Gujarat's first woman Chief Minister Anandi Patel on Tuesday announced a 33 per cent reservation for women in the state police force.
Ahead of Raksha Bandhan, Divya Nair tells us why it was difficult to find a place for her younger brother in her heart.
Randeep Surjewala also accused the government of "doublespeak" and "sacrificing" national interests.
>I would like to applaud Director Aarti Kadav for attempting a futuristic movie, but Cargo gets mired by a script which has been jammed with too many concepts, notes Moumita Bhattacharjee.
The clarification comes amid reports that sweet shops have discontinued chocolate barfis and chocolate sandesh.
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'You have to get past the phobia that Math is difficult.' 'The brain is exercising when you do arithmetic.'
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'My brother was a brat,' she tells Rajesh Karkera with a laugh.
The awards were presented by Northern Army commander Lt Gen D Anbu at an investiture ceremony.
Karisma Kapoor's kids -- Samaira and Kiaan -- make a cute sister and brother pair.
As the clip went viral on social media, the education department ordered a probe.
The BJP president hit out at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging that the maximum killings of BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers have taken place in the latter's home district.
As people wait in long queues outside banks, they appear happy that the ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will unearth black money and root out corruption.
Has the army confronted China, equipping itself with emergency purchases that have been largely paid for by pensioners, asks Ajai Shukla.
Here are a few traditional preparations to help you sweeten Raksha Bandhan celebrations on August 21.
Smriti Irani will reprise her electoral battle with Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.
Singh said if there is an attempt to hurt the self-respect of India, then it will not be tolerated and will be given a 'befitting reply'. "Whatever progress has been made in the talks, there should be a resolution of the matter. But to what extent it will be resolved, I cannot guarantee."
Though Singh will receive the first of the 36 Rafale jets on Tuesday, the first batch of four aircraft will come to India only by May next year.
On Raksha Bandhan, here's looking at some of the hottest Bollywood sisters to hit the screen.
The figure assumes significance as the Sabarimala temple had witnessed frenzied devotees opposing the entry of women belonging to the menstrual-age in the wake of landmark Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all ages to offer prayers at the hill shrine.
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil reviewed security situation with senior officials on Wednesday night, following the four low-intensity explosions in Pune.
'India should not be taken by surprise if the Biden administration seeks China's cooperation at some point,' alerts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
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Pehlu Khan's name was mentioned in the summary of the chargesheet.
'Even today, I am like a kid in a candy land -- I look at my airplane with as much excitement as an eight year old.'
As we celebrte Raksha Bandhan, we take a look at sibling love in Hindi films.
'It's not only holy reverence that drives them to such vigilantism -- there is adventure too.' 'Some of the younger gau rakshaks enjoy the thrill of the chase: Stopping vehicles, wielding weapons, badgering passengers and then gloating.'
Diwali celebrations also did not take place last year though the monument was lit with multi-coloured LED bulbs.
'The problem here is not that one community's deity has suddenly become another community's meal.' 'Hindus and Muslims have been peacefully coexisting with their cows for centuries now.' 'The problem here is that a section of Indians has been suddenly made to realise that it makes great political sense to degrade each one of the 170 million Muslims to a potential cow-killer, lynch a few of them to keep the heat on, polarise and win elections.'
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The defence minister will review the security situation along the Line of Control in the Valley and Line of Actual Control in the Ladakh region.
Referring to Modi's speeches in Parliament on Wednesday, he said it was clear that the prime minister was not interested in answering "fundamental questions".
The 37-day annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine of Amarnath will commence from June 25, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board which manages the yatra said.
In a suspected case of honour killing, a widowed woman who had recently remarried against her family's wishes was burnt alive along with her husband in Raksha Basatpur village in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. Raj Kumari alias Radha Devi, who was in her early 30s, and her husband were allegedly killed by her brothers, said the police.
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Rithvik Dhanjani and his girlfriend Asha Negi have won the sixth season of dance reality show Nach Baliye.
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