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Sedition case against Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal over JNU row

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among the nine persons who have been booked on sedition charges in connection with the JNU row, the Hyderabad police said. An FIR has been registered against Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury, Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Ajay Maken, CPI leader D

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Thane murders: ‘Nothing matched shy, reserved Hasnain’s love for crime shows’

Hasnain Warekar was no butcher but he always had a cleaver handy. While talking about the 35-year-old, friends and neighbours said they occasionally used to approach him to assist during a ‘qurbani’. “During festivities, people from the Kasarwadavli village would sometimes approach him to sacrifice a goat and it worked in their favour as he

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JNU row: Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Sitaram Yechury among 9 booked for sedition charges

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury are among nine persons who have been booked on sedition charges in connection with the JNU row, police said on Monday. An FIR has been registered against Rahul, Kejriwal, Yechury, Congress leaders Anand Sharma and Ajay Maken, CPI leader D

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Afghanistan blast: Suicide bomber kills at least 10 in Kunar

At least 10 people were killed and over 40 injured in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar on Saturday, officials said. “A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated his explosives in a market in Asadabad the provincial capital, 10 people were killed and over 40 were injured,” Ghani Mosamem, spokesman for the

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Adani Enterprises Incorporates Arm for Coal Washing Business

Adani Enterprises, the flagship firm of the Adani Group, has incorporated subsidiary Korba Clean Coal Pvt Ltd for carrying on the business of coal washing. “We would like to inform you that the company has incorporated a wholly-owned subsidiary namely ‘Korba Clean Coal Pvt Ltd (KCCPL) on February 26, 2016,” Adani Enterprises said in a

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Irish coalition punished despite recovery, indicate exit polls

Ireland faced political uncertainty on Saturday after two exit polls indicated voters had punished the outgoing governing coalition in Europe’s fastest-growing economy, which is feeling the pain of years of austerity. Both Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s centre-right Fine Gael and its Labour junior partner lost support as voters angry at continuing hardship in the eurozone

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Police seek A.P. help to establish Rohith’s caste status

The Cyberabad police have sought the help of Collector of Guntur district to establish the caste status of research scholar Rohith Vemula, whose suicide triggered country-wide protest. In an affidavit filed in the High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the Gachibowli police investigating the research scholar’s suicide stated that the crucial point of the

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Congress firm on challenging BJP’s version of nationalism

After Human Resource and Development Minister (HRD) Smriti Irani’s spirited defence against the two controversies that broke out in the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the Congress on Friday decided to remain firm on debating nationalism in Parliament. Sources said party president Sonia Gandhi made it clear that “the leadership

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After Shah Rukh-Kajol, Farah Khan to make Salman-Anushka romance to her ishara!

Farah Khan had decided to not choreograph any more songs in Bollywood and concentrate only on direction. But she cannot say no to her friends. After Rohit Shetty and Shah Rukh Khan roped her to choreograph the love track from Dilwale- titled Gerua, we hear Aditya Chopra has also asked Farah to choreograph the romantic

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US to go ahead with F-16 sale to Pakistan, state department says

Despite objections from India and some US lawmakers, the Obama administration on Friday defended its decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. “We support the proposed sale of eight F-16s to Pakistan to assist Pakistan’s counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations. Pakistan’s current F-16s have proven critical to the success of these operations to date,”

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Watch | Subramanian Swamy’s car pelted with eggs, tomatoes in Kanpur

Congress party workers on Saturday protested against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy by throwing rotten eggs and tomatoes at his car in Kanpur. Protesters also threw ink and waved black flags at the BJP leader. Swamy is in Kanpur to attend an event at VSSD College in Nawabgunj. #WATCH Subramanian Swamy's car pelted with eggs &

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‘IPC requires thorough revision’: President Pranab makes important statement on sedition debate

Amid a raging debate on the sedition law, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the Indian Penal Code (IPC) requires a thorough revision to meet the needs of the 21st century and changes are necessary in the “archaic” police system. “The IPC has undergone very few changes in the last 155 years. Very few crimes

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Delhi Police alerts Punjab about death threat to Arvind Kejriwal

The Delhi Police on Friday said that it has alerted its Punjab counterparts over a death threat to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently visiting Punjab. The complaint over the issue was registered at IP Estate police station on 20 February, a police official said. “We received complaint from the CM’s office. The

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Nationalism debate: Why Indian Right must produce a respectable intellectual argument

The Indian Right is abysmally low on intellectual content. That’s the reason playing to emotions is critical to its game plan. Emotional messages don’t travel well without theatrics and the drama quotient. So it does not surprise that we see a lot of both in Parliament during the great nationalism debate. It’s only natural that

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Pampore attack: Despite Army saving his son, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief hails terrorists

Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin heaped praise on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who attacked Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) campus, a report said on Friday. According to a report published in ‘The Times of India’, Salahuddin, who is currently based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, announnced Hilal-eShuja’at, considered a bravery award, for the militants. The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen

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Components made by Indian firms used in IS explosives, finds study

Products from at least seven Indian companies figure in a large supply of components that have ended up in explosives used by Islamic State terrorists, according to a study released on Thursday. The European Union-funded 20-month-long study by the Conflict Armament Research (CAR) states that the seven Indian companies “manufactured most of the detonators, detonating

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Rail Budget 2016: Prabhu has been brave but needs to find remedy for Lalu-Mamata hangover

Two things Suresh Prabhu did not dwell upon in his speech and these two are the biggest challenges for the Railways going forward. These were the revenue projections for 2016-17 and revenues achieved in the current year 2015-16. After all, budget is about projections of revenues and expenditure based on the past year’s performance. The

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US: Gunman kills three in Kansas workplace; shot dead by police

A man killed three people at a manufacturing plant in central Kansas, after driving around and opening fire on others in a shooting spree that left 14 others wounded and ended when police killed the gunman, authorities said. The shooter appears to have driven around in a car, opening fire at several locations before entering

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ISIS threatens to kill Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

The ISIS group has made life threats to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a new video which shows their photos riddled with digitally added bullet holes, mocking the social media websites’ attempts to block terrorist content from their platforms. In the 25-minute video, the ISIS claim they are fighting back

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Turkey says Syria ceasefire is not binding if it threatens security

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that Turkey would not be bound by the Syrian ceasefire plan if its security was threatened, and would take “necessary measures” against the Syrian Kurdish YPG and Islamic State if needed. The ceasefire process, put in train by Russia and the United States, could be complicated by NATO

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Government mulling separate set up for defence acquisition: Manohar Parrikar

In what would be a key move if implemented, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government is “actively considering” a separate set up for defence acquisition. Many countries like France have exclusive organisations which deal with defence acquisition. This was also one of the recommendations of the Dhirendra Singh Committee, that was set up

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