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‘Rahul should touch his feet:’ BJP to hold nationwide protests over ‘insult’ to Dhankhar

BJP Kisan Morcha chief calls TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee 'shameless' for mimicking Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar & accuses Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of 'insulting OBCs' by filming the act.

Kejriwal heads to 10-day silent meditation course in Hoshiarpur, likely to skip 2nd ED summons

AAP chief & Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, expected to reach Hoshiarpur's Dhamma Dhaja centre today, has been summoned for the second time by ED in the Delhi excise policy case on 21 December.

Shinde visits RSS founder’s memorial, says decision on caste census after consulting all stakeholders

This comes a day after RSS functionary Shridhar Gadge opposed a caste census, which Congress has been strongly demanding, saying it won’t be good socially and for national unity.

As Sukhu govt turns 1, heat from BJP & Congress for not delivering on poll promise to Himachal women

There are more than 22 lakh women in Himachal as per the 2011 Census. Task becomes all the more daunting as hill state suffered loss of Rs 9,000 crore due to rains in July-August.

Knives out in Rajasthan BJP after poll win, Rajendra Rathore blames his loss on ‘many Vibhishanas’

While the seven-time MLA and Rajput leader hasn't taken names, his barbs seem to be aimed at Churu MP and Jat leader Rahul Kaswan, said to be a loyalist of former CM Vasundhara Raje.

As Revanth Reddy overhauls Telangana admin, key role for officer who served in Modi’s PMO & KCR’s CMO

While many see the changes as an attempt to erase ex-CM KCR's imprints, CMO officials say Reddy is trying to bring in sincere, upright officials to run an effective, efficient administration.

Despite Jarange-Patil’s ‘deadline’, Shinde says special session to discuss Maratha quota in February

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde made announcement in assembly Tuesday. But Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has threatened to renew protests unless 24 December deadline for reservation is met. 

Mamata, Kejriwal float his name as PM face in INDIA meet, Kharge downplays — ‘need to win first’

Suspension of 141 Oppn MPs, 100% verification of VVPAT slips, joint rallies & inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya were also discussed in 4th meeting of INDIA bloc, it is learnt.

Kharge downplays proposal to be INDIA’s PM face, bloc decides to hold 8-10 joint rallies across country

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said leaders at 4th INDIA meeting also passed resolution to condemn suspension of 141 MPs from Parliament over the security breach deadlock.

After backlash over ‘request’ not to attend Ram Mandir inauguration, Advani & Joshi receive invite

Ram Temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai cited age, health of Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi while making 'request'. After RSS, VHP leaders' invite, both 'express intent to be there'.

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Only in India are more women in higher position in politics and public life: Indira Gandhi

On 26 June 1966, Indira Gandhi delivered a speech at the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University in Mumbai, outlining the tasks before Indian women.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

DRDO unveils amphibious battle platforms with crewless turrets, anti-tank missile capability

Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.

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.