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In a blistering attack on the Congress, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu accused it of doing 'tamasha' politics over the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula, and asserted that the party never bothered about Dalits during its own rule. âYou were silent then and violent now. This is all 'tamasha' going on. Congress party is doing 'tamasha' politics,â Naidu said.
Actor Anupam Kher sparked off social media backlash after he said during an interview that he was scared to say he is a Hindu. The comment was met with derision and disbelief on Twitter mainly because Kher has been a vocal champion of the group that opposed the âintoleranceâ tag for India.
When Rajeev Ramachandran, Coordinating Editor at MediaoneTV, wrote to Carl Saganâs wife Ann Druyan, telling her of Rohith Vemula's suicide note that mentioned her husband, this is what she wrote back.
Raveena Tandon gave away her youngest daughter Chhaya Tandon in Goa on 30 January to groom Shawn Mendes. Raveena, a single mother who adopted Chhyaya and Pooja in the 90s, was personally in charge of the entire event.
Ontario's Premier Kathleen Wynne was accorded a red carpet welcome at the Golden Temple in Amritsar but was not offered the traditional 'Siropa' (robe of honour) by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee due to her views on gay marriage.
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The Peoples Democratic Party hinted at a trust deficit with alliance partner BJP, urging the Centre to repose trust in the people of the state to implement the Agenda of Alliance. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti claimed she could become the chief minister within "10 minutes" provided she is convinced that the âvision of peace and reconciliation of her father Mufti Sayeed would be implementedâ.
Andhra Pradeshâs quota stir took a violent turn. Seeking reservation under the Backward Classes category, the Kapu community members set a train, a police station and police vehicles on fire, and blocked roads and rail traffic for several hours at Tuni, in East Godavari district.
The Delhi Police re-examined Congress MP Shashi Tharoorâs driver and domestic help who were with his wife Sunanda Pushkar hours before she was found dead in a five-star hotel in the city in 2014. Sources said the special investigation team launched another round of questioning in the case last week.
The Islamic State terror group has warned Britain of an attack more severe than the Paris strikes, saying the country will receive the âlion's shareâ of the slaughter for its âdeclaration of war against Muslimsâ.
A city court sentenced to death three persons convicted of the 2013 gang-rape and murder of a college student from West Bengal. Three other convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment. The verdict comes more than two-and-a-half years after the incident.
Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray to win the 6th Australian Open title at Melbourne Park. The defending champion was at his ruthless best under the lights at Rod Laver Arena, mauling Murray in the baseline duels and closing out the match in two hours and 53 minutes.
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After unveiling the first Transgender Policy in the country with an aim to end societal stigma towards the transgender community, the Kerala government is now getting ready to launch 'Gender Taxi', a taxi service owned and operated by transgenders.
Within the first 10 seconds of Coldplayâs latest video, âHymn for the Weekendâ, there are several stereotypes of India: majestic ruins overgrown with weeds, peacocks spreading their tail-feathers and sadhus in saffron robes with ash-smeared foreheads. No wonder the band was trending on social media, and not necessarily for the right reasons.
Vaccine for the Zika virus may be years away. The US has two potential candidates for a vaccine and may begin clinical trials in people by the end of this year, but there will not be a widely available vaccine for several years, US officials said.
For Imtiaz Qureshi, a chef who was recently awarded a Padma Shri for his contribution to the Indian cuisine, cooking is not just a profession but also an art, which requires the involvement of heart and the mind.
Despite growing popularity, domestic women's football has struggled to sustain itself across the world. Read this story in Mint to find out what's ailing the sport.
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Others may go blue in the face trying to justify the practice of banning women from the inner sanctum of a temple in the name of tradition, but Madhya Pradesh home minister Babulal Gaur merely throws out a nonchalant diktat to all Indian womankind: Pray at home. No matter how many male bastions they storm, no matter how many glass ceilings they shatter, patriarchy continues to want to show women their place if they dare flout the Rules, writes Shuma Raha.
Iâm not a historian nor an expert on Subhas Chandra Bose but I find it inexplicable, even baffling, that many, including members of his close family, refuse to believe he died in a plane crash on the 18th of August 1945. That some actually believe he spent years incarcerated in a Soviet Gulag camp or hiding in Manchuria or disguised as Gunnami Baba is simply unbelievable, writes Karan Thapar in The Hindustan Times.
The crisis over government formation has now stretched longer than expected in Jammu and Kashmir. The widening gap between the alliance partners PDP and BJP could lead to frosty relations in the coming days. Sameer Yasir points to six reasons why the PDP could be delaying government formation in the state.
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