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Analysis: BJP's Bengal NRC plan may lend political, religious colours to aeons of football rivalry

With BJP national president Amit Shah threatening to bring a version of the National Register of Citizens to West Bengal, the state may soon see division along religious grounds.

Aug 13, 2018

Fancy being a bullet train driver? Knowing Japanese will be an asset

Knowledge of the Japanese language will be important for aspiring drivers because they will be learning from experts who don't know English.

Aug 13, 2018

NRC politics continues; BJP leader hints at nationwide implementation post 2019 election win

BJP's national vice-president Om Mathur said that the country will not be allowed to become a 'dharamshala'.

Aug 13, 2018

MIT computer model predicted apocalypse date and it's just a few years away

An MIT computer model developed in 1973 has predicted that a major change which will trigger apocalypse will happen in 2020

Aug 13, 2018

Pro-Khalistan rally in London fails to make impact as India supporters eclipse event with Modi's placards, patriotic songs

The pro-Khalistan rally, allegedly backed by a few quarters in Pakistan and organised by the US-based Sikhs for Justice, witnessed about 2,500 supporters who demanded a referendum in 2020 for a separate Sikh nation.

Aug 13, 2018

Sibling rivalry sizzles once again in DMK with Alagiri mounting a challenge to Stalin

The rank and file and senior DMK leaders are firmly behind MK Stalin and he was already elevated as the working president after illness kept Karunanidhi away from active politics for the past two years.

Aug 13, 2018

Chennai temple idol theft case: Political parties come to the rescue of TVS Motors chief Venu Srinivasan

Srinivasan has maintained that he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Srirangam Temple and had spent Rs 25 crore of his own money for the renovation of the entire temple complex.

Aug 13, 2018

Indian Army soldiers to get indigenous winter clothing, high-altitude gear for Siachen Glacier

For soldiers deployed on Siachen Glacier, it's a constant battle of survival against severe cold, avalanches, landslides, frostbite and high-velocity winds. More soldiers have succumbed to extreme conditions than enemy action on the glacier.

Aug 13, 2018

Kerala rain LIVE updates: Several districts on high alert as death toll mounts to 40; heavy rainfall to continue

More than 14 districts in Kerala, which has been experiencing torrential rainfall, have been put on a high alert.

Aug 13, 2018

Two youths arrested in Hyderabad for links with ISIS, duo planned to carry out terror attacks

The accused have been identified as 24-year-old Mohammed Abdullah Basith and Mohammed Abdul Qhadeer, 19, and the duo was reportedly working to further ISIS' ideology and was planning terror strikes in India.

Aug 13, 2018

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passes away at 89

Somnath Chatterjee was on a ventilator after being rushed to a private hospital in Kolkata on August 7. His health had deteriorated after he suffered a mild heart attack on Sunday.

Aug 13, 2018

War on drugs or a populist ploy? Bangladesh defends anti-narcotics campaign as death toll rises

Critics say the crackdown reflects Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina increasingly authoritarian rule ahead of a general election, due by December.

Aug 13, 2018

North, South Korea to decide date for 3rd summit as Pyongyang asks US to ease sanctions

The Moon-Kim summit in April was historical as it broke a long spell of hostility between the two sides after the last summit in 2007 in Pyongyang.

Aug 13, 2018

J&K Health Department website hacked by Pakistan? Urdu translation listed Guv Vohra as American, his advisor as Pakistani

In a troubling discovery, website of J&K Health Services (Urdu translation) displayed the name of Governor N. N. Vhora as an 'American' and his advisor K Vijay Kumar as a 'Pakistani'. Was this a hacking attempt by Pakistan or a mischievous act by the website admin?

Aug 12, 2018

Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee on ventilator, condition 'extremely critical'

The ten times MP of the Lok Sabha was hospitalised after his health deteriorated following a massive heart attack.

Aug 12, 2018