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08 Aug 2016
Rashtriya Swayamsevak SanghRSS Vice-President shot at in Punjab
Vice-President of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Jagdish Gagneja, was shot on 6th August, 2016 in Jalandhar.
06 Aug 2016
Supreme Court Of IndiaGujarat Govt to appeal against HC's EBC order
Gujarat High Court (HC) quashed a 10% quota for Economically Backward Classes (EBC) announced by the Gujarat Government.
05 Aug 2016
TalibanPakistani Government chopper crash-lands in Afghanistan; occupants held hostage
Six Pakistani engineers and a Russian engineer, traveling to Uzbekistan in a Russian MI-17, had to make a crash landing due to technical faults in Afghanistan's Logar area on 4th August, 2016.
04 Aug 2016
Narendra ModiRSS survey: BJP losing seats and vote bank in Gujarat
A survey conducted by RSS concluded that if "the Assembly elections were held today in Gujarat, BJP would get only 60 to 65 seats out of 182."
29 Jul 2016
PoliticsMr. Gandhi attacks BJP on soaring inflation
Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi, cornered the Government in the Lok Sabha on the steep and uncontrolled rise in food prices including potatoes, tomatoes and lentils.
28 Jul 2016
PoliticsDelhi CM Kejriwal: I might even be killed
AAP chief and Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Modi Government may even take his life, after the recent spree of attacks against the party.
27 Jul 2016
PoliticsAAP MLA's residence raided
Chattarpur MLA, Kartar Singh Tanwar's residence and offices were raided by the Income Tax department today morning.
20 Jul 2016
PoliticsBalasaheb wanted Jaidev not Uddhav as political heir
Late Bal Thackeray's sons have been embroiled in a property dispute concerning his will.
07 Jul 2016
PoliticsSmriti Irani lashes out against critics on Twitter
Smriti Irani took to Twitter to silence her critics, pointing out that the HRD Ministry, under her tenure, had taken initiatives towards "increasing learning outcomes for students and improving quality of education".
01 Jul 2016
PoliticsCongress attacks Justice Dhingra, accuses him of taking favors
Congress accused Justice Dhingra of taking undue favors from the BJP led Haryana Government.
30 Jun 2016
PoliticsFormer Goa CM interrogated on Louis Berger case
The Crime Branch of Goa police and the Enforcement Directorate interrogated the former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today.
30 Jun 2016
PoliticsAmit Shah dubs Kashmir issue as Nehru's 'historic blunder'
BJP President Amit Shah, at an event in New Delhi, recollected the Kashmir conflict and the ongoing pressing issues, describing them to be the results of Nehru's blunder.
26 Jun 2016
PoliticsJ&K CM Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag bypoll
Out of 42,840 male voters and 41,227 female voters, around 29,084 used their franchise in Anantnag bypoll.
20 Jun 2016
PoliticsIndonesia flash floods and landslides cause 43 deaths
Torrential rains and flash floods triggered severe landslides in Banjarnegara, in Central Java.
18 Jun 2016
PoliticsKamal Nath resigns as state-incharge of Punjab
Days after being appointed as Congress-incharge for the state of Punjab, Kamal Nath stepped down from his responsibilities.
16 Jun 2016
PoliticsBJP supports holding simultaneous Lok Sabha, state polls
The proposal for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies got a fresh push from the BJP.
15 Jun 2016
PoliticsParliament secretaries the 'eyes, ears and hands' of government: Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal attacked the BJP and the Congress of double standards over the assignment of parliamentary secretaries.
11 Jun 2016
PoliticsGoogle tries to hide Clinton's flaws by rigging searches
SourceFed in its sensational story declared that Google searches had been rigged to paint Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in a positive light.
11 Jun 2016
PoliticsFormer Voice singer Christina Grimmie shot after her concert
A gunman started shooting at a Florida concert venue where the onetime star of The Voice, singer Christina Grimmie was shot at.
