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Twitter does its own version of 'Yo Mama' jokes after article claims Aurangzeb was not really a bigot

The tweets are in response to an opinion piece that claimed Aurangzeb "wasn't the bigot India's right wingers make him out to be on social media."

Mar 29, 2017

War on Meat: Now Shiv Sena wants to call the shots on Gurugram meat shops!

Shiv Sena members want all meat shops in Gurugram to remain shut during Navratri and on Tuesdays as well.

Mar 29, 2017

Why this Mumbai woman wants her baby to die after birth

The Supreme Court rejected the 28-year-old Mumbai woman's plea to abort her baby after 20 weeks although it has been diagnosed with a severed central nervous system deformity.

Mar 29, 2017

Railways terminates contract of Rajdhani Express caterer after stale food makes six passengers fall ill

Passengers of Sealdah-bound Rajdhani Express protested over the bad dinner, in Asansol and after reaching Kolkata. The matter was raised in parliament and Suresh Prabhu gave details.

Mar 29, 2017

UIDAI blacklists for 10 years centre that leaked cricketer MS Dhoni's Aadhaar details

The CSC e-governance Services India Ltd. tweeted a screenshot of MS Dhoni's Aadhaar application form, following which his wife complained to Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Mar 29, 2017

See how Indian MPs are kicking off Mission XI Million initiative to spread football to all parts of the country [VIDEOS]

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Minister of State for Sports Vijay Goel, former Indian football team captains Prasun Banerjee and Bhaichung Bhutia and other MPs attended the mass football distribution programme.

Mar 29, 2017

Racist attacks on African nationals continue: Kenyan woman thrashed in Greater Noida

This incident comes after five people were arrested and over 1,000 booked for attacking four Nigerian nationals at Ansal Plaza in Greater Noida earlier this week.

Mar 29, 2017

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GST is a blessing for non-manufacturing states, says BJP MP

The GST Bill and three other supplementary bills were tabled on Wednesday in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Mar 29, 2017

For the first time in history, India exporting more electricity than it is importing

India exports power to Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar, while importing it from Bhutan.

Mar 29, 2017

Massive 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Russia

The earthquake, which was originally recorded at a magnitude of 7.0, struck 33 km deep off the coast in the Bering Sea.

Mar 29, 2017

PM Modi to visit Washington later this year: 5 things he and US President Donald Trump may discuss

Trump had called up Modi to congratulate him on his victory in the recently-held Assembly elections.

Mar 29, 2017

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Series won but 'friends lost': Virat Kohli needs to grow up; why did he take Australia's mind game so seriously?

Australians always target the best player in the opponent team to create pressure on it. With India having won the series, there was no reason for Kohli to say that Australian cricketers are no longer his friends.

Mar 29, 2017

Congress is adopting two revolutionary strategies to take on BJP in Gujarat polls 2017; is Modi changing the Grand-Old Party?

The Congress, which has been out of power in Gujarat for over two decades now, has decided to follow two paths — organisational and ideological — that are nothing less than revolutionary by its standard.

Mar 28, 2017