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Priyanka Gandhi was appointed Congress general secretary and made in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. KOLKATA: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi has taken a dig at Priyanka Gandhi’s much-reported entry into politics and said that an election is “not a beauty contest”. The …

The Supreme Court postponed the hearing in the Ayodhya title suit case due to the unavailability of one of the judges, Justice SA Bobde. INDORE: VS Kokje, the chief of right-wing Hindu outfit Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has said that if the BJP-led government at the Centre makes a law …

Nearly 1,71,113 people, including 80,000 women, are eligible to vote in today’s bypolls. JIND: Polling for the Jind and Ramgarh assembly constituencies is currently underway amid unprecedented security arrangements put in place by the state election commission on Monday. At least 21 candidates, including two women, are in the fray …

The bail plea was heard in the Patiala House Court on Monday. NEW DELHI: Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi along with others have been granted regular bail in connection with a money laundering case in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism …

“I have no hesitation to say that some Kashmir-centric politicians, the separatist stand already identified, who are wearing the robes of mainstream and their parties are doing injustice to the youth of the valley.” Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday claimed that some “Kashmir-centric politicians” and their parties are …

“Two cops went in and kept a phone on the dressing table there. When we said it isn’t ours, they told us to shut up.” Lucknow: A day after a mobile phone belonging to Subodh Kumar – the police officer killed during the violence in the Bulandshahr district – was …

President Donald Trump on Friday signed the bill ending the longest government shutdown in US history. Trump wants to build a US-Mexico border wall for which he has been seeking a whopping USD 5.7 billion in funding for the physical barrier which according to him is a must to prevent …

A total of 22 tableaux – 16 from different states and union territories and six Ministries, Departments and other institutions – presented a colourful display on the life, times and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. NEW DELHI: As India celebrated its 70th Republic Day on Saturday, grand celebrations showcasing India’s military …

India conferred Padma Shri to Friederike Irina, a German lady popularly known as Sudevi Mataji, who has been taking care of sick & abandoned cows in Mathura for over 2 decades. Uri: The Surgical Strike- Vicky Kaushal starrer refuses to slow down at the Box Office Foreigners in Padma list: …

There has been political unrest across the state with the government trying to keep its numbers intact amid allegations of poaching. BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to poach its legislators to topple the state government, a charge rubbished …