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Congress vice President Rahul Gandhi addresses during an election campaign rally in Chennai on May 7, 2016.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017: People wrangle for khatiyas as Rahul Gandhi embarks on Kisan Yatra [VIDEOS]

The Congress Vice-President is expected to cover 2,500 km as part of the rally.

Sep 6, 2016

Bangalore-Mysore highway blocked over Cauvery row: Mandya traffic police create FB page to suggest alternative routes

Pro-Kannada organisations are staging protest against the Supreme Court's order, and schools, colleges, shops and public offices in the district have remained shut today.

Sep 6, 2016

ASEAN Summit to begin today in Laos, leaders to take stock of Blueprints 2025

PM Modi is scheduled to arrive in Laos on Wednesday to attend the ASEAN Summit.

Sep 6, 2016

India renews bid to acquire armed Predator drones, US remains unenthused

The U.S. has already offered an unnamed Predator drone for maritime surveillance and reconnaissance missions for an Indian Navy requirement.

Sep 6, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: Pak troops violate ceasefire along LoC in Poonch

This is the second ceasefire violation in less than a week.

Sep 6, 2016

Duterte insults Obama, then expresses regret after White House cancels meeting

The president will instead have a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Spokesman for the White House National Security Council said on Monday.

Sep 6, 2016

Afghanistan: 1 dead, 42 rescued after attack on CARE NGO in Kabul

The attack on Tuesday morning is the latest in a series of strikes that began on Monday in Kabul.

Sep 6, 2016

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Morning Brief: Sedition can't be slapped for criticising govt, Serena breaks Federer's record, Reliance Jio 4G goes live and more

IBTimes India Morning Brief: Serena breaks Roger Federer's record, Reliance Jio 4G goes live & much more. Here are the top stories to get your day started.

Sep 6, 2016

Sedition can't be slapped for criticising government: SC

Prashant Bhushan, appearing for NGO Common Cause, said the sedition law was being misused to stifle dissent.

Sep 6, 2016

Cauvery protests: Places you should avoid as violence heats up across Karnataka

Cauvery water row: Will Karnataka observe bandh on Sept. 9?

Pro-Kannada outfits are protesting intensely against the Supreme Court's order that 15,000 cusec of water from the Cauvery be released to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days.

Sep 6, 2016

India unlikely to achieve education goals before 2085: UNESCO

The report recommends an urgent intervention and fundamental changes in the education sector to meet the goals.

Sep 5, 2016

Is Bihar under-reporting crime to evade 'jungle raj' tag?

Deliberate under-reporting could be responsible for surprisingly low crime rates but can be examined and studied through observing the statistics.

Sep 5, 2016

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South Koreas dog meat trade to be debated in UK parliament

British MPs are set to discuss South Koreas dog-meat factory farms in a Westminster Hall debate on 12 September. The first Parliament debate on Asias dog meat trade was held in November 2015, however, South Korea was not a focus, despite the fact that it is the only country in Asia that breeds dogs specifically for human consumption.

Sep 5, 2016

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Barack Obama says Colin Kaepernick is exercising his constitutional right

Kaepernick sat down during his team the San Francisco 49ers pre-game singing of the national anthem on 26 August in a silent protest against the oppression of minorities, and he has since kneeled during another pre-game anthem. US president Barack Obama has defended Colin Kaepernicks decision not to stand for the national anthem, stating the American football player was exercising his constitutional right.

Sep 5, 2016

National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam addresses a press conference in Guwahati on June 27, 2016.

Sandeep Kumar sex scandal: AAP leader Ashutosh, National Commission for Women chief spar over summons

The author-turned-politician hinted that this was some scheme of the BJP, as the NCW chairperson belonged to the party.

Sep 5, 2016

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