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Digvijay Singh says BJP & Bajrang Dal take money from ISI, slapped with defamation case

The complaint alleged that Digvijay Singh committed a "grave offence" and caused injury to the BJP, its leaders and public at large with his 'defamatory statements'.

Before polls, Jharkhand’s BJP govt to pay reporters Rs 15,000 to write on welfare schemes

A newspaper ad issued by the Jharkhand govt said journalists were required to apply for the scheme by 16 September. 

War must be fought if needed to protect woman’s honour, says Amit Shah citing Ramayana

Speaking at the fifth International Ramayana Festival, Amit Shah urged everyone to read the Hindu epic because it has solutions to all the world’s problems.

Amit Shah raises questions about India’s multi-party democracy

Home Minister Amit Shah takes a swipe at Congress, saying they 'worked 30 years' but can't name 5 big decisions, while BJP can list 50 decisions in just 5-year rule.

BJP storms govt offices with Tricolour to push demand for ‘Hyderabad Liberation Day’

BJP wants anniversary of Hyderabad's 1948 annexation to India recognised as 'Hyderabad independence day', and says TRS opposes the move over 'communal concerns'.

West Bengal name change, central funds on agenda as Mamata set to meet Modi

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will meet PM Modi in New Delhi Wednesday. They last met during the May 2018 convocation ceremony for Visva-Bharati University.

On his birthday, PM Modi says decision to abrogate Article 370 inspired by Sardar Patel

From Hyderabad Liberation Day to the 'Per drop more campaign', PM Modi remembered Sardar Patel, and lauded the former home minister's vision.

Rename Bakhtiyarpur to ‘undo sins of the past’, VHP-backed body writes to Bihar CM

Bakhtiyarpur was named after Bakhtiyar Khalji, who had destroyed Nalanda University. Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti says it should be renamed after Chanakya or Shilbhadra.

Mayawati’s BSP loses all six MLAs to Congress in Rajasthan

The six MLAs defected to the ruling Congress ahead of civic body polls and bypolls for two assembly seats. It has also increased the Congress' seat tally to 106.

BJP to conduct rituals for party workers killed in West Bengal, Amit Shah could attend

Bengal BJP has decided to conduct pind daan — a Hindu ritual to appease departed souls — for the workers who died, in Kolkata on 28 September.

On Camera

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

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?