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Change in Jangalmahal: Suddenly, new jobs and social mobilitySubscriber Only
June 7, 2016 21:29 IST
Change in Jangalmahal - An Express Series - 5: Even as people return, a steady out-migration, especially of agricultural labour and farmers, continues from the region that has seen poor rain for years now.
Ex-home secy’s lecture on secularism cancelled: ‘Troubling, time someone speaks up’Subscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:59 IST
Godbole said he was informed on April 1 that the lecture had been cancelled.
Varanasi Kathak dancer breaks world recordSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:55 IST
PM Modi, whom Soni wanted to be present when she broke the record, congratulated her in a tweet: “Soni Chaurasiya, a bright youngster from Kashi has made us proud. Congratulations to her.”
Congress slams BJP over appointment of new state chiefsSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:50 IST
Criticising appointment of Keshav Prasad Maurya as UP BJP chief, Manish Tewari said: “He has ten cases against him including that of murder.”
Ahead of Phase 2 polls in West Bengal, TMC worker killed, party blames rivalsSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:43 IST
TMC secretary general Partha Chatterjee blamed Congress leader Manas Bhunia, Salim and Leader of Opposition Surjya Kanta Mishra of CPM.
Narada Sting Operation: TMC orders internal inquiry, Opposition asks why not CBI probeSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 11:11 IST
The party will also look probe whether leaders of other political parties had helped Narada News in conducting the sting operation, Partha said, alleging that Congress, CPM and BJP leaders were involved in it to malign the TMC.
Varanasi mosque sealed after ‘clash’ over new ImamSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:11 IST
The two sects had had several confrontations since July last year when the then Imam, Maulana Sadrul Huda, died and Maulana Maroof took charge of the mosque.
Vijay Mallya skips ED for third time, seeks time till MaySubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:07 IST
The agency had issued fresh summons last week to Mallya asking him to appear on April 9 after he sought two extensions from the earlier dates of March 18 and April 2 citing official reasons.
Uttarakhand government crisis: BJP counters Congress yatra plan with one of its ownSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 02:01 IST
The Congress will also hold programmes in villages of martyrs in the movement for formation of Uttarakhand as a separate state.
If students want to defend jhanda from Delhi, they should take me too: J&K education minister Nayeem AkhtarSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 04:26 IST
What has happened on the NIT campus is nothing new, not even for this campus. It has bee going on for ages. It must be in that sense that she must have spoken.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar bats for removal of 50% quota capSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:51 IST
Nitish Kumar stressed on increasing the reservation quota in jobs beyond 50 per cent in view of the increasing population of Schedule Castes and also advocated extending the facility in the private sector.
Students’ demand to shift NIT out of Valley not worth raising: Nirmal SinghSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:39 IST
I have made it clear that this is not a demand worth raising, let alone hearing it. I have told them this demand is out of line, said Nirmal Singh.
Bihar: Rabri, Tejashwi Yadav give all-party meet a missSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:35 IST
Sign of RJD-JD(U) unease; Nitish asks BJP’s Sushil Modi to sit next to him
In Jammu, students block NH, seek action against ‘anti-nationals’Subscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:35 IST
The students of Government College for Women, Jammu, and Government Degree College, Udhampur, boycotted their classes, took out a procession, and proceeded to the highway at Jakheni and blocked the road.
Man kills wife, son over use of air conditionerSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:27 IST
According to police, Paul had warned his wife and son against excessive use of air conditioner in view of escalating electricity bill
ACB raids target 8 Chhattisgarh govt officialsSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:18 IST
ACB officials said they faced several challenges during the raids.
Shopian encounter: Villagers blame Army for vandalising graveyard where militants are buriedSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 01:20 IST
Villagers in South Kashmir’s Karimabad and Gudoora are up in arms against the army and blamed them for vandalizing and desecrating the graveyard at Karimabad village.
What’s happening now is troubling investors… this isn’t the India they have been told about: Sunil KhilnaniSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 11:07 IST
Khilnani on the 50 “angry men and women” of his latest book Incarnations, why India has a “small time horizon” to seize the moment, connection between inequality and “some of the politics today”, and why varsities must be “republic of ideas where you say the unsayable”
Rahul Gandhi now holds focused meetings, is available on mail 24X7: Ambika SoniSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 05:47 IST
Interview with general secretary Ambika Soni, in-charge of Himachal, Uttarakhand, J&K.
Tamil Nadu elections: Jayalalithaa promises phased prohibition if elected to powerSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 04:55 IST
Launching a tirade against arch rival and DMK chief M Karunanidhi for supporting prohibition, she pointed out that he had relaxed the dry law in 1971 and was raking up the matter for political reasons.
BJP will rid Assam of Bangladeshis: Amit ShahSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 03:18 IST
Once elected to power in Assam, the BJP would not only completely seal the Indo-Bangla border but would also “completely free” Assam of the Bangladeshi problem.
Lessons from history: When Ambedkar, Left came together, when they didn’tSubscriber Only
April 11, 2016 12:54 IST
For now, the solidarities between the two political streams are visible mainly only on university campuses. It will take a lot of hard work before the two can come together and become a viable political force.
Planting a Seed of HopeSubscriber Only
April 12, 2016 10:15 IST
A new initiative attempts to economically empower villagers living near Kanha National Park, and protect its green cover and wildlife.
Congress XS: The wait for Rahul Gandhi to step up leaves party in a limboSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 12:46 IST
Indecision at the top, confusion in the middle, and the long wait for Rahul Gandhi to step up. MANOJ C G on what ails the party as rebellions, elections and a BJP on the hunt threaten to shrink it further
Two colours: How ‘common enemy’ in university campuses united Jai Bheem, Lal SalaamSubscriber Only
April 10, 2016 12:27 IST
The slogan piercing through almost every recent student protest — from JNU to TISS, Hyderabad to Pune. Ahead of Ambedkar Jayanti, we looks at the new campus war cry, signalling the coming together of Left and Dalit groups in universities.
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