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Election Commission bars Azam Khan & Maneka Gandhi from campaigning after Yogi and Mayawati

The poll body has banned SP leader Azam Khan from campaigning for 72 hours and union minister Maneka Gandhi for 48 hours. 

Modi got over 1,000 hours of AIR coverage as PM, 6 times more than Manmohan

Modi’s foreign visits got 321 hours of airtime, over 11 times the number for Manmohan Singh. Officials say this is because Modi has been a more ‘active’ PM.

India’s had 45 railways ministers in 72 yrs — why Rail Bhavan can’t hold on to its bosses

The railways ministry, which oversees a lifeline millions of Indians rely on daily, has changed hands at a dizzying pace since 1947.

CRPF jawan among 4 killed in Jharkhand’s Giridh district encounter with Maoists

The encounter broke out in the forests of Belbha Ghat area of Jharkhand, which goes to polls in the final 4 phases of the 7-phase Lok Sabha elections.

Abuse & harassment just part of job at Gurugram toll plaza where staffer was dragged by SUV

Operators at the Gurugram toll plaza say they decided to hire women because they believed people would not misbehave with them. They were wrong.

The ‘EVM thief’ at heart of TDP-EC tiff says poll panel ‘shooting the messenger’

The Election Commission has shot off a letter to the TDP over Hari K. Prasad Vemuru’s inclusion in the delegation that met the poll panel Saturday.

Was kept in lock-up through the night, says Assam Muslim man attacked by mob over ‘beef’

Assam police claim Shaukat Ali was not kept in a lock-up, and was merely detained at the station for ‘security reasons’.

Modi govt achieved successes in social sector, says ex-Niti Aayog vice-chairman Panagariya



Modi govt has also made an unprecedented progress in tackling corruption, added Arvind Panagariya.

Rs 13 crore GST fraud busted after UP cops & sales tax dept’s joint raid in Lucknow & Noida

In a first of its kind operation in Uttar Pradesh, the UP Special Task Force and sales tax department together probed the fraud.

Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta refuses to share details of tax raids on public servants

An RTI activist had sought details related to search operations conducted by the Income Tax department from the Lokayukta.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?