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UP cop killed in Bulandshahr had investigated Akhlaq beef lynching case

Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was SHO of Jarcha police station when the Akhlaq lynching case took place in Dadri in 2015. He probed the case for over a month.

Pakistan opens immigration centre at Kartarpur border for pilgrims

The border crossing, which connects Pakistan's Kartarpur to Punjab's Gurudaspur, could be a target for terrorists, human traffickers and drug dealers.

Delhi court discharges Arvind Kejriwal and 6 others in rioting case

The Delhi Police had booked Kejriwal and six others for alleged offences of rioting, armed with deadly weapon and unlawful assembly.

Governor Tathagata Roy targets Gandhi, blames Nehru for Bengal’s high Muslim population

During an interview on Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Tathagata Roy claims Gandhi conspired against Netaji, says Nehru-Liaquat pact ‘bordered on stupidity’.

‘Shadi Mubarak’, double bedroom, ‘Rythu Bandhu’: 3 phrases you hear across Telangana

Scepticism towards populist schemes and freebies — especially when they are given just before polls — is commonplace but Telangana could be different.

In Telangana, dead Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula is no longer a political issue

In 2016, opposition leaders claimed Rohith Vemula's death symbolised BJP’s discrimination of Dalits.

PM Modi’s state poll speeches have become bitter, sarcastic & more about blaming Congress

In tone, tenor & content, Modi’s state election speeches have changed a lot since 2014 & become increasingly negative. New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi was once...

More & more IAS & IPS officers are retiring early to join politics – just before elections

While many ex-bureaucrats & diplomats have succeeded in politics before, this phenomenon of joining parties just before elections has grown in recent times.

With a week to Rajasthan polls, Rahul Gandhi cites unemployment to target Modi, Raje govt

Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Modi over the Centre's GST policy and demonetisation, claiming it had led to higher unemployment rates

BJP stand on Sabarimala and triple talaq is hypocritical, says Soli Sorabjee

The day court looks away when there is a violation of a fundamental right it would be a sad day for the country, says the eminent jurist.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.