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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is leaving for Delhi on Monday, said she would seek time from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the issue. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Mamata blames 'political diplomacy' for cancellation of foreign visits

A day after criticising the BJP on the Assam NRC issue in a poem, Banerjee on Tuesday posted two more poems on her...

7 Aug 2018 8:07 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind was speaking at the sixth convocation ceremony of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Kerala's Christian community is India's pride: President Ram Nath...

President Ram Nath Kovind said the real value of education lies in how we learn to help fellow human beings and not in...

7 Aug 2018 7:58 PM IST

Ahir said the Justice JS Verma Committee was set up after the incident to examine and recommend amendments in criminal law with respect to crimes against women. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Government didn't consider repealing Section 377 after 2012 gangrape:...

The committee did not make any recommendation in relation to Section 377 of the IPC, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said.

7 Aug 2018 7:52 PM IST

While cordoning off a nearby forest bordering Telangana, an assistant constable of the DRG inadvertently stepped on the pressure improvised explosive device connection following which it exploded. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

69 terrorists infiltrated into Jammu & Kashmir till June 2018:...

There were 133 attempts of infiltration by terrorists from across border, out of which there were 69 net infiltrations,...

7 Aug 2018 7:39 PM IST

Women safety remark: Smriti Irani defends BJP, slams Rahul

Irani said Rahul's observation about RSS, BJP leaders and ministers is poor and such statements show his level of...

7 Aug 2018 7:29 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi greets DMK chief M. Karunanidhi on his 94th birthday at his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

A man of letters, Karunanidhi delighted in the arts

From 'Sangam' literature to contemporary novels, he was a voracious reader and writer.

7 Aug 2018 6:56 PM IST

DMK supporters gather outside the hospital where M Karunanidhi is being treated, in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Karuna reached dizzying heights, with no money, caste influence

It is a tribute to Indian democracy that someone born in the Isai Vellalar community could become country's powerful...

7 Aug 2018 6:55 PM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supporters gather outside the hospital where DMK chief M Karunanidhi is being treated in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, DMK's captain of 50 years returns to pavilion

The party has lost one of its most distinguished and astonishing leaders.

7 Aug 2018 6:53 PM IST

(Photo: Twitter/@kalaignar89)

DMK Chief Karunanidhi, 5-time CM and towering Dravidian leader, dies...

Doctors at the Kauvery Hospital kept the leader on maximum medical support but his health continued to decline.

7 Aug 2018 6:46 PM IST

In another case filed in the SC in July last year, two Kashmiri women argued that the states laws, flowing from Article 35A, had disenfranchised their children. (Representational image)

Don't even use blurred photos of sexual abuse survivors: SC to media

Supreme Court warned against interviewing minor survivors of sexual abuse saying it has serious mental impact.

7 Aug 2018 5:51 PM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supporters gather outside the hospital where DMK chief M Karunanidhi is being treated in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

DMK chief Karunanidhi's health 'extremely critical': Kauvery Hospital

The doctors clearly mentioned that despite maximum medical support, Karunanidhi's vital organs continued to deteriorate.

7 Aug 2018 4:51 PM IST

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu rebukes Rajya Sabha members for poor attendance

Venkaiah Naidu said it would be a 'sad commentary' on the functioning of the Rajya Sabha if someone was to take note of...

7 Aug 2018 4:35 PM IST