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Congress writes to Lok Sabha speaker over BJP's Sambit Patra using 'slanderous language' against Rahul GandhiCongress MP Manickam Tagore sought action against BJP leader Sambit Patra. Tagore wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Patra allegedly used...
BJP trying to eliminate Rahul Gandhi, says SiddaramaiahChief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused the BJP of plotting to eliminate Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. He claims the BJP is trying to int...
Pope issues rare apology over reported homophobic slurPope Francis apologises for using a derogatory term towards the LGBT community, clarifying he did not intend to use homophobic language. Th...
A tip from tipper on how to chill to musicToday, music can be far more explicit than it was in Tipper-era America. What was OMG yesterday has become meh today.
Opposition moves breach of privilege motion against Rajya Sabha leader Piyush GoyalPiyush Goyal, Leader of the House, has accused the opposition of conspiring with Chinese media to engage in propaganda against India, leadi...
North Korea calls USA human rights envoy a 'political housemaid' in protest of criticismsNorth Korea has insulted a US special envoy appointed to monitor human rights issues in the country and warned it may face unspecified secu...
Defamation case: BJP leader Purnesh Modi seeks dismissal of Rahul Gandhi's appeal in Supreme CourtIn his written reply to Gandhi's appeal in the top court, Modi said, "It is a settled law that stay of conviction is granted in the rarest ...
Abuduwaili Abudureheman: Human rights group claim Uyghur student goes missing, Hong Kong denies detaining allegationsAbuduwaili Abudureheman, who is Uyghur student and was born in Xinjiang in western China, has gone missing in Hong Kong, according to repor...
China says after massed drills that Taiwan's future lies in 'reunification'Asked about the number of aircraft involved last week, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said what he termed exercises were "...
After 12 revenue officers, more may face the heatAllegations against some of the officers who were compulsorily retired on Monday range from extortion and forging a will to helping late go...
Arvind Kejriwal's denial of instruction to Ram Jethmalani belated: Arun JaitleyThe Joint Registrar listed the case before the regular court on November 7 after conclusion of admission and denial of the evidence submitt...
Hafiz Saeed slaps Rs 10 crore defamation notice on Pakistan foreign ministerForeign Minister Asif had acknowledged that Saeed, Haqqanis and LeT are "liabilities" for the country but it does not have the required "as...
Why Microsoft's Tay bot is making headlinesIn a Twitter muddle, Tay began spouting some ugly racist, sexist and otherwise offensive remarks and it was yanked offline in less than a d...
Tarun Tejpal says allegation of sexual assault at BJP's behestTejpal claimed that the investigating agency is turning "a blind eye" to please its political masters and are not conducting the probe in a...
Congress-BJP spar over Congress leaders' debate with Narendra Modi"Modi thinks he is making history but everyday he is making up history. He is making all sorts of claims." Ramesh said.
- Exodsu alarm: The state must act against divisive forces, and be non-partisan
One aspect of fascism is spreading rumours and stereotypes; combating that also entails the state to be seen as wholly immune to any sort o...
- Dwarfed by correctness
Weeding out of words newly deemed to be inappropriate impacts the status of English as the prime medium of subtle slander.