11 Jun 2016
PoliticsCBI makes 1st arrest in rationalist Dabholkar's murder
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made the first arrest in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case 3 years after the murder.
11 Jun 2016
PoliticsFly boats to connect Agra and Delhi
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the central government plans to connect Agra and Delhi by sea-planes.
9 Jun 2016
PoliticsFour Indian Women in Forbes list 2016
The Forbes '100 Most Powerful Women' in the world list 2016, topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, includes PepsiCo Chief Indra Nooyi.
7 Jun 2016
PoliticsDeath toll from Aus storm rises to 4
Four people have died so far in the storm raging across eastern Australia and another 3 are still missing.
2 Jun 2016
PoliticsGlobal Slavery Index:India tops
According to the third global slavery report published by the walk foundation, almost 46 million people are living as slaves globally with the greatest number in India
28 May 2016
PoliticsTear gas fired on protestors in Baghdad
Security troops fired tear gas as thousands of Iraqi protestors gathered in the capital on Friday.
24 May 2016
PoliticsCentre owes over Rs. 81,000 crores to States
The Union government owes over INR 81,000 crores to States as tax shares of last 10 years.
24 May 2016
PoliticsRs.1039 crore cash collected during Lok Sabha polls
Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) released a report that analyzed the funds collected by various political parties during state assembly and Lok Sabha elections during 2004-15.
19 May 2016
PoliticsAssembly elections: Regional parties win big
Election Results 2016 for West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry displayed the dominance of regional parties.
11 May 2016
PoliticsPM trolled on Twitter for 'Somalia comment'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trolled on Twitter for comparing the coastal state to Somalia at a recent election rally.
7 May 2016
PoliticsScreening of movie sparks political tension in Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University saw a repeat of February as members of Think India, a wing of BJP students' body ABVP, and those of Faculty of Arts Students (FAS) and Democratic Students Federation (DSF) came to blows.
4 May 2016
Politics'Choppergate' sparks fireworks in Rajya Sabha
Debate on the AgustaWestland scam spiraled into a chaos that rocked the Rajya Sabha; the BJP directly attacked the Gandhi family.
30 Apr 2016
PoliticsBJP up in arms against Bobby Hakim's 'mini-Pakistan' comment
The BJP strongly condemned Trinamool Congress MLA and West Bengal cabinet minister Firhad Hakim's 'mini-Pakistan' comments and filed a complaint with the Election Commission.
27 Apr 2016
PoliticsVisakhapatnam biodiesel facility still on fire
Biomax's biodiesel facility (estimated to be one of India's biggest) with a manufacturing volume of 5 lakh tonnes per year continued to burn, 2nd day after it caught fire.
23 Apr 2016
PoliticsPunjab's political parties may not get campaign in Canada
After Captain Amrinder Singh, Punjab's other political party leaders' campaigns in Canada may face the axe.
23 Apr 2016
PoliticsNitish Kumar formally takes over as JD(U) president
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was officially coronated as the national president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) in Patna.
19 Apr 2016
Narendra ModiPM Modi visits Katra (J&K)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Katra shrine in Jammu & Kashmir again.
13 Apr 2016
PoliticsSupreme Court agrees to hear plea on fresh FIR against Mayawati
The SC agreed to hear a petition which sought that a fresh FIR be registered against Mayawati in the disproportionate assets case.
1 Apr 2016
PoliticsIndia-EU summit concludes with improved bilateral relations
The India-EU summit concluded with leaders discussing ways to improve co-operation in various fields including foreign policy, counter terrorism and space.
24 Mar 2016
PoliticsAmit Shah says case against Kanchi seer political
BJP President Amit Shah said that there was no truth in the charge against Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi in the Sankararaman murder case.
23 Mar 2016
PoliticsKerala revokes RTI order on Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau
The Kerala government has ruled to remove the controversial order that spared the secret wing 'T' branch of the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau from the purview of the RTI.
