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Opinion: Durga Puja greeting by PM Modi may cost BJP in West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised the hackles of many a Bengali with a Twitter post wishing a happy Durga Ashtami, and it may cost his party – the BJP – dear in the upcoming elections in West Bengal.

Oct 19, 2018

Sabarimala: Fat is in fire as Kerala lets rationalist and freethinker trek to the shrine

How couldn't the government use its right senses to prevent such a mockery at the shrine? Would they have erred in the eyes of the Supreme Court if they just prevented the self-professed rationalists storming into the temple?

Oct 19, 2018

Story on Saudi Consul in Istanbul being 'relieved' taken down amid fake news claims

The news report had earlier stated that the Consul was fired after journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing.

Oct 19, 2018

Is cash-starved AAP looking at rival BJP for 2019 Lok Sabha election funds?

"We don't have money. We need money. We need your support," read the mail.

Oct 19, 2018

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Maldives President-elect Ibu Solih may cancel Chinese projects

According to the Center for Global Development, a Washington DC-based think-tank tracking BRI, the Maldives is one of the most at-risk countries where BRI projects are being implemented because of debt.

Oct 19, 2018

Sabarimala unrest: Activist Trupti Desai detained by Pune police for seeking PM Modi's intervention

"I only wanted to tell Modi that you promised better days for women, but they are still unsafe...But now you remain silent?" Trupti asks.

Oct 19, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi hit squad member dies in mysterious Riyadh car crash, says Turkish paper

Albostani was one of the 15 Saudi operatives who landed in Istanbul on October 2, the day when Khashoggi disappeared, according to the Washington Post. The kill squad had arrived in Istanbul with the premeditated intention to kill Khashoggi, Turkish sources have said.

Oct 19, 2018

Sabarimala head priest threatens to close temple doors if women enter, says 'I am with devotees'

The two women in body armour were forced to turn back after the head priest said that he will shut down the temple if women enter.

Oct 19, 2018

Ties with Indian Army have improved markedly, says Chinese army

The Chinese army says despite border disputes, relationship between the two militaries have improved markedly this year as China-India ties have rapidly recovered from the low of Doklam.

Oct 19, 2018

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HAL a white elephant? MoD report reveals startling cost spike when fighter jets are made in India

The report has made the revelation that the reason behind the cost spike in HAL is primarily "lesser efficiency and exorbitant man hour rates," in the hone-grown company.

Oct 19, 2018

As #MeToo storm rattles India, Modi govt looks to tighten sexual harassment laws

The government's focus on the law has come after women's rights groups complained that the existing laws do not go far enough to address the widespread problem of sexual harassment.

Oct 19, 2018

China records slowest quarterly growth rate since 2009 as stock markets continue to slide

China's yuan inched up against the US dollar on Friday but was still set for a weekly loss.

Oct 19, 2018

UK court orders sale of Vijay Mallya's 6 fancy cars to repay debt to Indian banks

The six cars are to be sold at a price not less than 387 crores, the London court ruled.

Oct 19, 2018

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Oil prices nudge higher, but set for weekly loss amid stock build and US-China trade row

Oil prices nudged higher on Friday but were set for a second weekly drop amid higher US crude inventories, an ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war and concerns over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist.

Oct 19, 2018

Congress running sponsored 'Modi Hatao' campaign in Pakistan: BJP

The party alleged that the Congress was deliberately targeting the Hindus for crying foul over glorification of "terrorists" in university campuses.

Oct 18, 2018

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Opinion: Durga Puja greeting by PM Modi may cost BJP in West Bengal

Sabarimala: Fat is in fire as Kerala lets rationalist and freethinker trek to the shrine

Story on Saudi Consul in Istanbul being 'relieved' taken down amid fake news claims

Is cash-starved AAP looking at rival BJP for 2019 Lok Sabha election funds?

Maldives President-elect Ibu Solih may cancel Chinese projects

Sabarimala unrest: Activist Trupti Desai detained by Pune police for seeking PM Modi's intervention

Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi hit squad member dies in mysterious Riyadh car crash, says Turkish paper

Sabarimala head priest threatens to close temple doors if women enter, says 'I am with devotees'

Ties with Indian Army have improved markedly, says Chinese army

HAL a white elephant? MoD report reveals startling cost spike when fighter jets are made in India

As #MeToo storm rattles India, Modi govt looks to tighten sexual harassment laws

China records slowest quarterly growth rate since 2009 as stock markets continue to slide

UK court orders sale of Vijay Mallya's 6 fancy cars to repay debt to Indian banks

Oil prices nudge higher, but set for weekly loss amid stock build and US-China trade row

Congress running sponsored 'Modi Hatao' campaign in Pakistan: BJP

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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