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Data versus ‘Mahaul’, can Narendra Modi win the perception battle?

Modi and BJP will have to balance statistics and mahaul in the coming days

Court summons Mizoram CM and Congress leader accused of lying in an affidavit

It does not bode well for the Congress Party ahead of Assembly Elections in the state later this year.

Bihar DGP busts claims of alleged fact checkers, reiterates pro-Pak sloganeering video isn’t doctored

Earlier alleged fact checkers had brought into question the given video

Posters with pictures of Mayawati and Akhilesh displayed outside Samajwadi party office in Lucknow

This also raises questions on the nature of partnership between two parties in future

Arvind Kejriwal’s apology to Majithia has brought the rift within AAP in the open to full public view

He also questions the timing of the apology and states Kejriwal has consulted no one

How India should solve the key issues with electric cars for the next auto revolution

Electric cars could be a game-changer for India, but are we ready?

Why should Rajasthan, MP, Chattisgarh vote for Congress that thinks these states are free riding on taxes from South India?

Does Rahul Gandhi share Siddaramiah's idea that Southern states are subsidising the Northern India?

Twitter dissociates itself from reports on fake followers of world leaders

The Twitter Audit report is 'flawed' says Twitter spokesperson.

Now you can have your own apology from Arvind Kejriwal, here is how

Feel Arvind Kejriwal has offended you? Now you can get an apology

In a big victory for the Hindu faith, govt vows to leave Ram Setu untouched

An affidavit to that tune has been submitted in the Supreme Court

The sordid tale of Paul Henry Dean: Rapist of disabled young boys, fake priest, fake doctor and free

he sexually abused orphans, often disabled children and has been living in India with fake passport for 40 years

Is Congress dreaming about a third ‘unhappy’ BJP MP like Shatrughan Sinha? Or are they simply dreaming?

Will the fall of Modi government be Shatrughan Sinha's last political betrayal?

After losing deposit in UP, Congress now facing a mutiny in Odisha

Things aren't going right for the Congress party

Two men, Sultan Aazmi and Shehjad, arrested over viral pro-Pak sloganeering video from Araria

Pro Pakistan slogans were allegedly raised after BJP lost Araria by-poll election to RJD

In an article defending ‘secularism’, Shashi Tharoor inadvertently highlights facets of appeasement politics

The need of the hour is to correct the mistakes of 'secularists' in Indian politics for a brighter future for India

Minor girl raped inside religious place, accused Mohammad Shadan arrested

Additional police forces were called in to curb the communal tension

Read how and why Kejriwal said sorry to Bikram Majithia, his second apology in two years

The Akali leader had filed a defamation case against Kejriwal

Modi govt to formulate an ambitious plan to ensure there are no more Vijay Mallyas in the future?

As per a Bloomberg report, the government is formulating an ambitious plan

Kerala Cabinet approves draft bill to hike the salaries of MLAs and Ministers in the state

Proposed salary hikes by Members of Parliament have been criticized by the Left in the past.

World Bank projects 7.3% GDP growth for India in the next fiscal

India's growth has been steady stable, diversified and resilient, says the World Bank

Kerala bids farewell to its King of Beauty, legendary elephant Thiruvambadi Sivasunder

Sivasunder was diagnosed with impaction, he was the most celebrated elephant in Kerala

Akhilesh Yadav cribs about EVMs even after winning UP bypoll

EVMs are being blamed even when SP has won the UP lok sabha bypolls

Rape trial finally begins against Tarun Tejpal who was defended by his leftist comrades

The trial has begun more than four years after the incident was reported

News18 report suggests Muslim population in Karnataka rose from 13% to 16% between 2011 and 2015

The report even claims that the survey in question isn't been publicised by the Siddaramaiah government

Kolkata : 10 girls accused of being ‘lesbians’, parents allege attempt to cover up molestation

WB Education Minister said 'lesbianism' is 'against the ethos of Bengal'

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s office under scanner in coal scam

The files related to 20 cases have been obtained by CBI

Mohammad Taufeeq, Terrorist killed in Anantnag on 12 March was from Telangana

Earlier there have been reports of Kerala youth joining the Islamic State

CPM burns venue of protesting farmers in Kerala soon after supporting farmers march in Maharashtra

Reports have claimed that alleged CPM workers were behind this act

Supreme Court rejects intervention petitions in the Ayodhya case, allows Subramanian Swamy to pursue a writ petition

The SC rejected all interventions in the case and allowed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy to pursue WP case separately.

Watch Gujarat Congress MLA hurl a mic at BJP Gujarat MLA in Gujarat Assembly

He has now been suspended for the rest of the Assembly session

Journalist who featured in Radia tapes ‘warns’ bureaucrats after BJP loses UP by-polls

Radia is believed to have secured favours for corporates using journalists as power brokers.

Journalists assaulted in Jammu while questioning Rohingyas for having access to illegal SIM cards

The police have arrested Mohammad Ashraf and Sher Mohammad in connection with this attack

Devdutt Pattanaik’s work is full of errors, manipulations, and lies: Author Nityanand Misra

It appears that Devdutt Pattanaik's works are not indisputable and accurate interpretations of Hindu mythology and philosophy

Has enrollment increased because of RTE as claimed by MoS at MHRD in his parliament answer?

The RTE act has been one of the most controversial legacies of UPA that is still being retained

PM Modi launches campaign to completely eradicate Tuberculosis, 5 years ahead of global deadline

India is also scheduled to achieve 90% immunisation against this disease within five years