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Talk on JNU, Kashmir if you’re keen on joining politics: Scam accused Congress MP Karti Chidambaram advices Rajinikanth

Taking to Twitter, Karti questioned Rajinikanth whether Periyar is the most relevant topic to discuss for the legendary actor.

If there was no ‘Bharat’ then what was Mahabharat? Kangana smashes Saif Ali Khan’s ‘no concept of India’ argument

"If there was no concept of Bharat, then what was Mahabharat then? The epic saga of the great battle that was written thousands of years back", asked Kangana.

West Bengal: Goddess Kali idol broken in Siliguri as thieves try to break into the temple for the 8th time

As per the information, when devotees reached the temple in the morning to offer their prayers on Tuesday, they found the idol of Goddess Kali broken and lying on the ground.

Uttar Pradesh: No loudspeakers for azaan, Allahabad High Court junks plea against no loudspeaker order at 2 mosques

The Allahabad High Court on January 9 declined to quash an administrative order issued by Jaunpur district administration which refused permission to two mosques to use loudspeakers for azaan.

Ashwini Bhide, MMRCL MD who stood her ground on Aarey car shed project against Aaditya Thackeray transferred by Maha govt

Ashwini Bhide had firmly dissipated misinformation and fake news regarding environmental concerns related to the Aarey Metro car shed project. Her stand had angered Sena prince Aaditya Thackeray.

Meerut: 55-year-old Farooq arrested after he sets house of a woman on fire after she ignored his advances, injures 6

The incident took place at wee hours on 14th January, 2019 when the woman was sleeping with her children in the house. All six have survived while one child is still critical.

The Toothbrush Saga: Award winning journalist calls the police on an employee for a toothbrush, social media organizes a ‘spitefunding’ in support of the...

It all began when David Leavitt, 'Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist', decided to call the Police on an employee of a store on the 18th of January because she refused to sell an electric toothbrush for a cent.

Delhi elections: Disgruntled AAP’s sitting MLA from Delhi Cantt quits party, to be fielded from same constituency by NCP

Prior to this, two of its MLAs quit the party after they were denied ticket for the 8 February Delhi Assembly election

Rajasthan: Unable to cope wife’s popularity over social media, man strangulates her and then smashes her face with stone

Envious of his wife's popularity on social media, Ahmed had started suspecting his wife of infidelity and the two began fighting over it.

Watch: Kamal Nath’s minister forcibly gets farmer leader removed for ‘speaking loudly’

Madhya Pradesh Kisan congress general secretary manhandled at collectorate.

West Bengal: TMC govt led by Mamata Banerjee to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27

The West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will bring a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in the state assembly on January 27

India registers 16 per cent growth in FDI investments to $49 billion in 2019: UN Report

India attracted $49 billion FDI inflows in 2019, 16 per cent up from the $42 billion in 2018

No matter how many protests happen, CAA will not be rolled back: Amit Shah in Lucknow

Shah reminded that Gandhi had said that Hindus and Sikhs living in Pakistan can come to India anytime. It will be the duty of Indians to provide them with dignity and security.

Over 19.6 lakhs new jobs added in ESIC payroll data in November 2019, highest net addition this financial year

According to ESIC payroll data, over 19.6 new jobs have been added in November 2019 alone

Delhi elections: AAP blames BJP for Arvind Kejriwal’s delay in nomination, independent candidates allege VVIP treatment for Kejriwal

Kejriwal had missed filing his nominations yesterday due to delay caused by his roadshow. Today is the last day to file nominations for the Delhi assembly elections.

Delhi elections: Congress campaign song passes off Mamata Banerjee-led protest march from Kolkata as Delhi infrastructure

Congress’ campaign song tries to pass off Mamata Banerjee-led protest march from Kolkata as one by Congress

From breaking Murthis to Ravana Leela: Periyar’s long history of hatred towards Shri Rama and Sita

Rajnikanth's comment on Periyar has attracted intense protests and criticism from expected quarters

Multi-crore e-ticketing racket run by madarsa-educated self-taught software developer with suspected terror funding links busted

The RPF today busted a multi-crore e-ticketing racket in Bhubaneswar, terror funding suspected.

After direction of Madras HC, Tamil Nadu govt to remove portion from textbook that claimed RSS was anti-Muslim

RSS Tamil Nadu had submitted to the court that the organisation was against the partition of India on the basis of religion and it is totally false to claim that its stand has been 'anti-Muslim'.

Highest numbers of foreigners imprisoned in West Bengal, of the total foreigners in prisons, Bangladeshis top the list: NCRB report

NCRB prison statistics report shows that highest number of foreigner prisoners were lodged in West Bengal

Maharashtra: 2 teachers booked for forcing a minor student to watch porn and then raping her

The principal, headmaster and a woman cook have also been booked for ignoring the complaint of the victim's family.

JNU clueless about nationality of 82 out of 301 foreign students: RTI reply

Out of total 301 foreign students in JNU, the university does not have details about the 82 students.

Actress Soni Razdan calls terrorist Afzal Guru’s hanging ‘travesty of justice’, insinuates that he was ‘innocent’

Sonia Razdan called terrorist Afzal Guru's hanging as 'travesty of justice', on the basis of a purported letter the incarcerated terrorist had written from the Tihar jail, claiming he was 'forced' to help parliament attackers.

Zomato acquires Uber Eats for Rs 2,485 crore, aims to crack Swiggy’s stronghold

UberEats, the food delivery app by Uber, gets acquired by home-grown food aggregator Zomato.

