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Mahatma Gandhi to Rajiv Gandhi; assassinations that shook India since Independence [details]

As the world mourns the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, for many in India it brought back memories of leaders who suffered a similar fate like Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated in 1948, Indira Gandhi in 1984, and Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.

Jul 8, 2022

Shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago kills 6; police launch 'massive' manhunt

US police are looking for a 22-year-old man who opened fire on a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Chicago killing 6 people and wounding a dozen on Monday.

Jul 5, 2022

Two women officers leading Delhi to Drass cycling expedition [details]

Cyclists will cover 1600 km in 24 days, culminating at Kargil War Memorial in Drass on July 26 to give befitting tributes to martyr soldiers

Jul 2, 2022

World UFO Day: Top 05 alien movies you should not miss

On this UFO day, International Business Times, India, presents you the list of top 05 alien films which fall in the must-watch category

Jul 2, 2022

UK announces 75 scholarships for Indian students; highest for master's programme ever [details]

UK announces 75 scholarships for Indian students; marks India's "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" [details]

The UK government is offering 75 fully-funded scholarships for Indian students to study in the UK, which is the highest number of scholarships given for one-year master's programme to date.

Jun 29, 2022

Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair arrested for 2018 tweet; sparks row [details]

Fact-checking website, Alt news' co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested in the national capital on Monday for allegedly hurting sentiments of a particular religious community, the police said.

Jun 27, 2022

Punjab CM appeals for calm over Moosewala's killing

Punjab AAP's first Budget gives 300 units of free electricity to households [full details]

A day after a humiliating electoral defeat in its stronghold parliamentary seat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab in its first Budget on Monday proposed to spend Rs 1.55 lakh crore with no new tax, and also provisioned for supplying 300 units of free electricity each month to every household from July 1.

Jun 27, 2022

Narendra Modi's success lies in genius for organization-building assiduously learnt from Sangh Parivar: Ajay Singh

PM Modi's success lies in his genius for organisation building, says definitive new political biography [details]

It ultimately comes down to ideology versus votes -- there are parties that aim for the transformation of the country and there are parties that are simply concerned with winning elections.

Jun 26, 2022

EU decision to grant Ukraine candidate status a "historic moment": Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed the European Union's (EU) decision to grant his country candidate status for accession to the 27-member bloc, saying it was "historic moment" in bilateral ties.

Jun 24, 2022

Will not allow institutions to be weaponised against political opponents: Yashwant Sinha on presidential polls

Terming it a contest between two ideologies and not individuals, the Opposition's presidential candidate and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said that the leaders of the other ideology are intent on throttling the Constitution and "Making a mockery of the people's mandate in elections."

Jun 22, 2022

Yoga a way of life; PM Modi says after inaugurating grand Yoga Day celebrations in Mysuru [details]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated along with thousands of people in a Mass Yoga Demonstration at the Mysore Palace ground here on the occasion of 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) on Tuesday, and said that 'Yoga has become a way of life'.

Jun 21, 2022

Rahul Gandhi to appear before ED today for 4th time

For three consecutive days last week, Rahul Gandhi had been questioned for about 30 hours amid widespread Congress protests in Delhi

Jun 20, 2022

Dalai Lama back in public eye; prepares for first tour outside Dharamsala since 2020 [details]

Buddhist monk-turned-globetrotting icon of peace, the Dalai Lama, the face of Buddhism for 60 years, last week encouraged the audience to pledge that from today they would do no harm but would only offer help to others.

Jun 19, 2022

Congress takes a step back for Oppn unity on Prez poll [details]

The Congress has taken a step back for the sake of opposition unity in the presidential polls as the opposition parties will meet on June 21 to discuss the candidate for the Presidential election. The meeting will be chaired by NCP chief Sharad Pawar.