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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo Chandrababu Naidu met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday at the Andhra Bhawan. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

AP special status: Andhra CM meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi

Chandrababu Naidu is meeting opposition leaders to drum up support on pressuring Centre to give special status to Andhra.

04 Apr 2018 11:17 AM

Assembly elections are due in Madhya Pradesh this year, and main opposition Congress dubbed the decision as an attempt by the BJP to exploit the respect these religious leaders enjoy in the society. (Photo: File/PTI)

Computer Baba, 4 other Hindu religious leaders get MoS status in MP

MoS status has been accorded to Narmadanand Maharaj, Hariharanand Maharaj, Computer Baba, Bhayyu Maharaj and Pandit Yogendra Mahant.

04 Apr 2018 11:10 AM

BJP MP Pratap Simha was among the party's leaders who tweeted in support of founder-editor of Postcard News Mahesh Hegde arrested for fake news. (Photo: File/ANI)

BJP MP who defended editor accused of fake news is member of Press Council

PM Narendra Modi cancelled his own govt’s order over fake news and said that matter should be addressed only by Press Council of India.

04 Apr 2018 10:34 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (L), BJP national chief Amit Shah (R). (Photo: PTI)

Election officials search planes of Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah in Karnataka

Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi arrived by separate planes at Hubballi airport from New Delhi to campaign for the upcoming polls.

04 Apr 2018 9:46 AM

Nearly 1,000 people were arrested under preventive sections of law in the last two days of protest and 175 cases registered against anti-social elements, officials said. (Photo: PTI)

Rajasthan: Day after ‘Bharat Bandh’, mob burns homes of 2 Dalit politicians

The houses of a sitting and a former MLA, both Dalits, were set afire by a violent mob in Rajasthan's Karauli district.

04 Apr 2018 9:39 AM

Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Shahid Afridi was not only blasted by people from the cricket fraternity but also by others. (Photo: File/AFP)

Shahid Afridi draws flak over Kashmir tweet, Gautam Gambhir retorts

The former Pakistan skipper was reminded by Twitteratis of restive Balochistan and allegations of Pakistan atrocities in the province.

04 Apr 2018 8:36 AM

Kidnapped youth killed by LeT: Cops

The police said that Ms Rafeeqa sustained a firearm wound besides other serious injuries caused by a sharp weapon.

04 Apr 2018 2:24 AM

Soldier killed, 4 others hurt in Pak shelling

The Indian troops retaliated by using same calibre weapons and the exchanges continued for some time, it added.

04 Apr 2018 2:19 AM

Eye on MP polls, 5 monks granted status of minister

Namdeo Das Tyagi, popularly known among his devotees as Computer Baba for his “sharp” mind.

04 Apr 2018 2:16 AM

Fresh clashes in J&K after youth dies in firing

Kashmir Valley remained shut on the third consecutive day on Tuesday to mourn and protest the killing of 13 militants and four civilians.

04 Apr 2018 2:13 AM

List of 7 top J&K militants out, all from south Kashmir

For instance, when news of a cordon-and-search operation by security forces to corner a large group of militants in Dragar was spread on Sunday.

04 Apr 2018 2:08 AM

India hails US move on Hafiz political party

It vindicates India’s position that Pakistan has not taken effective action against terrorist groups and individuals.

04 Apr 2018 2:02 AM

This will be the first time that a conscious effort is being made to ensure celebrations on Dr Ambedkar Jayanti.

Samajwadi Party to celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti

The party will use the event to mingle with its new ally, the BSP.

04 Apr 2018 1:52 AM

Last week the CEO of UIDAI made a power point presentation on various aspects of Aadhaar. The petitioners raised 23 questions and the CEO was asked to give his response on Tuesday.

A-G to SC: No benefits denied for lack of Aadhaar verification

The AG exception handling mechanism’ has been provided for in the law.

04 Apr 2018 1:48 AM

India ranks 136 out of 180 in ‘press freedom’

Released annually by Reporters Without Borders, the Index ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom available to journalists.

04 Apr 2018 1:44 AM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. (Photo: PTI)

Fake news order is not govt’s first attempt to gag media

The Raje government ordinance or executive order barring courts from taking up complaints against public servants without the government’s approval.

04 Apr 2018 1:37 AM

IIM Ahmedabad ranked best management institution.

IISc best institution, IIT-M best for engineering

In the university category, IISc stood first, followed by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

04 Apr 2018 1:37 AM

Body of a middle-aged man was recovered in Raina in Bhind district in the morning taking the death toll in the Monday’s violence to seven. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Tension continues in MP, toll rises to 7

The deceased has been identified as Dasarath Jatav, aged 44-45 years.

04 Apr 2018 1:36 AM

Yogi's minister supports top court decision on dalit act

The minister further explained that while he was in favour of the SC/ST Act, he did not support the victimisation of innocent persons.

04 Apr 2018 1:36 AM

Arun Jaitley had in February slammed regulators for failing to detect the fraud, saying that unlike politicians, regulators in the Indian system were unaccountable.

RBI did not conduct audit during PNB scam: CVC

Chowdary pointed out that the RBI issues general guidelines as a regulator and also when foreign exchange is involved.

04 Apr 2018 1:35 AM

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