Two The Quint journalists, one accused in MeToo and another for abetment of suicide, win Ramnath Goenka award

The winners of the Ramnath Goenka Awards for excellence in journalism were declared on Monday.

Rajnikanth refuses to apologise after complaint filed against him for comments on Periyar: All you need to know about the controversy

Complaint against Rajnikanth for his comments against Periyar was filed by Dravidar Vidhuthalai Kazhagam

Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh signed as the coach for Bushfire Relief Match in Australia

Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh are signed for the Bushfire Cricket Bash as coaches for the two teams

Jama Masjid Metro Station: Woman carrying live cartridges caught by CISF

The woman's bag was found to contain 2 live cartridges by the baggage scanning machine at Jama Masjid station.

NDTV’s Ravish Kumar more suitable than Rahul Gandhi to ‘defeat Modi’: Rama Chandra Guha

Guha further added that Raveesh Kumar is "totally self-made, incredibly articulate, courageous and he speaks fabulous Hindi".

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh snubbed at Shaheen Bagh, ‘protestors’ do not let him deliver speech from stage

Digvijaya Singh later said that while he was requested to deliver a speech at Shaheen Bagh, it was actually he who did not want to politicise the stage.

The straws that ‘liberals’ clutch on to: First the ‘chaiwallah’ RTI, and now one that asks about ‘Tukde Tukde Gang’

The response to the RTI said that the MHA had no information on any 'Tukde Tukde Gang'

President Ramnath Kovind holds a mirror to Indian media at RNG awards, advises them to not indulge in fake news

He also sought accountability from journalists for their unbridled power. He asked, "But that prompts me to ask if such a sweeping exercise of power is accompanied by genuine accountability?"

2 Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ send Rs 1 crore defamation notice to BJP’s Amit Malviya over ‘500 Rs per day’ video

The notice has been sent via the office of one Mehmood Pacha, the 'legal adviser' of the protestors.

Delhi elections: Delhi HC cancels MLA elections of Jitender Singh Tomar over fake degree, his wife Preeti Tomar to now contest on AAP ticket

After Delhi HC cancelled his elections over fake degree, Aam Aadmi Party will field Preeti Tomar, wife of Jitender Singh Tomar.

Delhi elections: BJP releases final list of candidates, Shiromani Akali Dal to not contest because of CAA differences with alliance partner

BJP alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided not to contest these elections as they had some differences with the BJP over Citizenship Amendment Act.

Days after being trolled for not making it to first list of candidates, BJP’s Tajinder Bagga to contest from New Delhi’s Hari Nagar

Bagga will face Aam Aadmi Party candidate, Princess Dhillon also known as Rajkumari Dhillon.

Kerala: ABVP karyakartas severely wounded at NSS College Vazhoor in Kottayam, say SFI goons attacked them

The attack by SFI comes after the ABVP held a conference at the campus last Thursday which is said to have attracted significant participation.

All you need to know about how Amazon and Flipkart are abusing the market rules and how Govt is plugging loopholes

Union Minister Piyush Goyal had decided not to meet the WaPo and Amazon owner Jeff Bezos

How The Hindu lied that IIT-KGP’s Research Council had condemned ‘unprecedented violence and terror’ at JNU: Read details

The Hindu published a report that claimed that 'scholars' at IIT-Kharagpur had issued a statement in solidarity with the students of JNU

Suspicious bag with IED triggers bomb scare at Mangalore airport, police releases photograph of suspect

An alert was raised at the Mangalore airport after a suspicious bag with IED traces was found

Deradicalisation Centres with the help of experts and civil society members is a welcome idea: J and K DGP

On being asked about Davinder Singh, the DGP stated that the case has now been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Muslims know where ancestors are buried, Hindus don’t: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad insults Hindus while opposing CAA

NCP leader Jitendra Awhad today made controversial remarks criticizing CAA and NRC, he also insulted Hindus

Sai Baba birthplace controversy: All you need to know about the contrasting notions held about his birthplace

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray touched off a controversy by announcing a package of Rs 100 crore for developing Maharashtrian town of Pathri as Sai Baba's birthplace

Congress entered into alliance with Shiv Sena after receiving approval from Muslim community, admits Ashok Chavan

Ashok Chavan was reaffirming the Congress party's opposition to the CAA and spoke of their alliance with Shiv Sena

PM Modi’s Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020: From fighting depression to lessons from Chandrayan 2, here are 5 key takeaways

The event is designed to act as a "stress buster" for the students before their board exams.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal fails to reach EC office before 3 PM deadline, delays filing nomination for Delhi elections

AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal misses deadline to file nomination for Delhi Assembly elections on Monday. Will file the same on Tuesday now.

We are ‘too small’ to take retaliatory action against India’s palm oil import curb: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad

Malaysian PM said at the U.N. General Assembly last month that India had 'invaded and occupied' Kashmir, following which India’s top vegetable oil trade body had asked its members to stop buying oil from Malaysia

Even after ‘Jinnah Wali Azadi’ slogans and anti-Hindu posters, this Kashmiri finds Shaheen Bagh protests ‘too Indian’

Even after all of this, the Shaheen Bagh protests still demonstrate 'extreme Indianness' according to certain people.

Non-Muslims are requested to carry out anti-CAA protests in non-Muslim majority areas too: Read how these protests have roots in Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

The more you read such posts on social media, the more you realise that the anger is more about the Ayodhya verdict than the CAA.