Dhoni is ready to quit as captain?'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has offered to resign as Team India captain once again, and he may do so after the world T20 tournament ends in Bangladesh, with counsel Harish Salve accusing him in court of...
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Sunny days again: SC pitches for Gavaskar
In yet another major blow to controversial cricket board president N. Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Thursday proposed that former India captain Sunil Gavaskar or an experienced cricketer like him...
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Crowds turn uncontrollable at BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi’s election rally...
Crowds turn uncontrollable at BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi’s election rally in Gaya, Bihar, on ThursdayCrowds turn uncontrollable at BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi’s election rally in Gaya, Bihar, on...
View ArticlePay `5 lakhs to rape victim: SC to Bengal
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the West Bengal government to pay a compensation of `5 lakh to a girl who was gangraped by 13 men on the orders of a community panchayat in Birbhum district, while...
View ArticleSC stays Italy marines’ trial
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the trial proceedings against the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen near the Kerala coast in 2012. A bench led by Justice B.S. Chauhan...
View ArticleVIP, forces on Taliban hitlist
Investigations by Central intelligence agencies into the arrest of two Pakistani militants, Abdul Wahid alias Murtaza and Fahim alias Mohd Owais, have revealed that it is not just the VIPs but even...
View ArticleSC refuses to lower juvenile age
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to lower the age of juveniles to below 18 years, saying the legislature has fixed the age which is constitutionally permissible. A three-judge bench, headed by Chief...
View ArticleCBI’s fresh PE against MCI officials
The CBI has registered a fresh preliminary enquiry (PE) against unknown officials of the Medical Council of India (MCI) to probe alleged irregularities while granting permission to introduce the MBBS...
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IAF to analyse flight record
Defence minister A.K. Antony is believed to have conveyed his anguish, unhappiness and deep concern at a meeting with IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha on Friday, asking how a new, state-of-the-art...
View ArticleCourt: Vedanta funds for Cong, BJP violate law
The Union home ministry has decided to examine afresh the allegations of foreign funding against the two major political parties, the Congress and the BJP. Top sources said fresh notices may be sent to...
View ArticleCouncil loss bodes ill for BJP in UP
For an optimist, this is certainly not a fantastic political premiere. The BJP, riding high on the “Modi wave”, could win only two of the five seats in the graduates’ constituency elections of the UP...
View ArticleAbstention in Tamil interest: Centre
Pushed to the corner by its political rivals in Tamil Nadu over India’s abstention on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, the UPA government on Friday justified its stand by...
View Article‘Jairam age remark his own view’
The Congress on Friday dismissed as “personal view” Union minister Jairam Ramesh’s suggestion that a retirement age of 70 years be fixed for leaders in the Congress and called for elders to become...
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Imran Masood held, sent to jail
Imran Masood, the Congress candidate from Saharanpur who had threatened BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in his speech, was arrested at 4 am on Saturday morning from his residence....
View ArticleWill voters be swayed by rhetoric?
What voters really want is a tough puzzle to crack. Do voters care about development or are they simply swayed by the rhetoric. When asked, people invariably reply that they vote for development, but...
View ArticleMLA defections pose a headache for govt
Defection of MLAs supporting Jharkhand’s ruling coalition in order to contest the Lok Sabha polls from their newly-adopted parties has brought the state’s eight-month-old Hemant Soren-led government...
View Article‘Modi remark demoralising’
Stung by the three-AK taunt, defence minister A.K. Antony has said if Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is a true patriot he will never have make a statement that will demoralise the armed forces....
View ArticleHindus in Varanasi irked over AAP caps
After the Muslims issued a fatwa against the use of AAP caps, it is now the Hindu priests who have termed the AAP cap “anti-Hindu”. The AAP cap carries a photo of a broom — the party symbol — and this...
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In Vadodara, only doubts are about Modi victory margin
Modi hoarding in Vadodara #Modi With victory seen as something of a foregone conclusion for Narendra Modi in Vadodara, the question BJP workers here are asking is whether he will win by a record margin...
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Cong fields heavyweights against BJP
The electoral fight for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab is getting interesting by the day with the Congress arguably fielding its strongest panel ever from the state. Even though the Congress had done...
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