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"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
Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant
Two men in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant. One of them, a 66-year-old South African national, had travelled from there and has already left India, officials said. The second - a 46-year-old doctor in t
Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics: The Kashmiri skier taking India to Beijing
Arif Khan made it look easy as he slalomed downhill on the artificial slopes of Ski Dubai recently. That was the moment he became the first, and so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which begins in February. For the 31-year-old, who h
Is it dangerous to crack a joke in India?
"We don't have a sense of humour," quips stand-up comic Sanjay Rajoura, in the opening scene of I Am Offended, a documentary on humour in India. He's possibly both right and wrong. Indians have a tangled relationship with humour. They love a staple of family and com
Is India ready for a third wave?
As we approach the third year of the pandemic, epidemiologist Chandrakant Lahariya writes about what India should learn from its fight against Covid-19. Anyone travelling through India's northern states would be forgiven for thinking that the pandemic is over. In th
Kangana Ranaut plays defiant card, asks which war took place in 1947
The actor, known for her provocative and often inflammatory statements, posted a series of questions on Instagram, also bringing in partition as well as Mahatma Gandhi and alleging that he let Bhagat Singh die and did not support Subhas Chandra Bose. Under attack for describing India’s Indepe
Pak Refuses Airspace Permission For New Srinagar-Sharjah Direct Flight
Srinagar-Sharjah Flight: Re-routing of flights from Srinagar to the United Arab Emirates (to ensure it doesn't cross Pakistani airspace) adds over an hour of flying time, raising fuel and ticket costs Pakistan has denied use of its airspace to a Srinagar-Sharjah direct flight - operated by lo