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Whose ancestors got pally with Jallianwala Bagh butchers? Captain & Harsimrat fight it out

Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, which saw hundreds of peaceful protesters die at the hands of the British.

Opposition wants Supreme Court to direct EC to verify VVPAT slips for 50% EVMs

Opposition parties Sunday met to discuss issue of EVM malfunctioning where Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said they will plan a nationwide campaign to bring this to light.

Shah Faesal called out on social media: Kashmir students jailed in Karnataka have legal aid

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal had claimed that three Kashmiris jailed for an ‘anti-national’ post after the Pulwama attack had no legal aid.

Union steel minister Birender Singh offers to resign after his son gets Hisar ticket

The Cabinet minister held a press conference to announce this after the selection of his son Brijendra Singh as the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Hisar.

In Kashmir rally, PM Modi says he won’t allow Abdullahs & Muftis to divide India

The prime minister also attacked Congress saying the party has never trusted valour of Indian armed forces.

Where’s the hurry, I’m just 25: Hardik Patel on losing a shot at Lok Sabha elections

Hardik Patel, who recently joined the Congress, said party president Rahul Gandhi will be elected prime minister in this Lok Sabha election.

Prashant Kishor is a victim of failed efforts for a Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav pact last year

Lalu Yadav, wife Rabri said Prashant Kishor came to them with a merger proposal. Kishore denied it and dared Lalu to reveal what transpired in those meetings.

Jallianwala Bagh commemoration remains sombre with poll code in place, parties still spar

After EC order prohibiting political speeches around the event, Rahul Gandhi and Venkaiah Naidu pay tributes at memorial. Modi gives event a miss.

PM Modi lookalike stands for elections, then served notice for violating poll code

Abhinandhan Pathak, the Modi lookalike, was served a notice for raising his slogan 'one vote, one note.'

Congress’ soft Hindutva has no magic in communally polarised Mangalore

Congress candidate Mithun Rai is running a soft Hindutva campaign in the hope that it’s a good strategy to take on the BJP.

On Camera

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

Referring to current situation, General Upendra Dwivedi says it is stable but not normal; instead, sensitive. He adds the diplomatic side can only come up with certain options.

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?