to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi

The announcement comes four days ahead of the interim budget to be presented by the Narendra Modi government before the Lok Sabha polls due before June this year.

Jan 29, 2019

Twitter backlash for Anantkumar Hegde after hate speech, spat with Dinesh Gundu Rao

Earlier this month, referring to the Kerala government's handling of the Sabarimala row, he said daylight rape of the Hindus was happening in the state.

Jan 28, 2019

John Kapoor, rags-to-riches Indian billionaire, in the eye of US opioid scandal

Born in Amritsar in 1943, Kapoor was the first from his family to attend college but went on to found to US pharma companies.

Jan 28, 2019

Karnataka coalition teetering as CM Kumaraswamy threatens to resign

Kumaraswamy's comments referred to a Congress MLA's statement that former chief minister Siddaramaiah is his sole leader.

Jan 28, 2019

US presidential aspirant Tulsi Gabbard accused of being a 'Hindu nationalist'?

On Saturday, the 37-year old wrote an editorial in the Religious News Services describing the campaign against her "profiling and targeting of Hindu Americans and ascribing to them motives without any basis."

Jan 28, 2019

Indian Air Force fighter jet SEPECAT Jaguar crashes in Uttar Pradesh

The incident took place in the Kushinagar district of UP. It was reported that the aircraft crashed soon after its take off.

Jan 28, 2019