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Arun Jaitley says SC ruling on homosexuality, adultery may have adverse impact on Indian society

He said that changing the rule and decriminalising adultery would convert the Indian family system into a Western one where marriages are more fragile.

9 days ago

Modi-Putin summit LIVE: India and Russia sign $5bn deal for five S-400 Triumf missile shield systems

Modi and Putin have signed the S-400 defense deal. Putin's foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov had confirmed ahead of the Russian President's visit to India that the S-400 defence deal will likely be signed.

11 days ago

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Artificial Intelligence can spot fake, biased news article right from its source

A new program developed by researchers at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) in collaboration with the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) aims to not only look at individual news stories but also their sources.

11 days ago

Sabarimala verdict: RSS does a U-turn; criticises Kerala govt for ignoring devotees' sentiments

Bhaiyyaji Joshi, the General Secretary of the RSS said that the judgment by the Supreme Court is unfortunate and that the protests which are taking place across Kerala are a reaction to 'forceful breaking of tradition'.

11 days ago

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Putin-Modi to sign S-400 deal, 20 other agreements amid US' sanction threats

Putin will land in New Delhi on Thursday evening and will dine with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

12 days ago

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India to send seven Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar on Thursday

The government officials have declined to comment if these seven are Rohingya Muslims and is calling them 'Myanmarese nationals'.

12 days ago

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Pakistan foreign minister seeks US intervention for talks with India

The latest Pakistani request in this regard has again been rejected by the US, the top Pakistani diplomat told a Washington audience on Wednesday, a day after he had meetings with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton, during which he raised the issue only to be pushed back by the Trump administration.

12 days ago

BSP Chief Mayawati, punjab elections, Uttar pradesh elections

Mayawati rules out BSP-Congress alliance: People haven't forgiven them for their corruption

She accused the Congress of trying to "finish" the BSP, saying the grand old party is more interested in ending destroying her party than dislodging the BJP.

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Mamata Banerjee gives Rs 28 crore for Durga Puja; Muslim groups retaliate, ask to double their stipend

Many influential Imams and clerics took to the streets to protest against the chief minister for giving money to the Hindus and not Muslims.

12 days ago

Is Congress social media chief Divya Spandana stepping down to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

Amidst rumours of Divya Spandana's departure, the actress-turned-politician told a TV news channel that she has not resigned. Congress has neither confirmed nor denied this new development.

12 days ago

Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as 46th Chief Justice of India; will oversee Assam NRC, Ayodhya cases

Earlier this year, Gogoi held an unprecedented press conference along with the other senior judges in the Supreme Court, criticizing the then-CJI Dipak Misra for his management of cases.

13 days ago

Modi government barbaric, farmers can't even express plight: Congress

Rahul Gandhi criticised the government for what he called the brutal beating of peaceful farmers and said that "now, farmers cannot even come to the country's capital and talk about their ordeal".

13 days ago

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