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Tendulkar picks India, England and Australia as favourites to reach semi-finals of world cup

Sachin Tendulkar also picked up Rashid Khan, David Warner and Jofra Archer as the players to watch out for.

Modi Sarkar 2.0: The ones who didn’t make it to the council of ministers on Thursday

The portfolios of the ministers who have found space in the new cabinet will be announced later

World Cup: Match 1 – England v South Africa in Numbers

Statistical highlights from the first match of the Cricket World Cup 2019

Mamata Banerjee again loses cool after hearing ‘Jai Shri Ram’, asks cops to arrest people who chanted the slogan

Mamata Banerjee says that people were abusing her by chanting Jai Shri Ram, asks police to arrest them

Kashimiri ISIS terrorist in custody of US forces in Syria, parents approach government to bring him home

After completing his MBA in Australia, Kashmiri youth Aadil Ahmad Wada left for Turkey via Jordan and joined ISIS, now captured by US forces

Full list of the ministers in the new union government that took oath along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Apart from PM Modi, 24 Cabinet ministers, 9 Ministers of State with independent charge, and 24 Ministers of State took oath of office and secrecy

16 terrorist camps active in Pakistan planning infiltration into Kashmir, 2 Pakistani nationals caught today

Recently, Zakir Musa, most wanted terrorist and Chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind was killed by security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir.

India records 51% decline in child marriages and 63% decline in teen motherhoods since 2000: Global Childhood Report 2019

According to the report, India has been ranked at 113 out of a total of 176 countries in the 'End of Childhood Index Ranking 2019'.

Live updates: Narendra Modi swearing in ceremony

As Narendra Modi starts his second innings, find out who are going to be in his team.

Congress shares fake news about Amethi BJP worker murder case, UP Police promises legal action, FIR registered

UP Police has said that Congress is lying by saying that UP DGP said Smriti Irani's aide was killed due to rivalry in parrty

Former Bhutan PM thrashes Indian media for getting the current Bhutan PM wrong

Tshering Tobgay said that it was a grave insult towards his country and although Bhutan may be small, she was India's very close friend.

ISRO and IAF sign deal to select and train astronauts for Gaganyaan project

ISRO will select astronauts from IAF for its manned space mission

Kamal Haasan relegated to Tier-3 star status by Tamil Nadu Theater and Multiplex Owner’s Association

Things don't appear to be going very well for Kamal Haasan. After a rather poor show at the Lok Sabha elections after much hype, he has now been relegated to the status of a Tier-3 star by the association.

5 young batsmen to watch out for in the Cricket World Cup 2019

They belong to West Indies, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and South Africa.

‘Culture of Hindutva prevailed, this is collective insanity’: Jignesh Mevani still shell shocked with the 2019 mandate

Controversial Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani is dumbstruck by the results of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Daughter of Pulwama martyr invited for new Modi government’s swearing-in ceremony

Payal Santra, daughter Pulwama martyr Babul Santra invited for the new Modi govt's swearing-in ceremony

Meltdown continues: ‘Krantikari’ journalist suggests referendum idea to strengthen EVM hacking theory

'Journalist' Punya Prasun Bajpai suggests ways to undermine democracy, says voters should sign against their names and declare who they voted for.

The Electoral Machine: Explaining Naveen Patnaik’s unparalleled electoral success in Odisha even in the face of TsuNaMo

Naveen Patnaik won 12 out of 21 parliamentary constituencies and 112 out of 147 assembly constituencies, a loss of a meagre 5 seats from his 2014 tally. So what explains this unparalleled success of Naveen babu in Indian politics?

Here is why Mamata Banerjee’s criticism of BJP inviting the kins of killed BJP karyakartas reeks of hypocrisy

Mamata Banerjee had invited the families of victims in Nandigram and Singur political violence to her own swearing-in ceremony in 2011.

Mainstream media continues to whitewash terrorists, Zakir Musa is now ‘fashionable young boy’ who loved ‘cigarettes and sports bikes’

While the Pulwama attacker had said that he wants to kill the 'cow piss drinkers', Musa had stated that he wants to rid India of Hindus.

Without Modi-2, the real risk was going back to bad habits

What if Narendra Modi were not swearing in as Prime Minister today?

A week after Samajwadi Party barred their spokespersons from participating in TV debates, Congress follows suit

Congress has requested TV channels not to invite the spokespersons on their shows

Times Group’s Gujarati portal and Gujarati newspaper Sandesh spread fake news about ‘glitch’ in Ahmedabad metro

The 'glitch' in the Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad metro was a mock drill and the 'stranded passengers' were GMRC employees

Petty politics: Outgoing Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu to skip Jagan Mohan Reddy’s swearing in ceremony

A meeting of TDP decides that Chandrababu Naidu will not attend the swearing-in ceremony of Jagan Mohan Reddy

UP: SC/ST commission takes suo moto cognizance of violence against SC community for not voting for SP candidate

After reports of violence against SC/ST people for not voting for SP, the SC-ST commission has ordered an FIR

Sunanda Pushkar death case: Accused Shashi Tharoor granted permission by the court to travel abroad

Tharoor was charged for the abetment of suicide and subjecting Pushkar to cruelty according to a 3,000-page charge sheet filed by the Delhi police in the case.

