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Political leaders must foster fraternity in country, says SC, asks petitioners to file fresh plea

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Political leaders must foster fraternity in the country, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while asking 12 petitioners, including academician Roop Rekha Verma, to file a fres... Read More


PM Modi set to visit Israel in second trip since 2017; to discuss trade, defence

India, Feb. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to make his second visit to Israel next week to take forward bilateral relations in areas ranging from trade to security cooperation, people famil... Read More


Delhi HC grants time to Centre to get consular access to Celina Jaitly's detained brother in Abu Dhabi

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Delhi High court on Tuesday granted time to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to get consular access to retired major Vikrant Jaitly and have a meeting with him. The high co... Read More


Bengal mid-day meal: Extra egg or fruit for 81L students

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Over 81 lakh students in state-run schools across West Bengal will receive an extra egg for 12 days under the cooked mid-day meal programme, following the approval of Rs 77.94 cror... Read More


Simmering Karnataka leadership row intensifies with minister Mahadevappa's 'dog' remark

Bengaluru, Feb. 17 -- The simmering leadership row in Karnataka took a sharp turn on Tuesday after Minister H C Mahadevappa made remarks invoking a High Court observation on stray dogs, drawing reacti... Read More


19-year-old Yuvraj Samra becomes youngest batter to hit a T20 World Cup ton as Canada set 174-run target for New Zealand

Chennai, Feb. 17 -- Canada's Yuvraj Samra tumbled records at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday when he became the youngest batter to score a century in a T20 World Cup match after smashing ... Read More


Mamata terms EC 'Tughlaqi', alleges voter roll manipulation

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), calling it a "Tughlaqi" and "torture commission" and alleging that it w... Read More


Dalits and the left

Nepal, Feb. 17 -- As a candidate through the proportional representation, I am in the midst of electioneering in the foothills and mountains of my home district, Gorkha. I have been appealing to the m... Read More


37 injured as lubricant shop fire triggers blasts in Faridabad Sector 24

India, Feb. 17 -- At least 37 people, including three police personnel and two firefighters, were injured after a lubricant shop in the industrial area of Sector 24 in Faridabad caught fire that trigg... Read More


Delhi HC issues summons in Rs. 20 crore defamation suit filed by Priya Sachdeva Kapur; parties asked to maintain media restraint

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- In a significant development in the ongoing family dispute, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued summons in a Rs. 20 crore defamation suit filed by Priya Sachdeva Kapur against... Read More