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Post BMC elections 2017: If BJP can join PDP in J&K, why can't there be a Shiv Sena-Congress alliance in Mumbai? | OPINION

Politics, afterall, is about opportunities to bag power. If the Congress can keep a more powerful BJP at bay and staying relevant by backing the Shiv Sena, then so be it.

Feb 26, 2017

Kansas shooting raises fears with local Indian-Americans

The suspected gunman, U.S. Navy veteran Adam Purinton, 51, has been charged with the premeditated murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla.

Feb 26, 2017

Reliance denies rumours of Jio's app-based cab service; will not 'diversify into unrelated sectors'

A Reliance spokesperson tweeted that reports of Jio's app-based cab service are "WRONG and DENIED." The company has no plans to get into unrelated diversification, the official added.

Feb 25, 2017

Kansas shooting: Hindu Samhati chief asks Hindus to wear tilak and bindi

Hindu Samhati chief Tapan Ghosh's comments came after two Indians were shot inside a bar in Kansas on Friday, in what is said to be a racially-motivated crime.

Feb 25, 2017

Ramjas College protest: Kargil martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur's #StudentsAgainstABVP post goes viral

Gurmehar Kaur started the campaign following violent clashes between ABVP supporters and Ramjas College students over the cancellation of a seminar where Umar Khalid was invited to speak.

Feb 25, 2017

Ramjas College Ruckus: DCW says Delhi Police's treatment of female protesters may amount to molestation

The students' union of TISS has expressed solidarity with the students of Ramjas College and DU while the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) campus in Pune witnessed clashes between ABVP and SFI.

Feb 25, 2017

Video of iPhone 7 explosion goes viral, Apple replaces US teen's phone [PHOTO + VIDEO]

Phone explosions are posing hardships to manufactures for some time now, with Samsung being the worst hit.

Feb 25, 2017

BMC Elections 2017: Shiv Sena denies approaching Congress for alliance

Gurudas Kamat, Congress MP from Mumbai's North East constituency, had said that Shiv Sena approached Congress for an alliance in Mumbai, but the latter did not show any interest.

Feb 25, 2017

PM Modi in Manipur: 10 things Narendra Modi said at the election rally in Imphal

Narendra Modi tore into the Congress rule in the state, and promised better governance and development in Manipur.

Feb 25, 2017

Akhilesh Yadav says everyone cheated in school, exposing the rot within UP

Akhilesh was trying to rebuff Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on rampant cheating in examinations and the activities of the "copying mafia" in UP.

Feb 25, 2017

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders police commissioner to probe Bengaluru school molestation case: 5 questions that need answers

Siddaramaiah has ordered Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Praveen Sood to "diligently investigate" the matter, and said: "The guilty will not be spared."

Feb 25, 2017

India News Updates: 4.0 magnitude earthquake hits north Tripura

Earthquake measuring 4.0 on the richter scale has hit North Tripura

Feb 25, 2017

Jayalalithaa niece Deepa Jayakumar announces new party: How will it affect the politics of Tamil Nadu?

Deepa floated the party MGR Amma Deepa Peravai, and will contest elections from the RK Nagar constituency.

Feb 25, 2017

Indian expats in Saudi Arabia may soon find themselves jobless as country pushes to hire more nationals

Financial difficulties, cost-cutting and a heavy drive to employ more Saudi nationals have led to a significant reduction in the expatriate employment in Saudi Arabia.

Feb 24, 2017

Forget high airfares, soon you could catch a train to Kathmandu from Delhi and Kolkata

The Centre has also asked the state-owned Container Corporation (Concor) to explore the possibilities of running a cargo train to Bangladesh to enhance bilateral trade.

Feb 24, 2017