Cricket World Cup 2019 Preview – Match 1: England v South Africa, the opening game

The battle for the biggest title in cricket will begin on Thursday

TMC MLA Manirul Islam, state youth wing president and 2 others join BJP

Yesterday, 3 West Bengal MLAs, one each from TMC, left and Congress along with over 50 councillors had joined the BJP.

1984 riots accused Jagdish Tytler among other Congress leaders assembled outside Rahul Gandhi’s house to convince him not to quit

Congress party members try their level best to placate Rahul Gandhi to continue as Congress president

After Mamata Banerjee, CPI(M) and Congress chief ministers also to skip swearing-in ceremony of new Modi govt

Kerala, Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh CMs decides not to attend the swearing-in ceremony of new Modi government

Speculations on for Modi 2.0: JP Nadda might be BJP President, Amit Shah to join Union Cabinet

The BJP, however, is yet to confirm anything officially. The Prime Minister and the Union Cabinet will take oath tomorrow at the Rashtrapati Bhavan premises.

Dismissing the plea to release Rs 10 Cr security deposit, SC tells Karti Chidambaram to ‘Pay attention to constituency’

Karti Chidambaram won the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency on a Congress ticket in the recently concluded 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Kerala Congress issues notice to former MP who praised PM Modi for following Gandhian values in governance

Congress leader AP Abdullakutty from Kerala courted controversy by praising PM Modi and attributing BJP's landslide victory to his ethos and good governance

Robert Vadra tells the court he wants to fly to London on ‘medical grounds’, Delhi court reserves the order

Vadra had reportedly submitted a medical certificate to the court stating that he has a tumour in his large intestine and he needs to go to London for treatment.

Muslim mother changes child’s name from ‘Narendra Modi’ to ‘Mohammed Altaf Modi’, claims pressure from family and community

Mainaz Begum in UP's Wazirganj had stated that the child was born on 23 May, the day PM Modi won a second term, so she had named her child as Narendra Damodardas Modi.

Mamata Banerjee to skip swearing in ceremony of Modi govt after family members of BJP workers killed in Bengal violence invited

Mamata Banerjee has reversed her decision to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the Modi government after families of BJP workers killed in WB invited for the ceremony

Women’s role in 2019 Lok Sabha elections signal a far more empathetic and equitable governance

According to the Election Commission (EC), the voter turnout for the 2019 elections was the highest ever, with a record 67.11% turnout, as compared to the 66.40% in 2014.

Poll-time raids: Dubious financial transactions, unaccounted cash flow and intimidation allegations on Kamal Nath’s associates

As per the transcript of an audio conversation, the OSD was allegedly asked to build pressure upon the mining and transport department who, according to Nath, were helping the BJP win elections from Katni.

Malinga helps Stoinis with bowling tips

A viral video shows Sri Lankan star Lasith Malinga giving bowling tips to Australian all-rounder Marcus Stonis.

Payal Tadvi suicide case: All three doctors accused of harassing her arrested

The three accused doctors are likely to be produced to court today

Setback for Gandhis: ED permanently attaches Panchkula property worth Rs 64 crores in National Herald case

The Supreme Court last year upheld the Income Tax Department’s decision to re-open their tax assessment for the financial year 2011-2012 in connection with the AJL-National Herald scam.

Shashi Tharoor, people didn’t vote for Congress. Not because they were selfish, but because they were smart

Finally, Shashi Tharoor admits NYAY would have picked pockets of hardworking middle-class taxpayers.

Arun Jaitley opts out of new government, writes to PM Modi to allow him time for treatment and health

Arun Jaitley has requested PM Modi to exclude him from the new government for his treatment and health

India Today does it again, releases clip of BJP spokesperson’s response after being shamed on social media

In the debate, Malviya had called out Rajdeep Sardesai for deliberately giving communal hues to the Gurugram and Begusarai incidents.

BJD’s Naveen Patnaik takes oath as the Odisha CM for the record fifth consecutive term

Governor Ganeshi Lal administered the oath of office and secrecy to Naveen and other ministers at 10:30 am at a function in Bhubaneswar

Jaipur: School teacher Rameez Raja awarded life term by POCSO court for sexually abusing dozens of students

Rameez Raja was arrested on February 9, 2017, by Ramganj police. He used to abuse children and film the act.

Congress’ Shashi Tharoor accepts half the population would have had to pay for NYAY

What Tharoor has said was already known as Congress leaders like Sam Pitroda had even tried to guilt the middle class into funding NYAY

Families of over 50 BJP workers killed in West Bengal to attend PM Modi’s swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Narendra Modi government' swearing-in ceremony is to be held at the Jaipur Gate of Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on May 30.

Himanta Biswa Sarma pokes fun at Rahul Gandhi, says BJP will be happy if he remains Congress president for next 50 years

Himanta Biswa Sarma says Rahul Gandhi will destroy the Congress party, but it will good for BJP