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  • AAP ‘army’ to guard Ali’s concert venue

    After the Shiv Sena threatened to disrupt ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali’s concert in Delhi, scheduled for November 8, Aam Admi Party (AAP) leaders said they will personally guard the venue and keep ‘nuisance’ at bay. The party said it will deploy its &lsquo ....

    After the Shiv Sena threatened to disrupt ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali’s concert in Delhi, scheduled for November 8, Aam Admi Party (AAP) leaders said they will personally guard the venue and keep ‘nuisance’ at bay. The party said it will deploy its &lsquo ....

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  • 2G charges fabricated by Sibal, says Jaitley

    Reacting to the CBI Special Judge’s observation that the charge sheet against former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh in a case relating to spectrum user charges fixation was “filed for extraneous reasons”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the ....

    Reacting to the CBI Special Judge’s observation that the charge sheet against former Telecom Secretary Shyamal Ghosh in a case relating to spectrum user charges fixation was “filed for extraneous reasons”, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the ....

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  • Phase-2 of Bihar polling begins, six Maoist-hit districts to vote

     In the second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls today, all six Maoist-hit districts will exercise their franchise for 32 seats, where many party veterans are in the fray. Here are the live updates: 10: 30 am: 16 per cent voter turnout registered till 10 a.m. ....

     In the second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls today, all six Maoist-hit districts will exercise their franchise for 32 seats, where many party veterans are in the fray. Here are the live updates: 10: 30 am: 16 per cent voter turnout registered till 10 a.m. ....

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  • Lynching is saddening, but Centre not to blame: Modi

    Mr. Modi also termed undesirable the opposition to Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai by the Shiv Sena, but sought to know how the Centre was responsible for it. “The Dadri incident or the opposition to Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s con ....

    Mr. Modi also termed undesirable the opposition to Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s concert in Mumbai by the Shiv Sena, but sought to know how the Centre was responsible for it. “The Dadri incident or the opposition to Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s con ....

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  • Absolute privacy is a futile notion, says A-G

     What harm can Aadhaar do when the right to privacy of an Indian citizen has become a futile notion in an era when Facebook can track every detail, thought and movement through its WhatsApp software application, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi asked a Constitution Bench ....

     What harm can Aadhaar do when the right to privacy of an Indian citizen has become a futile notion in an era when Facebook can track every detail, thought and movement through its WhatsApp software application, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi asked a Constitution Bench ....

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  • SC asks Teesta to cooperate in FCRA probe

    A Bench of Justices of A.R. Dave, F.M.I Kalifulla and V. Gopala Gowda, issued notice to the couple on a petition filed by the CBI seeking their custodial interrogation. The allegation is that their company, Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Ltd, received Rs. 1 ....

    A Bench of Justices of A.R. Dave, F.M.I Kalifulla and V. Gopala Gowda, issued notice to the couple on a petition filed by the CBI seeking their custodial interrogation. The allegation is that their company, Sabrang Communication and Publishing Pvt Ltd, received Rs. 1 ....

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  • Mumbai has rejected Sena’s views on Pakistan: Kulkarni

    In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Kulkarni, who faced a black paint attack by the Shiv Sena on Monday for hosting former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri in Mumbai, said “Mumbaikars have shown a strong sense of solidarity for the cause ....

    In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Mr. Kulkarni, who faced a black paint attack by the Shiv Sena on Monday for hosting former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri in Mumbai, said “Mumbaikars have shown a strong sense of solidarity for the cause ....

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  • India yet to have free debate on communalism: Nirmala Sitharaman

    Speaking to The Hindu, she said: “I’ve always found that in issues to do with communalism, a lot of things get churned up and by the time a reasonable dialogue takes place, enough is said about the BJP, its ideology, the RSS without ever giving the BJP its v ....

    Speaking to The Hindu, she said: “I’ve always found that in issues to do with communalism, a lot of things get churned up and by the time a reasonable dialogue takes place, enough is said about the BJP, its ideology, the RSS without ever giving the BJP its v ....

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  • India plans big project along Bangladesh border

    Cross-border migration has been high on the agenda of the NDA government and it was one of the major poll issues before it came to power. Till August this year, the Border Security Force intercepted 1,731 Bangladeshi nationals trying to cross over to India. The CCS h ....

    Cross-border migration has been high on the agenda of the NDA government and it was one of the major poll issues before it came to power. Till August this year, the Border Security Force intercepted 1,731 Bangladeshi nationals trying to cross over to India. The CCS h ....

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  • The storied life of Sudheendra Kulkarni

     If a life were to be viewed episodically, in soap opera fashion, then what happened on Monday with Sudheendhra Kulkarni, erstwhile speech writer to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, can be considered a cliff-hanger of a season finale in a life plot with ideo ....

     If a life were to be viewed episodically, in soap opera fashion, then what happened on Monday with Sudheendhra Kulkarni, erstwhile speech writer to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, can be considered a cliff-hanger of a season finale in a life plot with ideo ....

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