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Rahul Gandhi shoots himself in foot again, says Indian Muslims in same situation as Dalits in 80s when Cong was in power

Rahul Gandhi claimed, 'What is happening to the Muslim community in India today, happened to the Dalit community in 1980s'

‘Empty hall, vacant chairs’: BJP takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s event in US

BJP's Dr Vijay Chauthaiwale shared a video on Twitter and wrote, "Empty hall awaited for @RahulGandhi in bay area, USA"

'Modi is the Boss': Big blow for Khalistan sympathisers as Australian govt cancels 'Referendum Plan'

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had assured his Indian counterpart that his government will take strict action against Khalistani elements when PM Narendra Modi visited Australia earlier this month

Delhi Teen Murder: Political slugfest breaks out between BJP and AAP

'Shame on any party that is doing politics after such a tragedy...There were so many people there, they should have caught him then and there. It pained me to see that video,' Hans Raj Hans said

This is Savarkar’s India, not Nehru’s

The new Parliament building was inaugurated on May 28, the day Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was born, and just a day after Jawaharlal Nehru died

Assets worth Rs 1,414 crore make DK Shivakumar richest among new Karnataka lawmakers, says report

The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief, who represents the Kanakapura constituency, has declared assets worth Rs 1,413.80, according to the report by the Karnataka Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)

Turkey votes in runoff election, Erdogan positioned to extend rule

The election will decide not only who leads Turkey, a NATO-member country of 85 million, but also how it is governed, where its economy is headed after its currency plunged to one-tenth of its value against the dollar in a decade, and the shape of its foreign policy

Mann ki Baat: Veer Savarkar's sacrifice, courage an inspiration for today's Indians, says PM Modi

In his speech during the 101st edition of "Mann Ki Baat," Prime Minister Narendra Modi recounted his experience while visiting the prison cell at the cellular jail in Andaman where Veer Savarkar had served a harsh sentence during British rule

RJD slammed for comparing new Parliament building to 'coffin'

"The coffin in our tweet is a representation of democracy being buried. The country will not accept this. Parliament is the temple of democracy and it is the place to have discussions..." RJD leader Shakti Singh Yadav said

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah reappoints slain BJP leader Nettaru's wife on "humanitarian" grounds

Nettaru was killed with sharp weapons, as part of PFI's agenda to strike terror among members of one community and create communal hatred and unrest in the society with the aim of furthering its goal of establishing Islamic rule in India by 2047

8 chief ministers absent as PM Modi chairs 8th governing council meeting of Niti Aayog

As the chairman of NITI Aayog, PM Modi presided over the meeting, which deliberated on issues related to health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047

NATO struggles in the shadows to find new leader

Whoever takes the reins will do so at a critical time, facing the twin challenges of keeping allies together in supporting Ukraine while guarding against any escalation that would draw NATO directly into a war with Russia

Chinese ships intrude into Vietnam’s maritime boundary near Russian-run gas fields, ignore demand to leave

According to Ray Powell, director of Stanford University's Project Myoushu in the South China Sea, the Chinese ship Xiang Yang Hong 10 started operating in Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) on May 7. This is the largest incursion since 2019

US lawmaker introduces bill to declare Diwali a federal holiday

Recently, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a bill to recognize Diwali as an official holiday, Nikil Saval, a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate announced in a tweet

More Oath Keepers sentenced to prison for US Capitol attack

US District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday sentenced Harrelson to four years in prison. Earlier on Friday, the judge imposed a prison sentence of eight and a half years for Watkins

Taiwan wants US 'nuclear umbrella’ similar to Japan, South Korea to deter Chinese invasion

The desire for such a ‘nuclear umbrella’ against a potential invasion by China – which is already provided to Japan and South Korea by the United States (US) – has reportedly received support from defence experts in Taiwan

France to implement big jump in military spending amid Ukraine war

The Loi de programmation militaire (LPM) covers the period 2024 to 2030. The bill proposes the allocation of around €413 billion to the defence budget of France until 2030 amid a rise in global geopolitical tension amid the Ukraine war

Opposition Divided: TDP to attend new Parliament building inauguration on May 28

According to a party statement, Naidu has instructed Rajya Sabha MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar to represent the party during the inauguration of the new Parliament building

New Parliament Building: Opposition's boycott call unfair, says Mayawati

She said she will not be attending the inauguration on May 28 due to some other commitments, even though she has received an invitation

Russia expels five Swedish diplomats, says ties at "unprecedented low"

The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was responding to the expulsion of five of its diplomatic staff from Sweden last month, which it called an "openly hostile step"

Congress Doublespeak: Times when Rahul Gandhi’s mother, father, grandmother inaugurated constitutional buildings

The primary argument of Opposition for boycotting inauguration is that the Parliament, the embodiment of India’s Constitution, be unveiled by the President, and not the PM

Boycotting history? Which Opposition parties will skip inauguration of new Parliament building by PM Modi

The 19 opposition parties alleged that 'undemocratic acts are not new to the Prime Minister, who has relentlessly hollowed out the Parliament

Defamation case: Gujarat court issues fresh summons against Arvind Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh

The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate SJ Panchal summoned the AAP leaders after the court was informed that the summons issued earlier directing the duo to appear on May 23 does not appear to have been received by them as none of them was present in the court

Congress stalwarts against supporting AAP on Centre’s Delhi ordinance

Congress leaders have also said if the ordinance does not go through, Kejriwal would get a unique privilege that had been earlier denied to Delhi Chief Ministers like Sheila Dikshit, Madan Lal Khurana, Sahib Singh Verma, and Sushma Swaraj

Who should inaugurate Parliament building? The political row explained

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Parliament building on 28 May. However, the event has triggered a political row between the Opposition and the government. Parties like the Congress and Trinamool argue that it’s an insult not to have the president do the honours

Sameer Wankhede trying to show SRK messages as 'certificate of integrity,' says CBI

A vacation bench of Justices Abhay Ahuja and MM Sathaye on Monday extended till June 8 the interim protection granted to Wankhede in the case. Last Friday, the court had directed the Central Bureau of Investigation not to take any coercive against him till May 22

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar meets Delhi CM Kejriwal, pitches united opposition against BJP

The Bihar CM discussed the contentious topic of the Delhi vs Centre row on having the capital's sovereignty. He also talked about the Centre's plan to bring about an ordinance to give the control of 'services' back to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor

Ukraine War: China exploits Russia’s weakness, regains Vladivostok after 163 years

Since the conflict between Russia and West-backed Ukraine, China has acquired access to unanticipated geographic areas like the Vladivostok port and its auto industry has grown rapidly

BJP to organise mega rallies in Uttarakhand ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections

The rallies will be aimed at winning the 2024 general assembly elections from Uttarakhand by 51 per cent of votes

US President Joe Biden has fan boy moment at QUAD meet, asks PM Modi for autograph

During a QUAD meeting on Saturday, US President Joe Biden came up to PM Modi and told that he's been facing a challenge after receiving a deluge of requests from prominent citizens to attend a program organised due to be attended by the Indian prime minister