Our politicians say the darndest things. Jumping into the fray for his two-minutes of fame, BJP MLA from Rajasthan Gyan Dev Ahuja has said that the Jawaharlal Nehru University has lost its sheen and has become a place for anti-nationals where students “dance naked” after 8pm as part of cultural programmes. Not just that, Ahuja […]
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Soni Sori is in pain but seems unfazed. Her face has charred –her eyes swollen, yet resolute. The tribal leader from the Maoist-hit Dantewada area of Chhattisgarh is admitted in the ICU of the Apollo hospital in Sarita Vihar for treatment. She was attacked two days ago by unidentified men in Geedam who rubbed a
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A vote to leave the European Union would be “a great leap into the unknown” at a perilous time for Britain and the West, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday, as uncertainty over the U.K.’s future in the bloc sent the pound plunging on currency markets. As the political battle for Britain’s future entered high
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The counting of votes in the taluk panchayat and zilla panchayat elections held in two phases on February 12 and 20 is underway in Karnataka. As per reports, the results for 1,083 zilla panchayat seats and 3,884 taluk panchayat seats are likely to be declared by 2 pm. The State Election Commission notifies that out
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The BJP-appointed high-powered committee, headed by senior union minister Venkaiah Naidu, to examine the demand of Jats for quota in central jobs has called Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for deliberations on Tuesday to ascertain state’s views on the subject. During the hour-long meeting, the committee, comprising union ministers — Mahesh Sharma, Sanjeev Baliyan
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With the government having expressed no hesitation in discussing the Jawaharlal Nehru University row in Parliament, the nation braces itself as a turbulent Budget Session will begin on Tuesday during which President Pranab Mukherjee will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. During the session, the Rail Budget will be
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A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale has shaken western and central Nepal including the Kathmandu Valley, forcing people to rush out of their homes in panic. According to the National Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the quake was in Gorkha district, about 150 km west of Kathmandu, the same area where a
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Captain Pawan Kumar, of 9 Para Special Forces of the Indian army, studied for his under-graduation at Jawaharlal Nehru University. A Jat from Jind district of Haryana, Kumar died in his early twenties while fighting militants in Sempora area of Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday evening. According to Army officers who worked
Kapil Dev, speaking at the seventh Global Sports Summit organised by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Delhi on Monday (February 22), has said that the popularity of cricket and the amount of money involved now has made cricket a career option for youngsters in the country. “Now a cricketer can
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Brendon McCullum drew the curtain on his illustrious batting career as a typically pugnacious but short-lived innings was unable to loosen Australia’s firm grip on the second Test in Christchurch. (New Zealand, Australia Observe Minute’s Silence to Mark Fifth Anniversary of Christchurch Quake) On an emotional day when players and fans marked the fifth anniversary
Couple of tweets from an Indian cricketer caught my attention on Sunday. It was Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s captain in limited-over formats, holding forth on the ongoing freedom of expression debate in light of the recent developments at JNU. The tweet merited attention because it is ever so rare for Indian cricket stars to step
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Tiger Shroff has sure made us all excited and gasping for his upcoming romantic, action film Baaghi with Shraddha Kapoor. Here’s a good news for the fans of Tiger. He has wrapped up shooting for the flick and will gear up for post production. Yay! Isn’t that exciting? The team marked this occasion by cutting
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Director Rohit Shetty has confirmed he has begun working on the fourth movie from the hit ‘Golmaal’ series and it will go on the floors later this year. The ‘Dilwale’ director revealed he is currently writing the script of the movie. “I have two scripts right now. One is ‘Golmaal 4’, that’s confirmed. I think
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Fijians were finally able to venture outside today after authorities lifted a curfew but much of the country remained without electricity in the wake of a ferocious cyclone that destroyed hundreds of homes. Officials were scrambling to restore services and assess damage in remote parts of the Pacific Island chain. Winds from Cyclone Winston, which
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Rumours have been rife that all’s not well between the couple in the Khan-daan. It was reported that Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan were heading towards splitsville, thanks to her close proximity to Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor. Although Arbaaz slammed all such reports, Malla’s absence from all the house parties- Amrita Arora’s birthday and
