Samajwadi Party Will Contest Polls Based On Akhilesh's List, Says Ram Gopal...
LUCKNOW -- Samajwadi Party (SP) National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, who belongs to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's camp, on Friday said chances of a compromise between the two warring camps of...
View ArticleED Files Money Laundering Case Against Zakir Naik And His NGO
NEW DELHI -- The Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered cases against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) on the basis of the earlier FIR...
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This Transgender Model Will Walk The Ramp At The Lakmé Fashion Week 2017 For...
When she was growing up in a village in Nepal, Anjali Lama had never even heard of the world of fashion and modelling. Yet, earlier this month, the 32-year-old became the first-ever transgender model...
View ArticleChina Blocks Proposal To List JeM Chief Masood Azhar As A Terrorist By The...
NEW DELHI -- China on Friday finally blocked India's proposal to list JeM chief and Pathankot mastermind Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN, triggering a sharp reaction from New Delhi...
View ArticlePM's Demonetisation Drive Throws Up 'Serious Issues Of Privacy': P Chidambaram
NEW DELHI -- Former finance minister P Chidambaram has again warned against the perils of demonetisation, especially the security threats that could be faced by the users. Addressing an All India...
View ArticleSamajwadi Party Row Is A 'Scripted Drama', Says BJP
NEW DELHI -- BJP today termed the infighting in the Samajwadi Party as a "scripted drama" to divert people's attention from the "all-round failures" of the Akhilesh Yadav government. "Chief Minister...
View ArticleMulayam Singh Yadav Expels UP CM Akhilesh Yadav And General Secy Ram Gopal...
In a harsh comeback, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today expelled his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as well as general secretary Ramgopal Yadav from the party for six...
View ArticleSt Xavier's College In Mumbai Bans Ripped Jeans For Girls, Students Protest,...
MUMBAI -- One of Mumbai's best known colleges has banned female students from wearing ripped jeans, sparking the latest row against dress codes and curfews imposed on women that students say are...
View ArticleRam Gopal Yadav Calls His Terms Of Expulsion From Samajwadi Party...
LUCKNOW -- Expelled Samajwadi Party General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav on Thursday dubbed the action against him as "unconstitutional" as it was taken unilaterally. "The action taken against me is...
View ArticleFingerprints-Based Digital Payment Options Coming In Two Weeks, Says PM Modi
In significant push towards a less-cash economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced starting a biometric payment system using Aadhar platform within two weeks even as he exhorted citizens to...
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Govt Suspends IOA For Appointing Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Singh Chautala As Its...
NEW DELHI -- Cracking the whip on the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the Sports Ministry today suspended the Olympic body till the time it reverses the decision to make the scam tainted duo of...
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Former Union Minister Balasaheb Vikhe-Patil Passes Away At 84
LONI, Maharashtra -- Ex-Member of Parliament and former union minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil passed away on Friday evening in Loni in Maharashtra after prolonged illness. He was 84. Vikhe-Patil is...
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Uttar Pradesh Had Already Waved Akhilesh Yadav Off, His Expulsion Doesn't...
NEW DELHI -- Reacting to the expulsion of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and National National General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav from the Samajwadi Party, political parties across all...
View ArticleFBI Analysis Fingers Russian Spy Agencies For U.S. Election Hacks
The FBI squarely blamed Russian intelligence services on Thursday for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, releasing the most definitive report yet on the issue, including samples of...
View ArticleIsrael Issues Severe Travel Warning For India, Citing Immediate Threat Of...
Israel's anti-terrorism directorate on Friday issued a travel warning for India, citing an immediate threat of attack to Western and tourist targets, particularly in the south-west of the country. "A...
View ArticleATM Cash Withdrawal Limits Increased To ₹4,500 Per Day Per Card From Jan 1: RBI
In some relief, the Reserve Bank has relaxed the daily withdrawal limit from ATMs from the current ₹2500/- to ₹4500 per day per card from January. However, there is no change in weekly withdrawal limit...
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The Samajwadi Party Split: With Akhilesh Out, Here's What May Happen Next
As 2016 gives way to 2017, the Samajwadi Party is splitting into two. The turn of events on Friday, 30 December, made the split official, with Mulayam Singh Yadav sacking his own son Akhilesh Yadav...
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Here's What Went Wrong Between Mulayam And Akhilesh Yadav
Why has Mulayam Singh Yadav acted the way he has? What is the cause of friction between father and son? How could the differences over a few seats be so insurmountable that the father has sacked the...
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No, Demonetisation Is NOT A Good Move That Has Been Implemented Badly
As I begin writing this, it has been nearly one and a half months since Prime Minister Modi, following a "historic" address to the nation, obliterated nearly 86% of the currency in circulation. The...
View ArticleSorry, But All Festivals Are A Farce
I have previously written fledgling and hackneyed rants on policy and politics (shameless self-aggrandization? Check). In a continuum of that tradition, this is another trite, flatulent and...
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