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PF withdrawal allowed for housing, health
Ishrat case: Chidambaram also signed 1st affidavit
HC slams govt on central rule in Uttarakhand
Minister critical of Rajan's 'one-eyed king' remark
Let us mark LAC to end violations: India to China
Sushma to China: 'Review stand on Masood Azhar'
IPL 2016: Warner powers SRH to maiden win
Pratyusha may have had abortion days before death
Hrithik gives more ‘proof’, cops to meet Kangana
Kohinoor was gifted, not stolen, says Centre to SC
Court issues non-bailable warrant against Mallya
India wants to be wooed by all: Chinese media
2 cylinder blasts in Delhi: 2 dead, 6 injured
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Modi travels by night, sleeps on flights to save time
While out on foreign trips, PM Modi aims at sleeping on the plane rather than in hotels to shorten his trips. It is unprecedented to complete a multi-nation trip in just 97 hours. If PM had not chosen to sleep on the plane, it would have delayed the trip another six days, said an official.
Want freedom in India, not from India: Kanhaiya
Returning to a hero’s welcome in the university after spending three weeks in detention over sedition charges, JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar delivered a powerpacked political speech.
JNU row: Kanhaiya, 4 others should be rusticated, recommends top university panel
A meeting of the university's top brass chaired by the vice-chancellor today discussed the report following which the varsity issued show-cause notice to 21 students including Kanhaiya and Umar, who were found guilty of having violated university rules and discipline norms.
Kashmir illegally occupied by India: JNU professor says in controversial speech
Amid the controversy over an event on the JNU campus where anti-national slogans were raised, a new video has surfaced which shows a professor of the university saying Kashmir is not a part of India and that pro-azaadi slogans in the Valley are justified.
Was tortured, told to sign on Ishrat affidavit, claims former bureaucrat
'My pressure worked': Rahul Gandhi claims credit for rollback of tax on EPF withdrawal
Muslim family kicked off United Airlines flight for ‘how they looked’
Top Hyderabad seminary fatwa rejects 'Bharat Mata ki jai' slogan
Influential Islamic seminary Jamia Nizamia on Friday issued a fatwa declaring that “reason“ and Islamic “faith“ do not allow Muslims to chant the slogan `Bharat Mata ki jai'.
2 Muslims herding buffaloes thrashed, hanged in Jharkhand
Local MLA from the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Prakash Ram claimed that Hindu radicals were behind the killings. Reports said villagers who protested the deaths claimed the victims were targeted as they were cattle traders.
Can't pay Rs 53,000 to rent 2,765 sqm house: Priyanka Gandhi
Driving a hard bargain, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra got the Vajpayee government to cut the rent of her sprawling 2,765.18 sq m house from Rs 53,421 a month to a mere Rs 8,888.
Shoe hurled at JNU leader Kanhaiya Kumar in Hyderabad
NLSIU professor shames girl over shorts, students up in arms
An inappropriate remark by a professor at the prestigious National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, to a third-year student has touched off a virtual war.The incident took place on April 4.
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Asaduddin Owaisi won't say 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', Shiv Sena tells him 'Go to Pakistan'
Rejecting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's suggestion for infusing patriotism, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has said he will not chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' even if a knife is put to his throat. His assertion drew sharp criticism from BJP & RSS; Congress said such statements should be 'completely avoided'.
Triple talaq: Muslim Law Board to contest Shayara Bano case in Supreme Court
In 1985, Shah Bano, a 62-year-old Muslim mother of five from Indore, who was divorced by her husband, had won the right to alimony in the SC. But the then Congress govt of Rajiv Gandhi, under pressure of Islamic orthodoxy, passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, which diluted the SC judgement, and denied even destitute Muslim divorcees the right to alimony.
I won't say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai': Asaduddin Owaisi to Mohan Bhagwat
On March 3, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had said the new generation needs to be taught to chant slogans hailing Mother India, comments which came against the backdrop of the row over alleged anti-India slogans on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus.
Darul Uloom Deoband issues fatwa against chanting of ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’
"'Bharat Mata', according to some Hindu sects, is a goddess and they worship her. For Muslims worshiping a goddess would be un-Islamic," the fatwa said. Condemning the fatwa Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said denying people to chant "Bharat Mata ki jai" slogan amounted to insulting the freedom fighters.
Now, Hindu leader Swaroopanand says rapes will rise if women go into Shani temple
Incidents of rape would increase if women are allowed into the inner sanctum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra, said the Shankaracharya of Dwaraka-Sharda Peeth Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati on Monday.
Many millions of Muslims 'fundamentally incompatible with the modern world', says Tony Blair
Now, Kanhaiya Kumar says Kashmir is an integral part of India
JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, against whom sedition charges have been slapped for allegedly raising "anti-India" slogans, on Friday said Kashmir is an integral part of India and so Indians can discuss the issues pertaining to Kashmiris at any forum.
