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Four arrested in Bulandshahr violence case, local ‘Bajrang Dal leader’ is prime accused

Two ante-mortem injuries, including a bullet wound, caused inspector Subodh Kumar Singh's death, says police. 

Vasundhara Raje’s bid to turn from ‘maharani’ to ‘sevadarni’ is too little, too late

Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje’s new identity is unlikely to pass muster in an election in which ‘maharani’ and her alleged conceit have become buzzwords.

In Telangana, Naxal poet Gaddar embraces the ballot & old foes to fight ‘fundamentalists’

A year after he disassociated from the Maoist party, poet Gaddar has joined the political roadshow in Telangana as a star campaigner for the Congress.

The 2 faces of BJP chief Amit Shah — calm debater on TV & rabble-rouser at poll rallies

BJP chief Amit Shah’s latest temple taunt in Telangana is emblematic of his speeches at rallies, which are belligerent, communal and not really truthful.

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.

On Camera

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.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

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.