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Siddaramaiah or Parameshwara? Race for opposition leader's post hots up in Karnataka

Although the party workers and legislators prefer Siddaramiah for the role, the competition is expected to be intense.

Jul 25, 2019

Rajiv Gandhi assassin Nalini out on 30-day parole for daughter's wedding

The Madras High Court has issued a set of instructions to Rajiv Gandhi's assassination convict Nalini for the parole period.

Jul 25, 2019

India's automobile industry to bleed 1 million jobs due to persistent slowdown

The job losses are happening in the major hubs, including Gurgaon-Manesar belt of Haryana, Pune, Jharkhand's Jamshedpur and some parts of Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur.

Jul 25, 2019

US warship sails through contested Taiwan Strait, tensions likely to rise

China on earlier warned that it is ready for war if there was any move towards Taiwan's independence.

Jul 25, 2019

Life after death mystery: Man claims to have met Jesus during NDE

The testimonial shared by Douglas has already gone viral and it has made many people believe that life after death is a reality.

Jul 25, 2019

Major shake-up: Atanu Chakraborty is new Economic Affairs Secretary, Subhash Garg named Power Secretary

The move to appoint Atanu Chakraborty as the new economic affairs secretary has been criticised by some prominent economists.

Jul 25, 2019

Bill to declare individuals as terrorists passed in Lok Sabha amid Congress walkout

The Bill, tabled in the House by Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy, was passed with 278 members voting in favour and eight against it.

Jul 25, 2019

Malaysia's ex-king divorces Russian beauty queen using triple talaq

Rihana gave birth to a baby boy in May but the sultan raised doubts if he was the biological father of the baby.

Jul 24, 2019

Congress hits back in Madhya Pradesh, lures away two BJP MLAs

Narayan Tripathi is a known party-hopper and has been in the Samajwadi Party and the Congress earlier. Sharad Kol has also been in the Congress earlier.

Jul 24, 2019

PHOTOS | Tej Pratap Yadav becomes Lord Shiva at Patna temple

The eldest son of former Bihar Chief Minister, Lalu Prasad Yadav, embraced the full attire of Lord Shiva, complete with a tiger skin dhoti and ash across his arms, chest, and forehead.

Jul 24, 2019

Here's how UK's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson is connected to India

Boris Johnson won 92,153 votes in the leadership election. His opponent Jeremy Hunt got 46,656 votes. As many as 159,320 members of the Conservative Party voted in the election.

Jul 24, 2019

Chinese defence ministry issues white paper on 2017 Doklam stand-off

China's armed forces maintain a rigorous guard against encroachment and infiltration, the document says.

Jul 24, 2019

World IVF Day 2019: Fertility centres aplenty but imported tech keeps costs high

There are approximately 180 million couples struggling with infertility across the world and in vitro fertilisation (IVF) helps bridge the gap.

Jul 24, 2019

Was 'Gumnami Baba' actually Subhash Bose: Not really

The findings of the Justice Vishnu Sahai Commission's report which will now be tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, reportedly only draw parallels between Bose and the Baba.

Jul 24, 2019

JNU in news again but for a different reason, this time minorities panel intervenes

Rosina Nasir, assistant professor at the university's Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), has accused vice-chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar and chairperson of CSSEIP Yagati Chinna Rao of "targeted harassment, exploitation, and discrimination" because of her minority identity

Jul 24, 2019