Why can't Muslim women have 4 spouses if men can? Kerala high court judge asks
According to the judge, Muslim Personal Law discriminated against women on matters related to dowry, divorce and inheritance, and this contradicted the Koran's position on these issues.
'Nehru letter' calling Bose war criminal starts Congress-BJP row
Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma angrily called the letter “fake and mischievous” and aimed at maligning the party. The so-called letter has been doing the rounds of social media and websites without any substantiation and the 100 secret Netaji files declassified on Saturday by PM Narendra Modi have no reference to it.
What about Quattrocchi's 'escape'? Jaitley counters Rahul's attack on Mallya
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday reminded Rahul Gandhi of Ottavio Quattrocchi's 'escape' after Congress vice-president accused the NDA government of letting Vijay Mallya flee the country.
JNU professor to Kanhaiya Kumar: Did you check facts?
The 15th edition of the speak-in at Jawaharlal Nehru University had poet and professor Makarand Paranjape talking about ‘Uncivil wars: Tagore, Gandhi, JNU and what’s left of the nation’.
Afzal Guru is not my icon, Rohith Vemula is: Kanhaiya Kumar
Jawaharlal Nehru University students' union leader Kanhaiya Kumar today said that no students of the university can be anti-national. Addressing the students in JNU campus, Kanhaiya also said that the taxpayers' money is absolutely safe.
An open letter to Muslim men from an angry Muslim woman
Pathankot terror probe: Modi has surrendered before Pakistan, says Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of surrendering to Pakistan by allowing investigators from that country to probe the January terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot in India.
Vegetarianism is anti-nationalism, says Kancha Ilaiah
Known for his immensely controversial book, 'Why I am not a Hindu', Kancha Ilaiah said that vegetarianism is anti-nationalism. "Unfortunately, we gave up eating beef and our brains are not growing now. There is no enough protein," said Ilaiah in a speech at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University.
Ramdev, BJP plotted against us in Uttarakhand, Congress says
The political crisis in Uttarakhand took a new turn with the Congress dragging Ramdev into the picture by accusing him of "hatching" a plot jointly with BJP leadership to topple the state government, but the yoga guru on Thursday refuted the charge.
Pakistan denies Anupam Kher visa to attend Karachi lit fest
Pakistan on Tuesday denied a visa to actor and BJP sympathiser Anupam Kher, who has been invited by the organisers of a literary festival in Karachi as one of their guests. Kher claims only was singled out of the 18 delegates who applied for the visa.
Kohli's Pakistani fan may get 10-year imprisonment for hoisting tri-colour
A Pakistani die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli is facing up to 10 years imprisonment after being arrested for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in Punjab Province which he had done to show his love for the cricketer.
Stop using me, says face of Gujarat riots Ansari
Some faces and images never die. And this is what he hates about himself. Fourteen years after he was involuntarily crowned the face of Gujarat riots, Qutubuddin Ansari finds himself "used" by the Congress for the Assam and West Bengal assembly polls.
J&K firing: Handwara girl says no soldier molested her, accuses local youth of harassment
The Kashmiri girl, who was reportedly molested by a soldier, has denied the allegation and instead blamed local boys of harassing her and resorting to mob rioting that led to the killing of two youth in Handwara on Tuesday.
JNU's Kanhaiya Kumar accused of misbehaving with a female student
Kanhaiya Kumar on Thursday landed in another controversy after an alumnus of JNU on Facebook posted a scanned copy of an official letter that found him guilty of "misbehaving" with her last year. JNU administration confirmed the office order of penalizing Kumar.
In last speech as Rajya Sabha member, Javed Akhtar guns for Asaduddin Owaisi
Javed Akhtar recited 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' a few times, Akhtar condemned Owaisi as well as musalman Ke Do Sthaan: Kabristan ya Pakistan' - the other slogan he said is often raised frequently in few Indian cities.
India wants to be 'most beautiful woman' wooed by all: Chinese media
Playing down India's decision to sign a logistic agreement with the US, Chinese state media on Monday said the proposed deal is stalled because of distrust between the two as India wants to be the "most beautiful woman" wooed by all, especially Washington and Beijing.
MIM MLA suspended for not saying 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'
Assembly suspends MIM MLA Waris Pathan after he refused to say Bharat Mata ki Jai.
PM Narendra Modi God's gift to India, messiah for the poor: Venkaiah Naidu
"He inherited challenges in each and every sector.He steered clear of them," Naidu said while moving the political resolution at BJP's national executive here.
UN does not know definition of terrorism: PM Modi in Brussels
In the backdrop of terror attacks here last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the dangers posed by terrorism to the world and said the UN should address such major challenges failing which the global body could be rendered irrelevant.
