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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi speaks on the second day of the 84th Congress plenary. (Photo: PTI)

Will respond when RSS invite for Rahul Gandhi comes: Congress

'I do not answer hypothetical, speculative questions... This is purely imaginary at the moment,' Cong spokesperson...

28 Aug 2018 7:46 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah at the National Executive Committee meeting of the partys all wings (morchas) at Civic Centre in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI )

With eye on upcoming Lok Sabha polls, BJP to hold Chief Ministers'...

Assembly polls are due in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, all ruled by the BJP, later this year.

28 Aug 2018 7:38 AM IST

School children taking part in a workshop to discuss issues related to them.

Push to make netas adopt children's issues

50 NGOs want manifestos of political parties to focus on kids' welfare.

28 Aug 2018 6:41 AM IST

A water tank in Kolnara

Changed mindset helps people defeat diarrhoea

This behavioural change has almost put an end to outbreak of cholera and diarrhoea,â€ says Mr Rao.

28 Aug 2018 6:34 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing a press conference in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

NGOs' contracts to run shelters to be reviewed

The TISS in its audit report had pointed out sexual exploitation in almost all shelter homes in Bihar.

28 Aug 2018 6:26 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is playing a wait-and-watch game over the thorny issue of allowing reservation in promotions of government employees.

Uttar Pradesh BJP in dilemma over quota in promotions

The Sarvjan Hitya Sanrakshan Samiti is vehemently opposed to quota in promotion.

28 Aug 2018 6:20 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying attends a press briefing at the ministry in Beijing. (Photo: AP)

China hails participation of India, Pakistan in SCO drill

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a media briefing.

28 Aug 2018 6:10 AM IST

The ruling TMC which had won 34 per cent of seats uncontested in the gram panchayat polls in West Bengal on Monday justified in the Supreme Court the elections and urged the court not to interfere. (Representational image)

Supreme Court refuses to stay Tamil Nadu 69 per cent quota law

The Petitioners were unselected from the open category seats due to 69 per cent reservation.

28 Aug 2018 6:05 AM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

Internet suspended after clashes

He said that the administration will recommend action against them under the National Security Act.

28 Aug 2018 5:59 AM IST

The UK has also imposed other rules for drone flying including restricting height of consumer drone flights to 400 feet and ban near airports. (Photo: Pixabay)

India okays drone usage from December 1

MoS civil aviation Jayant Sinha said: We are likely to go from travelling in autorickshaws to air rickshaws.

28 Aug 2018 5:27 AM IST

The couple chose to leave their home in Halyan village early in the morning and relocated to Bhaderwah Valley Public School to plant trees to celebrate their marriage. (Photo: File)

Muslim man's Jain 'wife' can go back to parents

Counsel appearing for the girl said that there was no compulsion from her family.

28 Aug 2018 5:14 AM IST

Additional DGP Pallab Bhattacharya said that they have succeeded in identifying the Ulfa (I) rebel who was sending the extortion notices as WhatsApp message wa followed by a call which originated from Myanmar.

Supreme Court seeks response from WhatsApp

Petition to appoint a grievance officer to enable subscribers to file complaints.

28 Aug 2018 5:02 AM IST