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Former IIT professor GD Agrawal dies after 100 days of fast unto death

Agrawal was in Rishikesh and was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he passed away at 1 pm.

Oct 11, 2018

Terror outfit JeM chief Masood Azhar confined to bed with life-threatening condition

Indian officials hold Azhar responsible for a number of suicide attacks in India, including the 2001 Parliament attack, 2005 Ayodhya attack and 2016 attack on the Pathankot air base.

Oct 9, 2018

Kabul bombing: 2 killed, 9 wounded in twin attacks; district police chief among injured

Over the past few months, Afghanistan has witnessed waves of terror attacks by the Islamic State and Taliban insurgents opposing the country's long-delayed parliamentary elections scheduled to be held later this month.

Oct 6, 2018

Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif jailed for 10 days ahead of elections

Pakistani opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was ordered jailed on Saturday for 10 days after being arrested in a corruption case, his lawyer said, meaning he will not be able to campaign for his party ahead of crucial by-elections next week.

Oct 6, 2018

Is Congress social media chief Divya Spandana stepping down to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

Amidst rumours of Divya Spandana's departure, the actress-turned-politician told a TV news channel that she has not resigned. Congress has neither confirmed nor denied this new development.

Oct 3, 2018

Nana Patekar row: Tanushree Dutta gets Maneka Gandhi's support for 'Me Too India' movement (Video)

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has shown her support to Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta, saying harassment will not be tolerated.

Oct 3, 2018

Canada revokes Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship amid Rohingya crisis

A United Nations fact-finding mission reported last month that Myanmar's military has systematically killed thousands of Rohingya civilians, burned hundreds of their villages and engaged in ethnic cleansing and mass gang rape.

Oct 3, 2018

Government spent Rs 1,997 crore on salaries, perks of MPs in past four years

While Rs 71.29 lakh was spent on an average for a member of Lok Sabha, Rs 44.33 lakh was spent on a Rajya Sabha member, the Lok Sabha secretariat said in response to the RTI application, filed by activist Chandra Shekhar Gaud.

Oct 3, 2018

Days after landmark verdicts on homosexuality and Aadhaar, CJI Dipak Misra holds court one last time

CJI Misra, who presided over benches that delivered a series of key verdicts like the one on Aadhaar and homosexuality during the last 10 days, appeared to be emotional during the brief court proceedings that lasted about 25 minutes.

Oct 1, 2018

Macedonians vote on whether to change country's name

Macedonians go to polls on Sunday to vote on whether to change their country's name to Republic of North Macedonia, urged by a pro-Western government to pave the way for NATO and EU membership by resolving a decades-old name dispute with Greece.

Sep 30, 2018

Pakistan blames India for 2014 Peshawar school attack; gets befitting reply from Eenam Gambhir at UN

Shah Mehmood Qureshi had claimed that India had financed terrorism in Pakistan by sending Kulbhushan Jadhav.

Sep 30, 2018

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls Electricity Amendment Bill 'anti-people, anti-federal'

Claiming that the Delhi Government has provided the cheapest and uninterrupted power supply, Kejriwal said his government has not hiked tariffs in the last three years.

Sep 29, 2018

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Tariq Anwar quits NCP, Lok Sabha after Sharad Pawar supports PM Modi on Rafael deal

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) General Secretary Tariq Anwar on Friday quit the party and the Lok Sabha, expressing his disagreement with party chief Sharad Pawar who gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale deal.

Sep 28, 2018

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over Sardar Patel Statue; Amit Shah hits back

During his rally, Gandhi had also claimed while the Modi government is providing employment to 450 people in 24 hours, the Chinese government is providing 50,000 jobs to their youth.

Sep 28, 2018

Defence Ministry official had raised questions about the Rafale deal a month before it was signed

The officer raised questions about the deal's benchmark price and put his objections on record which are being looked at along with the deal file by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Sep 27, 2018

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Search Results for: Parliament

Former IIT professor GD Agrawal dies after 100 days of fast unto death

Terror outfit JeM chief Masood Azhar confined to bed with life-threatening condition

Kabul bombing: 2 killed, 9 wounded in twin attacks; district police chief among injured

Pakistan opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif jailed for 10 days ahead of elections

Is Congress social media chief Divya Spandana stepping down to contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

Nana Patekar row: Tanushree Dutta gets Maneka Gandhi's support for 'Me Too India' movement (Video)

Canada revokes Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship amid Rohingya crisis

Government spent Rs 1,997 crore on salaries, perks of MPs in past four years

Days after landmark verdicts on homosexuality and Aadhaar, CJI Dipak Misra holds court one last time

Macedonians vote on whether to change country's name

Pakistan blames India for 2014 Peshawar school attack; gets befitting reply from Eenam Gambhir at UN

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls Electricity Amendment Bill 'anti-people, anti-federal'

Tariq Anwar quits NCP, Lok Sabha after Sharad Pawar supports PM Modi on Rafael deal

Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over Sardar Patel Statue; Amit Shah hits back

Defence Ministry official had raised questions about the Rafale deal a month before it was signed

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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