'Bharat Mata ki Jai, nahi to admission nahi'
Education trust headed by BJP leader Dilip Sanghani makes it compulsory for all its prospective students to write the slogan ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ on their application form or lose out on admission
Fears Indian priest 'kidnapped by IS' may be crucified on Good Friday
The Indian priest was captured during an attack on a retirement home in Yemen which killed 16
Sack erring government officials who don't mend ways, PM tells secretaries
In a stern message to government officials refusing to mend their ways despite repeated complaints, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked secretaries to carry out assessment of such employees and recommend action, including dismissal and slashing their pension.
Will go to jail but not pay a penny: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Rs 5 crore fine
"We have not done anything wrong. We have been taintless and will remain so. We we will go to jail but not pay a penny," Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said. The three-day World Culture Festival is to be held on the ecologically-sensitive banks of the Yamuna river.
Masood Azhar doesn't meet UN criteria to be banned as terrorist: China
India said it is disappointed that a "technical hold" has been put on its application to include Azhar in the UN sanctions list. Terming the move "incomprehensible" as JeM is listed in the UNSC Committee since 2001 for its terror activities and links to the al-Qaida.
Outraged at Mallya, woman prefers jail to paying fine for traveling without a ticket
Arvind Kejriwal named among world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune
Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the Delhi chief minister being the sole Indian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Muslim personal law outside SC jurisdiction, asserts board
The board also challenged the utility of a uniform civil code which, it said, was no guarantee of national integrity and solidarity, arguing that a shared faith did not prevent Christian nations engaging in two World Wars.
Kanhaiya under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday came under strong criticism for his remarks that 1984 anti-Sikh riot was a "mob-led massacre" while 2002 Gujarat riots were a "state-sponsored violence". However, following the criticism, Kanhaiya said that he has been "misinterpreted".
Robert Vadra: I would never leave India, didn't need Priyanka to enhance my life
"I didn't need my wife Priyanka to enhance my life. I have always had enough. My father gave me enough. I have been educated enough to sustain in all types of situations," Robert Vadra said. Vadra, who is under scanner for his land deals in Haryana, also said that he would never leave India.
Not given seat of choice, Shiv Sena MLA holds up train
A Shiv Sena MLA from Nanded held up more than 2,000 passengers on the Devgiri Express at CST on Wednesday night in a tantrum over a side berth that lasted more than an hour.
But for constitution, Ramdev would cut off heads of those who don't say 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'
Yoga guru Ramdev has said that he respects the Constitution, else he would have cut hundreds of people's heads off for not saying 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. "I want to say there is a rule of law and we respect the Constitution, otherwise we can cut hundreds and thousands of heads," Ramdev told the media here.
Honeymooners caused 2013 Kedarnath floods: Swaroopanand Saraswati
The shankaracharya of the Dwarka-Sharda peeth, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, has said the 2013 flash floods in Kedarnath were caused by the "unholy things done by honeymooners and picnickers".
‘How much does he know — when will he know’: Arun Jaitley's dig at Rahul Gandhi
"As one evolves from a young to a middle-aged one, we certainly expect a certain level of maturity," Jaitley said reacting to the Congress vice-president's remarks that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not consult his senior ministers on policy issues.
‘Anti-national nominations’ go viral on Facebook
The Lok Sabha has seen an impassioned debate on anti-nationalism and sedition, but that hasn’t stopped some from having fun while taking a political position.
Gay sex not a crime, says RSS, raises hopes of govt rethink
However, there have been a few voices in support of decriminalising same-sex relations within BJP.
Church seeks explanation from member for marrying a Hindu
Stirring up a controversy, the Irinjalakuda diocese of the Catholic Church has sought an explanation from one of its members for marrying a Hindu woman.Benny Thommana belonging to the St Joseph's Church at Oorakam had married Lija Jayasudhan 10 years ago.
Suicide bomber kills 70, injures over 300 in Lahore park blast
* Most victims were women and children - officials * Pakistani Taliban faction Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims attack * Says was targeting Christians
Amitabh Bachchan finally breaks his silence on Panama tax evasion case
The superstar has finally broken his silence and issued a statement clarifying his stance in the controversy.
In Rahul vs Modi, Round 2 to the Prime Minister
First PM Narendra Modi hinted that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has an inferiority complex. Then, he attempted to put the Gandhi scion in his place by quoting his father Rajiv Gandhi, twice, and then his grandmother Indira Gandhi, on the need for decorum in Parliament.
To prevent Pathankot-like attacks, India plans 5-layer 'lock' at Pakistan border
The Centre has okayed a five-layer elaborate plan to completely stop infiltration on the 2,900-km western border with Pakistan. It entails round-the-clock surveillance through sophisticated technology which in effect will totally “lock” India’s western border.
