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Akhil Gogoi first in Assam to win election from jail

Jailed anti-Citizenship Amendment Act activist Akhil Gogoi became the first Assamese to win an election without hitting the campaign trail, as he clinched the Sibsagar constituency, defeating......

We won't see the likes of Sagar Sarhadi again

Though he went back to writing "beautiful scenes" for other Bollywood directors, his deep interest in the lives of ordinary citizens never slackened, evident from the way he made himself available......

Samyukta Kisan Morcha urges Bengal farmers not to vote for BJP

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 farmers' unions, on Friday urged agriculturists and other people of West Bengal not to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the......

Modi has lost the battle on farm laws

This crisis requires political sophistication and governance skills.This BJP has neither, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The ongoing farmers protest against the farm laws at the Delhi-Ghazipur......

Delhi violence: Lookout notices issued against farmer leaders

Delhi Police on Thursday issued lookout notices against farmer leaders named in a first information report in connection with the violence during the farmers' tractor parade on Republic Day and......

World Bank decides not to fund project to build AP's new capital Amaravati

N Chandrababu Naidu, when he was chief minister of the state, had sought funding for the project in 2015, but the Bank had deferred its decision in the light of the alleged government excesses.......

Mamata returns land to Singur farmers

Mamata offered 1,000-acre land at Goaltore and said anyone be it the Tatas or BMW are most welcome to set up an auto plant in the state Image: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee interacts......

Tarun Tejpal's many businesses

The company owned 80% by him is highly profitable, but the one that he owns 19.25% is mired in losses. The alleged sexual assault by Tehelka Editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal on a young......

Modi's development model is pro corporate: Medha Patkar

Noted social activist Medha Patkar on Monday termed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's model of development as a "corporate model" where poor people have lost their land to big corporate......

How downturn helped Bajaj quell Chakan strike

The strike at Bajaj Auto’s Chakan plant came at a time when cuts in production in the automobile sector in the Pimpri-Chinchwad-Chakan belt led to many job losses, especially for contract......

'Actors are mad'

'To this day, I find faults in my performance. If people are sitting next to me and watching it and I feel I haven't given that shot properly, I quickly give them popcorn or something to distract......

PIX: Bollywood says farewell to Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Film personalities pay homage to Sadashiv Amrapurkar. Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed into the ages on November 3. He was 64. The actor was being treated for lung infection at Mumbai's......

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