In Amritsar, train ploughs through Dussehra revellers, 60 dead

Around 60 people were killed and nearly a 100 injured when a speeding train ran over a crowd watching Ravan dahan (burning of Ravan’s effigy marking the end of the Ramlila during the 10-day Dussehra festival) in Amritsar, on Friday night. Read More
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Facing firewall, two women who tried to enter Sabarimala return

Two women in their 30s – one a journalist and other an activist – tried to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, on Friday, and were forced to go back for fear of violence. Read More
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Telangana assembly election: TRS releases poll manifesto, opposition cries foul

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s party Telangana Rashtra Samithi was heavily criticized by opposition parties over preparing poll manifesto filled with promises, which the accuse of being copied from their manifestos. Read More
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In Rajasthan, Jaswant Singh’s son Manvendra joins Congress

Manvendra Singh, rebel BJP MLA from Rajasthan and son of former Union minister Jaswant Singh in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cabinet, has on Wednesday, joined hands with the Congress ahead of the state assembly election in Rajasthan. Read More
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#MeToo: MJ Akbar resigns as junior foreign minister

Minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar resigned from his post, on Wednesday, after allegations of 16 sexual harassment. Read More
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Going solo, BSP likely to contest on all 200 seats in Rajasthan

The Bahujan Samaj Party is likely to contest on all 200 seats in Rajasthan state assembly election. The election for the state assembly is going to be held on December 7. Read More
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Uttar Pradesh government set to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved the proposal of renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj. The announcement of renaming has come ahead of Kumbh Mela. Read More
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Godman Rampal jailed for life for murder of five women and a child

Self-styled godman of Hisar’s Satlok Ashram, Rampal, and his 14 followers were sentenced to life imprisonment, on Tuesday, in connection with two separate cases. Read More
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In Goa, two Congress MLAs quit party, to join BJP

In a major setback to the Congress, its two members of legislative assembly have announced their exit from Congress. Legislators Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar have also confirmed that they are joining the Bhartiya Janata Party. Read More
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#MeToo: MJ Akbar sues journalist Priya Ramani for criminal defamation

Minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar, while challenging the allegations of sexual harassment, has filed criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani in a Delhi court. Read More
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