Anindita Sanyal
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Liquor Ban In J&K? Signature Campaign, Posters, Spark Massive Row
Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a fresh political row over liquor ban - an issue that came up in 2016 but got thumbs downed by Mehbooba Mufti's ruling People's Democratic Party. Now the battlelines have been re-drawn.
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Expat Couple Wed In Punjab's Fields, Say "Inspired By Farmers' Protest"
The wedding of an expat couple in Punjab has turned over a new leaf, returning to roots in a way unheard of in today's milieu of big fat Indian weddings.
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BJP vs Congress Over Donald Trump's "$21 Million 'India Fund" Claim
The BJP has lashed out at the Congress accusing it of seeking foreign funds to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from coming to power in 2014.
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First-Time MLA Rekha Gupta Named Delhi's New Chief Minister
The Delhi government will be led by a woman Chief Minister again as the BJP zeroed in Rekha Gupta, its first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, for the Chief Minister's post.
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Row Over Replacing Urdu With Sanskrit In Rajasthan Schools
The great schools merger in Rajasthan - shutting down smaller schools and sending its students to a bigger one - is still generating aftershocks in the state's education system. The latest one is over a government order replacing Urdu with Sanskrit.
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"Government Obligated": Top Court On Premature Release Of Eligible Convicts
The government has to consider the premature release of all eligible convicts even if they or their families have not applied for it, the Supreme Court said today. T
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BJP To Launch Campaign On 3-Language Policy From March 1 In Tamil Nadu
The BJP in Tamil Nadu has decided to push for the three-language policy with a door-to-door campaign, escalating the ongoing row over what the ruling DMK has called the "imposition" of Hindi.
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Gyanesh Kumar Appointed New Chief Election Commissioner
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced today.
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50 Film Stars, Industrialists, Diplomats Invited To BJP's Big Delhi Oath Event
The new Chief Minister of Delhi will take oath at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Thursday in a grand ceremony that will be attended by BJP leaders and ministers and all the allies.
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"Can't Operate In Ego": Congress On Meet To Select New Poll Body Chief
The Congress has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner when the law for appointment to post has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
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Bihar Teacher Allegedly Asks Student To Be His Girlfriend, Cites Ekalavya
A village in Bihar is witnessing a massive row after a teacher at a school asked a girl student to become his "girlfriend" as "honorarium".
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"Delhi, Centre May Not Fight But...": Top Court During Hearing On Pollution
A double-engine government in Delhi may not translate to positive action to end air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court said today in a moment of light-hearted exchange.
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President's Rule Imposed In Manipur Days After Biren Singh's Resignation
President's Rule has been imposed in violence-hit Manipur days after Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion threat by the opposition Congress.
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Mohalla Clinics To Be Rebranded As 'Arogya Ayushya Mandir': Sources
The Mohalla clinics set up by Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, which it considered a huge success, will receive a makeover under the new BJP government.
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After AAP Rout In Delhi, INDIA Bloc's Next Hiccup: A Sena-Sharad Pawar Row
The Opposition INDIA bloc, facing an existential crisis following the rout of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, is now witnessing an impending row in Maharashtra.
