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India rejects notion of decline in media freedom, minority rights

India, May 17 -- The Indian government has rejected the notion of a decline in media freedom and rights of minority communities, with a senior diplomat saying the country is a "vibrant democracy" that... Read More


India pushes back on minority rights question during PM Modi's Netherlands trip: 'Lack of understanding'

India, May 17 -- A senior Indian diplomat strongly defended India's record on religious pluralism in The Hague, Netherlands, on Saturday, after a Dutch journalist asked him to respond to reported conc... Read More


Rajasthan CM holds meeting with tribal groups over welfare schemes, partnership

Jaipur, May 17 -- Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Sunday engaged in a dialogue with members of the de-notified tribes, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic tribal communities. These included the Gad... Read More


Two tourists from Gujarat killed, three injured in road accident in Pahalgam

Srinagar, May 17 -- Two tourists were killed and three people, including a local driver, injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in south Kashmir's Anantnag distr... Read More


Telangana: Police resort to lathi charge in Hyderabad's Asif Nagar as rival groups clash over truck's cargo

Hyderabad, May 17 -- Police resorted to a lathi charge to disperse two groups who clashed with each other in Asif Nagar area in Hyderabad in Telangana on Saturday night after a violent row erupted ove... Read More


"Spectacular victory given by people of Keralam should be respected; will give good governance": Ramesh Chennithala

Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 -- Ahead of the swearing-in scheduled to take place tomorrow, Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said that the "spectacular victory" of the people of Kerala... Read More


J&K govt approves Rs 72 crore sanitation, wastewater projects for two districts

Srinagar, May 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir government has approved used water management projects worth over Rs 72 crore for Baramulla and Rajouri districts to strengthen sanitation infrastructure, ensure ... Read More


FIR registered over anti-Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi posters in Wayanad: 'Kerala will never forgive'

India, May 17 -- Police in Kerala's Wayanad have registered a case after posters targeting Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge surfaced outside the district Con... Read More


'Cannot change the system': Opposition attacks CBSE's three-language mandate for class 9 and 10

India, May 17 -- A new Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mandate requiring Class 9 and 10 students to study three languages has drawn criticism from Opposition leaders. The new framework ma... Read More


The rich must do their bit-the middle class and poor mustn't bear the brunt of India's austerity drive

New Delhi, May 17 -- Well, the first days are the hardest days Don't you worry anymore 'Cause when life looks like Easy Street There is danger at your door -Uncle John's Band by Grateful Dead Pri... Read More