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Is Rahul Gandhi a goner now? Chidambaram wants THIS politician to lead a united Opposition against the BJP

There has been growing clamour to remove Rahul Gandhi from the leadership of the Congress and a possible anti-BJP front in the country after the recent Assembly elections debacle.

Mar 20, 2017

Indian Army rescues tourists stuck in blizzard in Arunachal Pradesh; Bulgarian woman falls to death

The Indian army has rescued 127 people including five foreign nationals from a blizzard in Arunachal Pradesh.

Mar 20, 2017

Despite postponement of Jat quota agitation, Haryana readies for trouble in state

As many as 12,000 policemen have been deployed on Haryana-Delhi borders.

Mar 20, 2017

'23 fake universities, 279 fake technical institutes across India,' says UGC

The UGC and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in its annual review, had released a list of fake educational institutions on their websites.

Mar 20, 2017

Maharashtra doctors go on mass leave: Here are the 3 attacks on medical staff by patients' kin that led to the strike

Around three-quarters of all doctors in Mumbai and many more across the state have joined the strike.

Mar 20, 2017

Turkish President Erdogan has 'gone too far' with Nazi jibe, Germany says

Turkey's diplomatic relations with many of the European Union nations have been nosediving over the past months and Germany has now lashed out at Erdogan for the Nazi jibe.

Mar 20, 2017

Indian Catholic priest Tomy Kalathoor Mathew stabbed in Melbourne church in an alleged racial attack; attacker arrested

Indian Catholic priest Tomy Kalathoor Mathew was stabbed by a man in an apparent hate crime moments before he was to conduct a mass at a Melbourne church.

Mar 20, 2017

Manipur CM N Biren Singh proves majority in floor test

Manipur CM N Biren Singh had assured the governor that he has the requisite number of MLAs to form the BJP-led government, which he proved during the floor test.

Mar 20, 2017

Donald Trump didn't refuse handshake with Angela Merkel, Press Secretary Spicer says

Donald Trump's Press Secretary Sean Spicer said "I don't think he heard the question" posed by Angela Merkel when she suggested they shake hands in front of press cameras.

Mar 20, 2017

Germany rejects Donald Trump's claims, says it does not owe NATO 'vast sums' of money

Trump, on Saturday, had written a tweet saying Germany owes "vast sums" of money to NATO and that the US must be paid for the defence it provides to the European nation.

Mar 20, 2017

In BJP's UP, BSP leader Mohammad Shami shot dead in Allahabad

Mohammad Shami, who had been a member of the Samajwadi Party for 20 years, joined the BSP last month. He was shot dead in Allahabad on Sunday night.

Mar 20, 2017

Julia Gillard: Women still blocked from politics by inequality

Julia Gillard, former Australian prime minister, talks to IBTimes UK at Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai about womens leadership and how women tend not to be represented in positions of power. She says there are obstacles in stopping women get to the top.

Mar 20, 2017

Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell wins $1m prize for work in remote Artic communities

Canadian teacher Maggie MacDonnell spent six years working with children in a remote Arctic Inuit community has won a $1m (£810,000) prize at a ceremony in Dubai.

Mar 19, 2017

Who is the CM of Uttar Pradesh - Yogi Adityanath or Vin Diesel? Twitterati confused

Striking resemblance between CM of UP Yogi Adityanath and Hollywood actor Vin Diesel gave rise to series of funny memes on Twitter.

Mar 19, 2017

Our govt will fix law and order first, says UP CM

The administration will be made accountable and answerable and there won't be any discrimination, Adityanath said.

Mar 19, 2017