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Azad meets Sonia, says no question on leadership; pitches for 'united' fight in upcoming polls

New Delhi, Mar 18: G-23 leader Ghulam Nabi Azad met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, after which he said leadership change is not an issue as the Congress Working Committee unanimously decided that she should continue as party chief till internal polls. After meeting Gandhi at her 10, J

2020 riots: Delhi court dismisses student activist's bail plea in larger conspiracy case

New Delhi(PTI): A Delhi court refused to grant bail on Wednesday to student activist Gulfisha Fatima in a case concerning a larger conspiracy behind the Delhi riots of February 2020. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat dismissed Fatima's bail plea, saying in view of the chargesheet and the ac

Delhi Police recovers ex-MP Vijay Goel's snatched phone, arrests 22-year-old man

New Delhi(PTI): The Delhi Police has recovered the mobile phone of former MP Vijay Goel and arrested a 22-year-old man who had snatched it from him, official said Tuesday. Saajan, a resident of Daryaganj, had allegedly snatched Goel's phone last evening when he was going from Daryaganj towards th

Sonia Gandhi says 'ready to make any sacrifice', CWC reposes full faith in her

New Delhi(PTI): Days after its drubbing in five states, the Congress' top decision-making body on Sunday unanimously decided that party president Sonia Gandhi should continue till organisational polls after she expressed readiness to "make any and every sacrifice" in the party's interest. The Con

Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of ‘stealing’ EVMs, claims truck with voting machines caught in Varanasi

Lucknow, Mar 8: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the ruling BJP on Tuesday of attempting to "steal" votes and said exit polls are meant to create a perception that the saffron party will emerge victorious in the Uttar Pradesh election. At a press conference here, he also alleged

Will bring law to exempt tractors from ban on old diesel vehicles in NCR areas: Haryana CM Khattar

Chandigarh, Mar 7: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said the state will bring legislation exempting tractors from the rule that bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years from plying in NCR areas. The NGT has taken a stand that plying of diesel and petrol vehicles older than 10

"Afzal Khan, Kans": Sena's Sanjay Raut On Warpath After Minister's Arrest

New Delhi:  The Shiv Sena on Wednesday ripped into the BJP-led Central government over the arrest of a second minister of the Maharashtra government, saying they got stabbed in the back by forces who could not take them on in a fair fight. In a tweet, senior Sena leader Sanjay Raut cited Afzal Kh

India rejects UN's allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub as 'baseless, unwarranted'

New Delhi, Feb 21: Reacting strongly, India on Monday dubbed as "baseless and unwarranted" the allegations by the United Nation's mission in Geneva of "judicial harassment" against journalist Rana Ayyub, and asserted that the country upholds the rule of law and no one is above it. India's permane

In first two phases of polls, people have cooled down Yogi's 'garmi': Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Feb 14: Claiming historic voting for the SP-RLD candidates, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the people have subdued the garmi (haughtiness) of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the first two phases of the UP assembly elections. Yadav took on Adityanath saying he used

Madhya Pradesh Tunnel Caves In, 7 Labourers Rescued, 2 Still Trapped

Bhopal: Nine labourers were trapped after an under-construction tunnel of the Bargi canal project caved in at Sleemanabad in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh. Relief operations are on and seven of the nine labourers have been rescued, officials said. Locals officials, along with the State Disaste

GATE 2022 answer key to be released on Feb 21

The GATE 2022 answer keys will be released on February 21 at the official website, gate.iitkgp.ac.in. Scroll down to check other details. GATE answer key announcement date released by the administering body, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The GATE answer key will be released

Bulli Bai app row: Delhi Police seeks info from Twitter,GitHub; directs removal of offensive content

New Delhi(PTI): The Delhi Police has sought details from the GitHub platform about the developer of the controversial 'Bulli Bai' mobile application and has written to Twitter for information about the account handler who first posted about the app, officials said on Monday. The city police also

51% Indian women will be employable in 2022, compared to 46% men: Annual skills survey

India Skills Report 2022 was released by Wheebox, a talent assessment platform, with AICTE, Association of Indian Universities, Confederation of Indian Industries, and other agencies. New Delhi: A higher percentage of women than men have been found to be employable in India yet again, accordi

13 out of 14 dead in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor

CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other people on board IAF chopper died in Tamil Nadu chopper crash. Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates on Gen Bipin Rawat's chopper crash news. Nation lost one of its bravest sons, Tweets President Ram Nath Kovind President

'Modi sarkaar selling India's assets': Sonia Gandhi slams govt over PSU disinvestment

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi alleged that the Modi government was insensitive towards farmers and common people. Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of selling India's assets. She also alleged that the government was insensitive to

Aurangabad: Indian teen arrested for beheading pregnant sister

Police in the western Indian state of Maharashtra have arrested a teenager suspected of beheading his pregnant older sister. The woman, 19, had married a man without her family's consent, local police officials said. She was making tea for her brother and mother whe

Vladimir Putin: What Russian president's India visit means for world politics

Visits by Russian presidents to India always invoke a sense of nostalgia. The Moscow-Delhi relationship dates back to the Cold War era and it has been strong ever since. This "all-weather" partnership is one of the success stories of global diplomacy, and a high mark for Russian Presi

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind leaders express concern over growing hate against worship places of minorities

New Delhi, 4th Dec. 2021: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) leaders have expressed concerns over the growing atmosphere of hate against places of worship of minorities in the country and called on the government to roll back other anti-people laws like CAA-NRC, hailing repeal of farm laws as a people’s vic