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Australian journalist's claim that she was forced to leave India not correct: Govt sources

NEW DELHI: Days after she left India, Australian journalist Avani Dias claimed on Tuesday that she was not allowed to cover elections and was compelled to leave the country even as government sources said her allegation is incorrect and…

Over 52,000 children educated since 1960: Tibetan Children's Villages leads in exile education infrastructure

DHARAMSHALA: When His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, came to India in 1960 he learnt of around 51 young children finding it hard to survive with the large batch of refugees that fled from Tibet.

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CAA patently discriminatory, must go; should be replaced by law of asylum: P.Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Asserting that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is "patently discriminatory", senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said his party's position is that it must go and be replaced by a law of asylum which is consistent…

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Complaints against PM for his remarks at Rajasthan rally under consideration, say ECI sources

NEW DELHI: Complaints received regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara are under consideration of the Election Commission of India (ECI), sources said on Tuesday.

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Rahul Gandhi has same agenda on minorities as Manmohan Singh: Tawde

NEW DELHI: BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde on Tuesday claimed that like former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "agenda" is that the minorities should have the first right to the country's wealth, and not…

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Anybody who abuses PM Modi won't be allowed to return home: Union minister Rane threatens opposition

Anybody who abuses PM Modi won't be allowed to return home: Rane warns opposition

'Our religion does not tell us to look down at other religions': Farooq Abdullah hits back at Modi

'Our religion does not tell us to look down at other religions': Farooq Abdullah

Country's biggest leader has given up morality, does not walk on path of truth: Priyanka Gandhi on PM

CHITRADURGA: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that "the biggest leader of the country has given up morality, does drama before people and does not walk on the path…

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Congress to explore legal remedies, slams EC for not acting on complaints against PM Modi

EC not acting on complaints against PM, Cong exploring legal remedies: Shrinate

Plea seeking trials against incumbent State Ministers to be transferred out of state should be dismissed: TN govt to SC

NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the plea filed by Chennai-based lawyer, Karuppiah Gandhi, seeking a direction to transfer the trials against incumbent State Ministers from TN to other States,…

Trends of election results are visible in BJP leaders' speeches: Akhilesh slams Modi, Adityanath

Trends of election results are visible in BJP leaders' speeches: Akhilesh Yadav

How Congress' fall in Surat mirrors its wider decline across India

When BJP secured its inaugural uncontested seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha from Surat city in Gujarat, it captured the nation's attention and focused it on Surat's political landscape. Today, Surat stands as a bastion of the BJP, with Congress…

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Excise policy case: Judicial custody of Delhi CM Kejriwal, BRS leader Kavitha extended till May 7

Court extends judicial custody of Kejriwal, BRS leader Kavitha in excise case till May 7

'Very sorry...will be on your side': Karnataka CM tells Hubbali murder victim Neha Hiremath's father

"Very sorry. We will be on your side," CM Siddaramaiah to slain student's father

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Andhra LS polls: TDP's Chandra Sekhar emerges as richest candidate so far, with Rs 5785 Cr in assets

Andhra Pradesh polls: With Rs 5785 cr assets, TDP LS contestant Chandra Sekhar stirs poll attention

Australian journalist forced to leave India, says Centre refused to extend visa citing reportage

NEW DELHI: An Australian journalist on Tuesday claimed that she was forced to leave India after the government refused to extend her work visa, contending that her reportage had "crossed a line."

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Karnataka Industries minister MB Patil, condemns Modi's mangalsutra remarks, says no PM has stooped this low

VIJAYAPURA: Lambasting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remark that Hindu women will have to lose their ‘Mangal Sutra’ if the Congress government comers to power in the country, Industries Minister M. B. Patil has said that never in…

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Lok Sabha polls: Community votes crucial in Thiruvananthapuram, Attingal constituencies

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The victory in Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal Lok Sabha constituencies has always depended on how the CSI Nadar, Latin Catholic and Ezhava votes swing in favour of which political front. The UDF’s victory in these two…

Public sector banks don't have power to issue LOCs against defaulters: Bombay HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ruled that public sector banks do not have the power in law to issue Look Out Circulars (LOCs) against default borrowers.

Salman Khan firing case: Mumbai police recovers two pistols, bullets from Tapi river

MUMBAI: The Mumbai police's crime branch has recovered two pistols, magazines and bullets from the Tapi river in Gujarat during a search operation to recover weapons allegedly used in the firing outside Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's…

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SC pulls up Centre for inaction against Patanjali, directs Ramdev to submit apology ads on record within two days

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it is in the largest interest of consumers/public on how they are being mislead, their entitlement to know the truth, whomever hearing the IMA case against Patanjali and its misleading…

SC asks if Patanjali, Ramdev's apology was as big as its misleading ads; raps Centre for inaction

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Union government for its inaction against Patanjali Ayurved over misleading advertisements. The court also ordered Patanjani MD Acharya Balakrishna and its co-founder, Yoga guru Ramdev…

Even listening to Hanuman Chalisa becomes crime under Cong rule: PM Modi

JAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sharpened his attack on the Congress, saying it is difficult to follow one's faith under the party and again accused it of hatching a deep conspiracy to snatch people's wealth and distribute…

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Not scared of expulsion from BJP, says ex-Deputy CM Eshwarappa

SHIVAMOGGA: Former Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday said he is not scared of expulsion from the BJP as he reiterated his resolve to contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent with full vigour.

PM will never tell you this...: Jairam Ramesh

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government on Tuesday and alleged that the PM will never tell you that today, 21 billionaires together have more wealth than 70 crore Indians.

EC not acting in non-partisan manner: Pinarayi Vijayan on PM remarks regarding Muslims

KANNUR: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that it was "unfortunate" that the Election Commission (EC) was not acting in a non-partisan manner by taking immediate action in connection with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's…

Baharampur may not be a cakewalk for Adhir Chowdhury this time

KOLKATA: With issues of unemployment and workforce migration continuing to remain as major thorns in Congress heavyweight Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's flesh in the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the…

NCBC slams blanket categorisation of Muslims as backward caste in Karnataka

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government's decision to categorise the entire Muslim community as a backward caste for reservation purposes in the state has drawn criticism from the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), which said…

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Two students from Telangana killed in traffic collision in US' Arizona

WASHINGTON: Two Indian students in the United States were killed on the spot in a head-on traffic collision near Lake Pleasant in Arizona, according to police.

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Kejriwal given insulin after spike in sugar level: Tihar officials

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been administered a "low dose" of insulin after his blood sugar level spiked, officials of Tihar jail here said on Tuesday.