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  • ‘Baahubali’ in Rs. 500-cr. club

    He has done it again. That S.S. Rajamouli has smashed several records with his ‘Baahubali’, since it hit thousands of screens on July 10 in three languages - Telugu, Tamil and Hindi is actually old news. On Monday, the news broke that it had raced past the Rs ....

    He has done it again. That S.S. Rajamouli has smashed several records with his ‘Baahubali’, since it hit thousands of screens on July 10 in three languages - Telugu, Tamil and Hindi is actually old news. On Monday, the news broke that it had raced past the Rs ....

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  • Congress, Trinamool, AAP to boycott Lok Sabha for five days

     Battle lines remained drawn in Parliament on Monday, as the all-party meeting called by the government to break the fortnight-long deadlock failed to bring any consensus. While Question Hour ran its full course in the Lok Sabha amid protests, Rajya Sabha was adjour ....

     Battle lines remained drawn in Parliament on Monday, as the all-party meeting called by the government to break the fortnight-long deadlock failed to bring any consensus. While Question Hour ran its full course in the Lok Sabha amid protests, Rajya Sabha was adjour ....

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  • 25 Congress MPs suspended for 5 sittings

    As Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad described the episode as proof of an “undeclared Emergency” in the country, an enraged Congress announced that all its members would boycott the Lok Sabha for the next five days. A decision on t ....

    As Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad described the episode as proof of an “undeclared Emergency” in the country, an enraged Congress announced that all its members would boycott the Lok Sabha for the next five days. A decision on t ....

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  • Mild-mannered Tai acts tough

    What is even more surprising is that it happened on the watch of the mild-mannered Ms. Mahajan, so identified with the image of an indulgent but proper elder sister, or Tai, that she has officially adopted it on her official resume. Ms. Mahajan, 71, the woman with th ....

    What is even more surprising is that it happened on the watch of the mild-mannered Ms. Mahajan, so identified with the image of an indulgent but proper elder sister, or Tai, that she has officially adopted it on her official resume. Ms. Mahajan, 71, the woman with th ....

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  • Pakistan targets 12 border outposts in Jammu

    There was no loss of life or injury to anyone on the BSF side, he added. According to reports, mortar shells also landed in civilian areas triggering panic in Kanachak and Pargwal forward areas. On August 2 and 3, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire four t ....

    There was no loss of life or injury to anyone on the BSF side, he added. According to reports, mortar shells also landed in civilian areas triggering panic in Kanachak and Pargwal forward areas. On August 2 and 3, Pakistani troops had violated the ceasefire four t ....

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  • SC takes exception to media reports on Dy. Registrar resignation

    A press note issued on the Supreme Court's official website said the news item was “distorted”, “incorrect” and “highly misleading”. The note signed by the Secretary General of the Supreme Court, V.S.R. Avadhani, has attached M ....

    A press note issued on the Supreme Court's official website said the news item was “distorted”, “incorrect” and “highly misleading”. The note signed by the Secretary General of the Supreme Court, V.S.R. Avadhani, has attached M ....

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  • RSS brass rings alarm bells on flow of cadre for BJP work

    On two separate occasions last month, the Sangh’s senior leadership has sounded the alarm bells. At a training camp for pracharaks seconded to the BJP, which was held a few weeks ago in Mumbai, the RSS second-in-command, Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi, had s ....

    On two separate occasions last month, the Sangh’s senior leadership has sounded the alarm bells. At a training camp for pracharaks seconded to the BJP, which was held a few weeks ago in Mumbai, the RSS second-in-command, Suresh ‘Bhaiyyaji’ Joshi, had s ....

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  • Students of Attakulangara school seek Tharoor’s help

    They said this in a representation to Mr. Tharoor, who was at the school to inaugurate non-governmental organisation Tree Walk’s ‘Postcard to a Tree’ contest. The school protection committee and the parent-teacher association also handed over repres ....

    They said this in a representation to Mr. Tharoor, who was at the school to inaugurate non-governmental organisation Tree Walk’s ‘Postcard to a Tree’ contest. The school protection committee and the parent-teacher association also handed over repres ....

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  • Clashes in Libya mar talks to release Indian hostages

    In the past few days, several militias have been fighting for control of the Libyan coastal town of Sirte, where forces loyal to former leader Muammar Qadhafi, who have allied with foreign IS terrorists, are fighting groups ranged against their dead leader that control ....

    In the past few days, several militias have been fighting for control of the Libyan coastal town of Sirte, where forces loyal to former leader Muammar Qadhafi, who have allied with foreign IS terrorists, are fighting groups ranged against their dead leader that control ....

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  • Congress jumped into protests without an exit route: Naqvi

    While admitting that many Opposition parties do not want to be seen siding with the government, “a lot of them are still of the view that Parliament should function”. “We are banking on that sentiment. We are expecting that Parliament will function in ....

    While admitting that many Opposition parties do not want to be seen siding with the government, “a lot of them are still of the view that Parliament should function”. “We are banking on that sentiment. We are expecting that Parliament will function in ....

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