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Floccinaucinihilipilification: Shashi Tharoor tweets about his new book on PM Modi, leaves everyone stumped

Social media wordsmith Shashi Tharoor has done it again. Thiruvananthapuram MP has used the word floccinaucinihilipilification to introduce his new book about Prime Minister Namenda Modi. What does the word mean?

Oct 10, 2018

Analysis: What is floccinaucinihilipilification? Tharoor continues to flummox Twitter, but there may be more to come!

Many know floccinaucinihilipilification as the longest English word, but that is not the case. So which is the longest, what does it mean, and how has Shashi Tharoor managed to start another vocab war? Read to know.

Oct 10, 2018

Bihar: Karate teacher arrested for raping 3-year-old girl in Patna

As soon as the incident came to light, a team of police officers, led by Station house officer (SHO) Raghunath Prasad began probing the matter and arrested the accused an hour later.

Oct 10, 2018

NSUI president Fairoz Khan accused of sexual harassment

Rahul Gandhi faces flak for alleged apathy after NSUI chief Fairoz Khan gets named in #MeToo movement

The complainant, who is a former NSUI member, stated that the president constantly forced her to meet him at his hotel room in Bengaluru at midnight.

Oct 10, 2018

Offer explanation or resign: Congress on sexual harassment allegations against MJ Akbar

Some women journalists have come out and accused Akbar, a former editor and now the minister of state for external affairs, of sexually harassing them during his stint as a journalist.

Oct 10, 2018

Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India

Tushar Mehta has been the Additional Solicitor General of India since 2014, and his new tenure will span till June 30, 2020.

Oct 10, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: The killing and dismembering of MBS critic, 'pulp-fiction' style

A pro-government newspaper in Turkey says it has identified 15 members of a Saudi Arabian hit squad that it says was involved in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

Oct 10, 2018

Sydney and Melbourne may soon be out of reach, immigrants will have to opt for rural areas

The proposal, announced by Australia's population and urban infrastructure minister Alan Tudge on Tuesday, October 9, is said to be a part of a "decentralisation agenda" aiming to decongest larger cities and even out the migration pattern.

Oct 10, 2018

Supreme Court disallows entry of cops with weapons, shoes inside Puri's Jagannath temple

A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed by the Odisha government that 47 persons were arrested in connection with the violence in the temple and the situation was under control now.

Oct 10, 2018

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Cabinet approves Rs 2,044 crore bonus for 12 lakh railways employees

The announcement was made by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing a press conference after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 10, 2018

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh seeks assistance from United Nations to fight drug menace in state

Expressing the confidence that his government would succeed in destroying the drugs business, he called for team work to battle the problem and said the UNODC could play a pivotal role in this.

Oct 10, 2018

Friendship with Nirav, Mallya and raid on us? Delhi CM Kejriwal demands apology from PM Modi

The Aam Aadmi Party termed the raid as a "media event". AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj asked the central agencies including the CBI, the ED, and the ITD to disclose if it found anything related to "corruption" during their raids on AAP leaders and ministers.

Oct 10, 2018

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Floccinaucinihilipilification: Shashi Tharoor tweets about his new book on PM Modi, leaves everyone stumped

Analysis: What is floccinaucinihilipilification? Tharoor continues to flummox Twitter, but there may be more to come!

Bihar: Karate teacher arrested for raping 3-year-old girl in Patna

Rahul Gandhi faces flak for alleged apathy after NSUI chief Fairoz Khan gets named in #MeToo movement

Offer explanation or resign: Congress on sexual harassment allegations against MJ Akbar

Tushar Mehta appointed Solicitor General of India

Jamal Khashoggi: The killing and dismembering of MBS critic, 'pulp-fiction' style

Sydney and Melbourne may soon be out of reach, immigrants will have to opt for rural areas

Supreme Court disallows entry of cops with weapons, shoes inside Puri's Jagannath temple

Cabinet approves Rs 2,044 crore bonus for 12 lakh railways employees

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh seeks assistance from United Nations to fight drug menace in state

Friendship with Nirav, Mallya and raid on us? Delhi CM Kejriwal demands apology from PM Modi

Opinion poll predictions: Congress win in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh; BJP to retain Madhya Pradesh

Kolkata: 10 men arrested for molesting woman at Esplanade metro station

Chinmayi Sripaada's co-singers accuse Raghu Dixit and OS Thyagarajan of sexual harassment

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]