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Gujarat polls: Narendra Modi has outmanoeuvred Rahul Gandhi by framing narrative in emotive pitch

As an unusually high- pitched campaigning for the Gujarat elections ended Tuesday, diehard RSS, VHP and other Hindutva group leaders and activists have reason to smile. Their long-cherished dream of making India a Hindu Rashtra may never be fulfilled but their other cherished idea of “great Hindu Revival” has seems to have begun from the western Indian state which houses Somnath and Dwarka.

Yogi Adityanath's Ayodhya narrative betrays BJP's desire to capitalise on Hindutva sentiments

The burden of expectation from believers of the Ram temple movement and BJP sympathisers is huge and the onus is on Yogi Adityanath to take action.

Gauri Lankesh's killers are long gone and the trail is cold, expecting justice is a fool's errand

By now, the masterminds of Gauri Lankesh's murder have surely put enough space between themselves and those who carried out the dastardly act.

Anitha suicide: Compensating her kin a crude gesture, Tamil Nadu govt needs to throw students a lifeline

Anitha's suicide is deeply disturbing. The needless death of this young, talented girl leaves one numb. It is obvious that the 17-year-old was pushed into taking this extreme step. A girl who aspired to save lives ended up choosing death.

Narendra Modi presents OCI card to Portugal's Indian-origin prime minister Antonio Costa

Lisbon: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the Overseas Citizen of India card to his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa and described him as the best of the Indian diaspora across the world.

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu scoffs at rumours of mid-term polls, calls them baseless

Hyderabad: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday rubbished the rumours of mid-term elections as "baseless" and said the government will complete its full-term before going to polls in 2019.

Narendra Modi tweets India's birthday wishes to India, Jonty Rhodes' 2-year old daughter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took to Twitter to wish a two-year-old girl on her birthday. But the little girl under the limelight was none other than legendary South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes' s daughter India.

Village in Naxal-affected Dantewada district gets PM award for going cashless

An initiative to make a remote village cashless in the Naxal-affected Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was on Friday rewarded for excellence in public administration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indus water dispute: Pakistan's FM talks to World Bank chief, objects to pausing arbitration process

Dar said that delaying arbitration would seriously prejudice Pakistan's interests and rights under the bilateral Indus Waters Treaty which was signed in 1960.

Varanasi: Salvation homes to admit only 'terminally ill' in bid to change its image

Probably troubled with constant criticism that Varanasi is often associated with death and dying, India’s holiest city is turning a new leaf in its attempt to gain a new identity