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Iceland Opposition Still Wants Snap Election Despite PM’s Resignation

Iceland’s opposition parties still want a snap general election despite news that Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson will resign, party officials told Reuters on Wednesday. “It is clear our demand for new elections still stands,” Left Green Party leader Katrin Jakobsdottir told Reuters. Gunnlaugsson is to resign, his party said, becoming the first casualty of

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India stung over US statement at nuclear summit, but Obama’s concern is understandable

Much is made of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal rapport with US President Barack Obama. One remembers the PM referring to the US President as ‘Barack’ during his visit to India last January. Thankfully, Prime Minister Modi quickly realized that this kind of familiarity was not part of diplomatic protocol and wisely stopped addressing him

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Hyderabad University V-C Appa Rao Podile again in line of fire, this time for plagiarism

Already under fire for his role in the Rohith Vemula suicide controversy, Hyderabad University Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile is now facing flak for plagiarism in his three papers published in 2007 and 2014. Rao has also accepted the ‘mistake’ and said that he will ensure that such mistakes are not repeated in future. According to

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Non-payment of funds not board’s fault: BCCI officials

Members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were left disappointed on Tuesday (April 5) afternoon when the two-judge bench at the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla, criticised the board’s methods of disbursing funds to state associations. In a hearing that lasted close to an hour-and-a-half,

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Ted Cruz scores crucial win in Wisconsin primary

Republican Ted Cruz captured a crucial victory on Tuesday in the Wisconsin primary, a significant step in his efforts to block front-runner Donald Trump’s path to the presidential nomination and push the Republican contest toward a rare convention fight. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders defeated front-runner Hillary Clinton, giving him a burst of momentum

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NIT campus unrest: CRPF deployed, two-member HRD team to arrive in Srinagar today

A two-member team of the Ministry of Human Resource Development will on Wednesday visit the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Srinagar, where unrest flared again on Tuesday after a group of students clashed with the police. Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has been deployed at the campus. The NIT was closed by

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‘Stage-managed’ allegations are double-speak by Pakistan

Pakistan media reports that the Pathankot terror attack was “stage-managed” by India are seen here as “double-speak” by Pakistan’s security establishment. “The report in a Pakistan pro-government daily only shows that ISI and Pakistan Army were doing double-speak. India has provided irrefutable evidence to Pakistan Joint Investigation Team (JIT) during their visit here regarding the

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Nitish Kumar Effect: Thousands Of Bihar Cops Vow Not To Drink

After the politicians, the cops. Bihar’s policemen have now vowed not to drink alcohol and work to ensure successful prohibition in the state. Across the state on Monday, policemen gathered in uniform to take an oath, some at their police stations, others in big open grounds. In capital Patna, Bihar’s Director General of Police P

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Ram temple issue: SC dismisses Swamy’s plea seeking early hearing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy`s plea seeking early hearing on the Ram temple issue. The apex court said the intervener cannot move for early hearing, adding that it would hear the matter once the parties agree for a date.The apex court had in February permitted

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BJP betrayed Mother India by inviting ISI to probe Pathankot: Kejriwal

The BJP government has stabbed “Mother India” in the back by allowing Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) inside the country to probe the Pathankot attack, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Tuesday. “Even though BJP/RSS chants ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai,’ but by inviting ISI to India they have stabbed Mother India in the back,” Kejriwal

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HRD ministry rankings: Panjab University bags 12th slot

Panjab University (PU) has been ranked 12th in the first National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) released by the ministry of human resource development on Monday. In the rankings for the higher educational institutions, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), PU, has secured second place among country’s pharmacy institutes and the University Institute of Chemical Engineering

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Hrithik Roshan Loses Cool over a Photographer, Confiscates his Camera for 24 Hours

Blame the April heat or the personal turmoil that Hrithik Roshan is facing, courtesy his legal tussel with ex Kangana Ranaut, the actor, who was shooting for his film Mohenjo Daro lost his cool on a photographer. Hrithik was shooting for the film’s climax at Thane’s China Creek while a popular tabloid’s photographer Raju Shelar

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Modi keen on reforms but change will take longer on democratic processes: Panagariya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is very keen to do reforms though it may take a little longer due to democratic processes, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said on Monday. He also said that not a single step that the present government has taken so far will have to be undone tomorrow unlike in the

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Shah Rukh Khan and Ranveer Singh team up for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next?

What happens when two legends come together onscreen? Well, some dhamaaka is bound to happen! Shah Rukh Khan, the ultimate superstar of Bollywood and the mischievous boy of Bollywood Ranveer Singh are all set to team up for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next. “If all goes well, the film is expected to go on floors after

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Bigg Boss 10: Here’s how you can be a part of Salman Khan’s show as contestant – Video

If you wish to be a part of the tenth edition of super-hit reality show ‘Bigg Boss’, then here’s a golden opportunity for you. The makers of the show hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan have come up with a video that will tell you how to send in your applications. Check out the video

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Depression, domestic abuse, suicide? The manufactured drama around Pratyusha Banerjee’s death

Even as one was shocked on hearing about the untimely death of 24-year-old popular television actress Pratyusha Banerjee, who allegedly committed suicide on April 1, the fallout of the tragic incident, besides the media circus that followed, is not known to many. The leaked video of the deceased’s corpse left many of us disturbed. Within

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