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Former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair joins BJP; believes in 'Modiji's philosophy of developing India'

Along with Nair, former Travancore Devaswom Board president G Raman Nair, former commissioner Pramila Devi, Divakaran Nair, district vice-president of Karnakulam joined the party.

25 days ago

Amit Shah's threat exposes who incited violence in Sabarimala: CPI-M

The Communist Party of India-Marxist said in a statement that such incitement had also led to the "highly condemnable" arson attack on the ashram of Swamy Sandeepananda Giri.

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Indian community in Canada to build hostels for poor children; to raise $7 million through NGO

The NGO, Aim for SEVA (Canada), founded by Toronto dentist Terry Papneja has built hostels in Lucknow, Ghaziabad and has also built a computer laboratory in Semmangudi High School in Sembangudi, Tamil Nadu.

25 days ago

AIADMK invites 18 disqualified MLAs to join party with 'love and affection'

Asking the debarred MLAs and other Dhinakaran loyalists who moved away from AIADMK to revert to the parent party, the top leadership on Saturday asked them to "understand the reality" of the Madras High Court judgment that upheld their disqualification.

25 days ago

Development of poorest of poor is real indicator of peace: PM Modi

Even though India had no direct connection with the First World War, it was an important event because Indian soldiers fought bravely and played a huge role by sacrificing their lives said the PM Narendra Modi.

25 days ago

Asian Games debacle worst moment of my kabaddi career: Indian captain Ajay Thakur

Thakur expressed his eagerness to see kabaddi as an Olympic discipline. He also praised the professional-level kabaddi league Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) for helping in the expansion of the game, besides giving players recognition.

25 days ago

Goa govt finally admits CM Manohar Parrikar has pancreatic cancer

Parrikar, who is currently being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer, has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New York, and Delhi.

25 days ago

Sabarimala; Over 3,345 protesters arrested amid ongoing controversy over entry of women

On Sunday morning, Sabarimala tantri family member and activist Rahul Eashwar was arrested in Kochi taking the total number of arrests since October 26 to 3,346.

25 days ago

Q2 results, macro data to steer equity market; value buying expected

On Friday, both the Sensex and the Nifty dropped to seven-month lows. Market participants and analysts expect value buying in the indices as the market has been largely bearish in the last couple of weeks.

25 days ago

Donald Trump turns down Republic Day invitation; Does India have a plan B?

India had extended the invitation in April, which the White House confirmed. However, there was no mention if the US president would attend the celebrations and said that the final decision would be conveyed after the 2+2 dialogues which were held in September.

25 days ago

Delhi: Hazy, polluted Sunday morning as air quality remains poor at national capital

Poor air quality, humidity and smog is making the national capital polluted. The humidity, during the morning hours was 76 per cent, however the pollutant remain high due to low morning temperature and calm wind speed.

25 days ago

Vogue Women of the Year Awards 2018: Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan honoured; Ranbir Kapoor is 'Man of the Year'

Here is the complete list of the Vogue Women of the Year Awards 2018 winners, which include people from the entertainment, fashion, media, textiles, business, law, social entrepreneurship and sports fields.

25 days ago

Watch: Don't pay for food on Indian Railway trains if you don't get a bill

The Central government has said train passengers need not pay for food if contractors do not give them bills for it. Read to know more, and watch the video.

25 days ago

India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI: Hosts face defeat but Virat Kohli continues breaking records

Since, 2016, Virat Kohli, who has an unparalleled record during chasing averages 101 when his team bats second and is head and shoulders above the rest.

25 days ago

Bazaar box office collection day 2: Saif Ali Khan's movie witnesses growth

After an average start at the box office on opening day, Bazaar enjoyed some rise in its collection on day 2.

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