Rubabuddin Shaikh, brother of slain gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, has demanded that the Central Bureau of Investigation investigate phone call records of the office of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and senior Indian Police Service officers in connection with the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case.
Tyagi, however, added his party was imposing no condition on the BJP over the issue of Cabinet berths.
Former hockey ace Mervyn Fernandis slammed the umpiring in Sunday's Asia Cup hockey final, which India lost to South Korea, while hailing the team's showing in the tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia.
Not to say that India couldn't have handled the situation better, but on average, it didn't do anywhere near as badly as the naysayers make it out argues Rajeev Srinivasan.
If anybody targets doctors, nurses and all those rendering their service during this crisis, then it will cost them dearly, Modi said, adding people in white like doctors and nurses are like gods.
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The BJP hailed the order as a "resounding blow to the nefarious designs" of Rahul and the Cong described it as a "body blow to transparency".
Ariel Castro's scraggly beard, innocuous spectacles and subtle demeanour could mislead most around him with conviction. But that conviction belies the horrible sins that he committed over a decade.
Somdev Devvarman had to dig deep into his reservoir of experience to tame a fighting Hyeon Chung, but Sanam Singh lost the second singles to Yong-Kyu Lim, leaving India and South Korea locked at 1-1 at the end of Day 1, in the second round Asia/Oceania Group I tie, in Busan, on Friday.
Thomas Isaac has been in and out of the national news in his role as Kerala's finance minister since 2018 for various path-breaking tax initiatives. But it is 2020 that he has become more prominent, principally in the GST council.
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There are very few authoritative and knowledgeable Indian writers who have a deep insight into Chinese strategic thinking and the internal dynamics within China. That is why China Unveiled: Insights into Chinese Strategic Thinking by Jayadeva Ranade, a former additional secretary in India's Cabinet Secretariat, makes for compelling reading, says Nitin Gokhale
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The prime minister said the Congress has run away from the battlefield conceding defeat in the 68-member assembly.
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday made a strong pitch for economic reforms saying that to be "pragmatic" in encouraging investment was the only way to achieve the country's employment goals.
The Centre on Thursday placed before the GST Council two options for borrowing by states to meet the shortfall in GST revenues, pegged at Rs 2.35 lakh crore in the current fiscal.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence awarded to murder convict M N Das, whose mercy petition was rejected by then President Pratibha Patil. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi allowed the plea of Das who had approached the apex court for commutation of his death sentence on the ground that the President had taken eleven years to decide his mercy plea.
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'Nitish Kumar has reverted to the 1990s model. The besetting sin of this type of ministry formation was a fundamental insult to democracy,' argues T V R Shenoy. 'Not only did it not inform the voter who the prime ministerial candidate was, but it also gloried in keeping out the largest party in the Lok Sabha.'
Former India cricketer turned commentator Sanjay Manjrekar clarified his on-air comments on Kieron Pollard saying he never called the West Indian 'brainless'.
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"Since yesterday, Shiv Sena chief's condition is stable. I had said yesterday and I will say again today, I have not given up hope. You too must not give up hope because we all are fighting soldiers of a fighting leader."
Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokshjanand Devtirath on Thursday said that he would go to Varanasi to ask religious leaders to oppose Narendra Modi, whom he held responsible for the 2002 riots in Gujarat.
Saina Nehwal avenged her quarter-final defeat at the Thailand Open on Wednesday, beating Singapore's Juan Gu in straight games in the opening round of the Singapore Super Series. The World No 2 Indian ace needed only 40 minutes to pack off Juan, ranked 21, winning 21-14, 23-21 and registering her fifth victory over the local player.
Rupinder Pal Singh scored twice as Delhi Waveriders maintained their unbeaten record in the Hero Hockey India League by beating Ranchi Rhinos 5-4 in a thrilling match in Ranchi.
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Joint Parliamentary Committee chairman P C Chacko on Tuesday hit out at BJP leader Yashwant Sinha for writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him to appear before the panel examining the 2G spectrum scam, dubbing it as a "political stunt" and against established "norms".
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The miscreants sprayed red and black paint on the statue at the Salem Tabri area in Ludhiana, police said, adding that they carried out the act in full public glare and blamed Rajiv Gandhi for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Former chief of army staff, General (retired) V K Singh on Monday called for the dissolution of Parliament, which he described as an edifice of corruption.
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'The 2019 battle is a battle for the kind of India that we want to live in.' The Congress's long history is pockmarked with sins great and small, but Mr Gandhi has the advantage of representing a new generation with a relatively clean slate, and a chance to redefine contemporary perception,' says Mitali Saran.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will convey the state government's 'serious concern' over Italy's refusal to send back two marines who have been accused of shooting to death two fishermen off the state's coast in February 2012.
It was yet another fulfillment of his election promise when Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav gave away 10,000 laptops to college students at a ceremony at the Colvin Taluqdar's College ground on Monday.
A man and his two friends, arrested for allegedly murdering two siblings after failing to get Rs 30 lakh ransom from their parents, have been remanded in three days police custody by a Delhi court.
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