Long queues formed outside polling centres on Monday as ballotting took place in the first phase of Bihar's staggered assembly election in 49 constituencies, including some which are Maoist-affected....
Raising their voice against rising "intolerance" and "suppressing freedom of expression", four eminent Punjabi writers on Sunday announced that they were returning the Sahitya Akademi Awards conferred on them. ...
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Noted Kannada writer and scholar Aravind Malagatti resigned on Sunday from the governing council of Sahitya Akademi, protesting its silence over the recent killing of Kannada rationalist and thinker M.M. Kalburgi....
Describing Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan as a "true socialist reformer", Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said his ideals would "continue to inspire" all political activists of the country. ...
Just hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday compared Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to Nelson Mandela, Congress leader Amarinder Singh ridiculed the remark and termed it an "insult" to the legendary South African anti-apartheid icon....
Brazilian football legend Pele set foot again in the city on Sunday morning after an interval of 38 years amidst cheering from vociferous fans....
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre is trying to unite Hindus by fomenting hatred against religious minorities, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Sunday....
The Emergency was the "biggest blow" to the Indian democracy, but it also led to the birth of a new political generation in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday....
India has reiterated its call for quota reforms in the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, a top official said on Sunday. ...
