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Govt working towards more advanced, research-oriented higher education system: PM Modi

Rajgir (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that he wanted India to re-emerge as the world’s “most prominent knowledge centre” with an “advanced and research-oriented” higher education system. Modi, while

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‘UP ke do ladke’ will make India’s politics all about love: Rahul to Akhilesh

New Delhi: UP’s two sons would make India’s politics all about love, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday to signal his camaraderie with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Gandhi’s witty take,

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Kharge writes to LS Speaker, RS Chairman; seeks relocation of Gandhi, Ambedkar statues back

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Lok Sabha Speaker and Rajya Sabha Chairman over the shifting of statues of Mahatma Gandhi, B R Ambedkar and other national leaders to

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‘Sweeping generalisation’: BJP counters Elon Musk over EVM remark

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday accused billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk of making a “huge sweeping generalisation” by calling for eliminating EVMs, saying his views may apply to the US but not

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‘Black box’?: Rahul, Akhilesh question credibility of EVMs

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said EVMs in India are a “black box” which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that “serious concerns” are being raised about transparency

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Serious questions on integrity of NTA, how NEET is conducted: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday said there are “serious questions” on the integrity of the National Testing Agency and the manner in which NEET is designed and administered. The opposition party

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10 killed, 13 injured as tempo traveller skids off road, falls into Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand

Rudraprayag: Ten tourists were killed and 13 injured when a tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into Alaknanda river on Badrinath national highway in Uttarakhand here on Saturday, officials said.

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8 Naxalites, one STF jawan killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Narayanpur: Eight Naxalites and a jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Saturday, police said. Two other STF personnel sustained injuries in

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Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA ‘misuse of power’: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday described as “misuse of power” the Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the stringent UAPA for an alleged provocative speech

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No question of taking back rebels: Uddhav, Sharad Pawar after MVA’s stellar LS performance

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Saturday said there was no question of taking back those leaders who had deserted the two parties. The

Six dead, 1,500 tourists stranded as landslides, rain wreak havoc in Sikkim

Gangtok: At least six people were killed and 1,500-odd tourists stranded as massive landslides triggered by incessant rainfall caused devastation in northern Sikkim’s Mangan district, officials said on Thursday. A newly-constructed bailey

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Girls allowed to take necessary restroom breaks, free sanitary pads at board exam centres: MoE

New Delhi: Girl students should be allowed to take necessary restroom breaks during board exams for classes 10 and 12 and free sanitary napkins must be made available at all examination centres,

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Rijiju appeals to parties to work unitedly, says ‘Team India favours constructive debate in Parliament’

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday appealed to all political parties for a constructive debate in the upcoming session of the Parliament and said the country wants to see

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RSS has become ‘irrelevant’, what’s the point of speaking out now: Cong on Bhagwat’s remarks

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday claimed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has become “irrelevant” and said the Constitution, democracy and society do not need the Sangh or its chief Mohan Bhagwat

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Will PM Modi visit Manipur after Bhagwat’s remarks, asks Uddhav Thackeray

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Manipur after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks on the situation in the north-eastern state. Addressing

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NDA govt at Centre ‘crippled’; opposition dealt fatal blow to BJP: Rahul Gandhi

Malappuram/Wayanad (Kerala): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the BJP-NDA government at the Centre was a “crippled” one as the opposition dealt a fatal blow to the saffron party in

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Akhilesh resigns from Karhal assembly seat in UP after election from Kannauj in LS polls

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday resigned from his Karhal assembly seat following his election to Lok Sabha from the Kannauj constituency. Vidhan Sabha Secretary Pradeep Kumar Dubey told PTI,

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PM Modi urges supporters to remove ‘Modi Ka Parivar’ suffix from social media handles

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged his supporters to remove “Modi Ka Parivar” suffix from their social media handles, saying the election win of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance

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Rahul attacks BJP over dynasty politics, dubs Union Cabinet ‘parivar mandal’

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday targeted the Modi government over dynastic politics and dubbed the NDA ministry a “parivar mandal” as he pointed out several ministers in the Modi

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BJP’s hatred for Muslims got reflected in new ministry: Tejashwi

Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday alleged that Muslims got no representation in the union council of ministers as a consequence of the ruling BJP’s “hatred” for the minority community. The

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