Shoe hurled at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, attacker arrested
A man was detained while trying to throw a shoe at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal when he was addressing a press conference on the second odd-even plan in the city. The shoe did not hit the chief minister and was caught by an AAP supporter who was present on the dais with the chief minister.
PM Modi reaches out to opposition; embarrasses Congress with Rajiv, Indira quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached out to the opposition, saying he needs their support for "improvement" in his government, even as he attacked the Congress over disruptions in Parliament while skipping the raging issues like JNU and Dalit student's suicide.
BJP to Rahul Gandhi: Pass GST, take credit for it too
Congress and BJP on Tuesday vied to take credit for the rollback of the proposal to tax EPF withdrawals, with the ruling party mocking Rahul Gandhi's claim that it took pressure from him for the government to backtrack on the controversial provision in the Budget.
Congress equates RSS with Muslim League
Arun Jaitley: We have won battle of ideology in JNU row
BJP had won the “ideological war“ in the Jawaharlal Nehru University row in which some of its students are charged with sedition for allegedly raising anti-national slogans, Union finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday.
Parliament Day 2: Smriti Irani quotes Durga poster, Congress forces adjournment
Send 10k PhD students each year to US: Narayana Murthy
Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy has said India and the US should work on an agreement to send 10,000 Indian students to the US to do their PhDs in important areas in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, every year over the next 50 years.
JNU row: Delhi high court gives Kanhaiya Kumar 6-month interim bail in sedition case
The high court gave relief to Kanhaiya by asking him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 10,000. It also said that Kanhaiya will have to cooperate with the police in the investigation in the case where alleged anti-national slogans were raised in JNU campus at an event last month.
Some Muslims say no harm in ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ chant
A section in the Muslim community have said there is nothing wrong in saying ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as it is a slogan hailing the nation. The prominent community members also alleged that there was perhaps a tacit understanding between the BJP and MIM functionaries to keep raising rhetorical issues.
Lahore bombing: Dozens of children and mothers among victims of Easter Sunday suicide attack
A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack in Gulshan Iqbal Park. Even though the group said it had deliberately targeted Christians "celebrating Easter", it has started to emerge that most of those killed in Lahore were Muslims.
Holi an ‘anti-women’ festival: Posters on JNU campus
New posters have come up on the JNU campus that describe Holi as an "anti-women" festival as "historically it has sexually abused dalit women in the name of celebrations". Titled "what is holy about Holi", the posters plastered on the walls of eateries, markets are also doing rounds on social media.
Netaji survived 1945 air crash, hint newly declassified files
Although successive governments in India since Independence had refused to categorically assert that Subhas Chandra Bose had survived the air crash in Taipei, then known as Formosa, there is enough evidence in the files declassified by the Modi government on Tuesday to point out that Netaji may well have lived beyond 1945.
SC/STs, Dalits, disabled to get 100% fee waiver at IITs
Union human resource development minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday promised a fee waiver for all SC/ST, Dalit and physically challenged students at IITs. The decision follows a panel clearing a proposal for a three-fold fee hike from the next academic session.
Shame on you! Miandad lashes out at Afridi for India love
"Shocked and hurt" by Shahid Afridi's comments that Pakistan's cricketers were loved more by Indians than the fans here, former captain Javed Miandad has said that players making such statements should be "ashamed" of themselves.
Case against Amitabh Bachchan for singing the National Anthem incorrectly
A complaint was filed against Amitabh Bachchan in New Delhi on Monday for allegedly singing the National Anthem incorrectly. Big B had sung the anthem at Eden Gardens in Kolkata before India and Pakistan’s cricket match. The complaint was filed by Ulhas PR.
Enough of Akash, says Army as it opts for Israeli missiles
The Army is likely to go for Israeli quick-reaction surface-to-air missiles (QR-SAMs) to take on enemy fighters, helicopters and drones after firmly rejecting any further induction of the much-touted indigenous Akash missiles.
Kohinoor diamond not stolen, gifted to UK: Centre tells Supreme Court
The govt on Monday told the Supreme Court that the Kohinoor diamond was not stolen by the British but was gifted to them by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
‘Pathankot attack staged by India, believe Pak sleuths’
Ram Madhav takes a dig at Aamir Khan on intolerance
BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday urged those who have returned awards, in protest against the alleged rise in intolerance, to consider the impact of such acts on the country’s image.
Government releases list of 20 smart cities
The selected cities are: Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur, Surat, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Vishakapatnam, Sholapur, Davangere, Indore, NDMC, Coimbatore, Kakinada, Belagavi, Udaipur, Guwahati, Chennai, Ludhiana and Bhopal.