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Odisha Panchayat Poll Results: BJD On Top; BJP Makes Gains
Even though the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) retained the top position in the recently concluded panchayat polls in Odisha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a giant stride forward, while the faction-ridden Congress party got decimated.....
Oscars : The Coveted Awards Spring Surprises And A Few Heart-breaks
Not all was unexpected at the prestigious Oscars stage, 'Moonlight' wins Oscars for the Best Film, La La Land wins Damien Chazelle Oscar for Best Director, Emma Stone best actor (female) and Casey Afflek best actor (male)....
2 Quakes Jolt Nepal
Two moderate earthquakes measuring 4.6 and 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal on Monday, officials said.....
Who's Polluting Young Girl's Mind: Rijiju On DU Student
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju on Monday wondered who was "polluting" the mind of a Delhi University student campaigning on social media against the ABVP. ....
Act Cautiously On Ramjas, Rajnath Tells Police
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said he was in touch with Delhi Police over the situation arising out of the Ramjas College clash.....
Campus Politics Hurting Academic Freedom?
The violent clashes between the right-wing ABVP and the Left-leaning student groups at Delhi University's Ramjas College are just a reminder of campuses turning into political battlegrounds, or are they also reflective of the premier educational institutions losing their academic freedom?....
'Bad Bank A Bad Idea, Bankers To Strike Work On Tuesday'
An umbrella body of nine bank unions has called a day-long strike on Tuesday to protest the government's "anti-people banking reforms" and to press for compensation to employees for extra work done on account of demonetisation and booking loan defaulters.....
Arrest Those Threatening Gurmehar Kaur, DCW Chief Tells Police
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Monday wrote to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, seeking registration of a case against persons threatening Kargil war martyr's daughter Gurmehar Kaur and their arrest.....
Palaniswami Submits Memorandum To Modi
Release of funds for disaster relief for drought and cyclone, setting up of the Cauvery Management Board (CMB), stopping Karnataka not to build a dam across the Cauvery were some of the major demands made by Chief Minister K. Palaniswami to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.....
New Deputy UN Chief To Be Sworn In On Tuesday
Amina Mohammed, the new deputy UN secretary-general, will formally take office on Tuesday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.....
