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Farmers talks with Maharashtra govt inconclusive, to continue march to Mumbai

Farmers are on a 180-km march from Nashik to Mumbai for the second time in the past year over the BJP govt's 'betrayal' of peasants.

India’s rural employment plan has been giving fewer & fewer jobs to the most deprived

The rural job scheme, launched in February 2006, is intended to cater to poorest and weakest sections, but data shows share of SCs/STs in total jobs has seen a sharp fall.

UPSC has a plan for new 10% quota in civil services, and it’s anything but smooth

According to the UPSC notification issued Tuesday, 18 March is the last date to apply for the civil services exam.

Farmers set to march to Mumbai again, but allege Maharashtra govt is holding them back

Dissatisfied with progress on govt assurances, the farmers want to reiterate the demands they had voiced last year when they walked from Nashik to Mumbai.

UK’s House of Lords is considering an apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Baroness Annabel Goldie also confirmed plans to mark 100 years since the tragedy 'in the most appropriate and respectful way'.

100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Punjab Assembly wants apology from British

Punjab Assembly unanimously passes resolution to urge the central govt to seek a formal apology from the British for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Not opposed to banning Masood Azhar, those involved in terror must be listed by UN: Saudi

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said his country follows a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism.

‘Understand your pain, father met same fate’: Rahul meets family of jawan killed in Pulwama

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka attended a prayer meet for the CRPF jawan in UP and thanked the family for their service to the country.

Congress legislator Ganesh arrested for assaulting a colleague in January

Ganesh and fellow legislator Anand Singh got into a brawl earlier this year when Congress MLAs were taken away to the Eagleton resort to block the BJP's poaching efforts.

NIA takes over investigations into Pulwama attack from J&K Police

The NIA will probe the planning and execution of the terror attack, the second such in three decades of militancy in the state.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.