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Actress Anushka Sharma has announced she will co-produce and star in romantic film ‘Phillauri’. The 27-year-old actress is co-producing the film with with Fox Star Studios. She will be sharing screen space with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh and Suraj Sharma, of ‘Life of Pi’ fame. The movie has been tagged as an uncommon romantic film set
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The significant sympathy generated by the detention and likely deportation of a baby girl born in Australia to Nepalese parents could be a watershed in public opinion about the country`s harsh asylum seeker policies. The infant, known only by the pseudonym Asha, Nepalese for “hope”, has humanised hundreds of anonymous asylum seekers who are faced
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A new battle for Britain erupted Sunday, with London Mayor Boris Johnson saying he would join the campaign to encourage Britain to leave the European Union. The move posed a direct challenge to Prime Minister David Cameron, who has launched a major push to keep his country within the 28-nation bloc. The popular, raffish Johnson
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Key 26/11 plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal’s lawyer on Monday informed a court that he wanted to cross-examine Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley for four days. Also, Judge G A Sanap directed Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam to contact US authorities, check their availability for Headley’s second round of deposition and inform the
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A student who shouted out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi was beaten up allegedly by BJP activists. The student, Ashutosh Singh, had shouted about student body elections at BHU just as PM Modi was leaving the stage after finishing his address. He was grabbed by the police
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The makers of the world’s cheapest smartphone will make a profit of Rs 31 on every unit of the Freedom 251 despite being besieged by thousands of irate customers and possible tax troubles. Priced at Rs251, the phone made a splash days before its high-profile launch in Delhi but has been in the news for
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A string of suicide bombings near a Shiite shrine outside Syria’s capital and in Homs claimed by jihadists killed at least 142 people Sunday, as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire. The Islamic State group said it was behind the carnage. US Secretary of State John Kerry said a provisional deal had been
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Notwithstanding BJP’s optimism,PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday remained ambivalent on progress in talks on government formation, maintaining that she will be on board once she is convinced that she can “fulfill the dreams” of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for Jammu and Kashmir. “That only time can tell,” was the cryptic response of the
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Sant Ravidas temple in Seer Goverdhanpur on the second day of his visit to his constituency, marking Sant Ravidas Jayanti on Monday. The Prime Minister spent 15 minutes at the Shri Guru Ravidas Janmasthan Mandir where he offered prayers and received prasad besides doing a darshan of
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In a bid to attract more international talent, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for the first time are planning hold their entrance tests in Singapore, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ethiopia and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations next year to select foreign students for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. At recent a
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PWF leaders have given up hope of the Captain aligning with them. Sources said the DMDK’s pre-condition was that Vijayakanth should be projected as the front’s CM candidate. “Such issues should be decided after the election,” said a senior leader, whose party is a constituent in the PWF. The DMK camp has maintained stoic silence
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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking construction of Lord Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. Mentioning his petition before the apex court bench headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur, Swamy said that under the practices prevalent in Islamic countries a mosque could be shifted to any other place
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At least 10 Indian sailors were rescued from pirates in Ivory Coast on Sunday, but another Indian and a Pakistani crew member are still captive. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said pirates had hijacked their ship – Indian bulk carrier Genco Maximus – off the coast of the west African country on February 13. There
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Salman Khan says he likes attending award functions but wishes to stay out of the competition for the awards as the superstar feels it should be an open field for young actors to win these honours. Salman, 50, who was nominated at all award ceremonies this year for his work in ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, said these
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Actor Ranveer Singh, who was pictured with rumoured girlfriend Deepika Padukone on the set of her Hollywood debut ‘xXx 3’, said he loved meeting the film’s director DJ Caruso and co-star Vin Diesel. Deepika is currently shooting in Toronto, Canada for the third installment of the hit ‘xXx’ franchise. It was earlier reported that Ranveer
