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Congress youth wing to intensify nationwide protests, demands removal of Education Minister PradhanThe Indian Youth Congress plans intensified nationwide protests. They demand the removal of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan ove...
One year on, Kolkata to witness statewide protests, Nabanna march for justice in RG Kar doctor’s rape-murderA year after the rape and murder of Dr. Abhaya, Kolkata and Bengal are witnessing protest rallies demanding justice. The West Bengal Junior...
Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: High Court advocates hold protest march seeking justice for victimAdvocates from the Calcutta High Court protested, demanding justice for a junior doctor who was raped and murdered. The Central Bureau of I...
Anti-CAA protests in Assam, effigies of PM, HM burntThe Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) burnt the effigies of the prime minister and the home minister in Lakhimpur and Dibrugar...
Manipur government seeks Assam Rifles' assistance to maintain peace in troubled districtsThe Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Bishnupur district, Hanjabam Bobby Sharma, in a letter to the Assam Rifles authority, stated th...
People march in protest in subsidence-hit JoshimathThe Samiti had last month withdrawn its 107-day-old sit-in protest after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assured them of concrete action...
A deeply divided Israel limps toward its 75th birthdayThe ultra-Orthodox community, and to a lesser extent the religious nationalist community run separate school systems that offer subpar educ...
Jharkhand bandh demanding 100pc reservation in govt jobs for locals evokes mixed responseNormal life was largely unaffected in Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Godda as shops and business establishments were open and auto-rickshaws plied...
Opposition parties to meet today to discuss floor strategyThe meeting will be held in the chamber of the Leader of Opposition Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge at 10:15 am.The Congr...
Of paddy fields and barbed wires, the story of a Tamil Nadu 'airport' villageRight on the roadside, farmers are busy dumping paddy, which has some moisture, to dry. Glittering like sand dunes under a bright sun, clea...
St Andrew's Day today: Who is he, why Scotland celebrates him? Here's all you need to knowSaint Andrew Day is being observed today by Scots all across the world, but some are unsure about when it falls, why we honour him, and whe...
India backs Russia’s UN resolution on combating Nazism & neo-NazismThe resolution is expected to be put to the General Assembly for voting in December. The resolution was co-authored by Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
Going home or staying safe in NE Nigeria, an impossible choiceDespite security measures, insurgents have launched repeated assaults on a dozen fortified towns where people had returned. "They're forcin...
PM Modi urges countrymen to dispel the darkness spread by coronavirus by lighting a candle on April 5India may call for staggered exit from the lockdown that is scheduled to end on April 14.
In official communication, India accuses Pakistan of blocking government websitesWhile the current hostility between India and Pakistan has largely been attributed to a raid on an Indian residential complex in Islamabad,...
Police are increasingly relying on CCTV footage to solve crimesIn case after high-profile case, cameras have been the big stars of Delhi police investigations in recent months.
Poll fever grips DU, JNU; voting on September 11Polls at both universities have, over the decades, been keenly contested affairs and are considered a stepping stone to mainstream politics.
Journey of Grappa wine: Born from leftovers and looked down upon as lower-class drink, to current elite statusWhen a drink aspires to weave a fairy tale around it, time can only stand by as a spectator and watch it grow with a steady spirit.