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Have withheld ‘a portion’ of accounts identified by govt, won’t block media: Twitter
Have withheld ‘a portion’ of accounts identified by govt, won’t block media: Twitter

Wed Feb 10 2021

Explaining its stand on the blocking orders for certain handles from the Indian government, micro-blogging platform Twitter on Wednesday said...

Govt doing vote bank politics in Budget, note bank politics outside, says Kapil Sibal
Govt doing vote bank politics in Budget, note bank politics outside, says Kapil Sibal

Wed Feb 10 2021

Speaking on the Union Budget, Congress leader Kapil Sibal Wednesday said while the NDA government accuses its predecessor UPA government...

Enforcement Directorate raid on portal facing Adani suit
Enforcement Directorate raid on portal facing Adani suit

Wed Feb 10 2021

The Enforcement Directorate has launched searches at NewsClick, a news portal that has been slapped with a Rs 100-crore defamation...

"Proud Andolanjeevi": P Chidambaram, Others Give PM Jibe Life Of Its Own
"Proud Andolanjeevi": P Chidambaram, Others Give PM Jibe Life Of Its Own

Wed Feb 10 2021

Congress leader and former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today sought to wear "Andolanjeevi", a term pejoratively used in Parliament...

"Why Fuel's Cheaper In Sita's Nepal, Ravana's Lanka," Minister Asked
"Why Fuel's Cheaper In Sita's Nepal, Ravana's Lanka," Minister Asked

Wed Feb 10 2021

A jibe floating on social media featured in Parliament today as the government faced questions on soaring fuel prices. An...

V K Singh LAC remark counters India position, China says trespass clear
V K Singh LAC remark counters India position, China says trespass clear

Tue Feb 09 2021

A DAY after Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Gen V K Singh (retd) said that India has...

Before Himalayan Flood, India Ignored Warnings of Development Risks
Before Himalayan Flood, India Ignored Warnings of Development Risks

Tue Feb 09 2021

Long before the floods came, washing away hundreds of people and wiping out newly constructed dams and bridges, the warning...

US: Crowdfunded ad on farmers’ protest gets ‘Superbowl Sunday’ spot
US: Crowdfunded ad on farmers’ protest gets ‘Superbowl Sunday’ spot

Tue Feb 09 2021

Tapping into the massive audience that tunes in to watch ‘Super Bowl Sunday’ in the US, members of the Sikh...

Top Court Bars Arrest Of Shashi Tharoor, 6 Journalists In Sedition Case
Top Court Bars Arrest Of Shashi Tharoor, 6 Journalists In Sedition Case

Tue Feb 09 2021

The Supreme Court today barred any agency from arresting Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists in cases relating to...

In Call With PM Modi, Biden Mentions "Desire To Defend Democratic Norms"
In Call With PM Modi, Biden Mentions "Desire To Defend Democratic Norms"

Tue Feb 09 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden have committed to working together to achieve their two nations' common...

From Karnataka to Ghazipur, fresh boost for protest
From Karnataka to Ghazipur, fresh boost for protest

Mon Feb 08 2021

A group of 50 farmers from Karnataka arrived at the Ghazipur border on Sunday, set up tents, and joined the...

Ensure democracy norms: US Congress members tell India
Ensure democracy norms: US Congress members tell India

Mon Feb 08 2021

For the first time since the farmers’ protests began late last year, top US Congress members in the India Caucus...

"Modi Is There, Seize The Chance," PM Quips In Jibe At Opposition
"Modi Is There, Seize The Chance," PM Quips In Jibe At Opposition

Mon Feb 08 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad in parliament while taking a swipe at the opposition...

18 Dead In Uttarakhand Glacier Disaster, Search For 200 People
18 Dead In Uttarakhand Glacier Disaster, Search For 200 People

Mon Feb 08 2021

18 people have been killed and over 200 are still missing, after a part of a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's...

India Orders 1,178 Accounts Blocked, Flags Twitter CEO's 'Likes': Sources
India Orders 1,178 Accounts Blocked, Flags Twitter CEO's 'Likes': Sources

Mon Feb 08 2021

The Indian government has asked microblogging platform Twitter to remove over a thousand more accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and...

PM Modi To Raise Poll Pitch In Bengal Today, Launch Key Projects In Assam
PM Modi To Raise Poll Pitch In Bengal Today, Launch Key Projects In Assam

Sun Feb 07 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today visit the poll-bound states of West Bengal and Assam, the second time in a...

"Bengal Deprived Of Railway Funds For Years": Trinamool's Derek O'Brien
"Bengal Deprived Of Railway Funds For Years": Trinamool's Derek O'Brien

Sun Feb 07 2021

The Trinamool Congress today hit out at the BJP and its supporters for tom-tomming the budgetary allocation this year for...

Top of list, India has already seen ten Internet suspensions in 2021
Top of list, India has already seen ten Internet suspensions in 2021

Sun Feb 07 2021

HE suspension of Internet services at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders of Delhi as well as adjoining areas again for...

Rakesh Tikait ups the ante, farm leader says his UP call hasty
Rakesh Tikait ups the ante, farm leader says his UP call hasty

Sun Feb 07 2021

Senior farmer leader Darshan Pal Saturday said the decision by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait to not hold a chakka jam...

Bodoland People's Front Invites Tejashwi Yadav As Accord Day Chief Guest
Bodoland People's Front Invites Tejashwi Yadav As Accord Day Chief Guest

Sun Feb 07 2021

The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has invited Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav to be the chief guest for...