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New Delhi, Apr 16: The international media has been largely unsparing towards BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi. The most recent issue of The Economist had the PM hopeful on the cover, with a strongly worded editorial inside that said: "This newspaper cannot bring itself to back Mr Modi for India's highest office. "While the piece created ripples among Modi supporters in India, it comes in a series

London, Apr 16: A millions lives would improve thanks to Supreme Court of India's recognition of transgender people's human rights, a right body has said. "This ruling has the potential to significantly alter the lives of people who have suffered oppression for years," Programmes Director of Amnesty International India Shashikumar Velath said. A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court yesterday ruled

New Delhi, Apr 16: Congress and BJP on Tuesday sparred over Rajnath Singh's meeting with Muslim clerics in Lucknow with the ruling party accusing BJP of "double-speak" and the opposition party hitting back. Attempting to reach out to Muslim community, Singh had met some prominent Muslim religious leaders yesterday in the UP capital from where he is fighting the Lok Sabha election. "Congress wants

Amethi, Apr 16: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra delivered a scathing appraisal of her estranged and younger cousin Varun, who filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate from Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh. "Anybody... no matter how close they are, as blood relations... if they are going to be on that side of the ideological spectrum... then these are my beliefs. I feel it is a betrayal of my family," she

Varanasi, April 15: The climb from the ghats of Varanasi to New Delhi's 7 Race Course Road is proving to be steep and replete with roadblocks for Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi, veteran Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organizers admit. "The BJP and RSS have given us the target of securing a victory margin of three lakh votes for Modi. He would be lucky if he

Varanasi, Apr 15: As political pitch gets stronger in this city of temples and weavers with the arrival of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, leaders across party lines are fearing a highly polarised scenario on religious lines ahead of Lok Sabha polls next month. While senior leaders from BJP dismiss the impact of any anti-Modi polarisation among Muslims, who account for about 18 per cent votes here and

New Delhi, Apr 15: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court today recognised transgenders or eunuchs as third category of gender and directed Centre and states to grant them all facilities including voters ID, passport and driving licence. The Centre and States were also directed to take steps for bringing the community into the mainstream by providing adequate healthcare, education and

New Delhi, Apr 15: With the Congress looking down and out, party President Sonia Gandhi has now made an emotional appeal to the country through a televised advertising campaign. Sonia has launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that the battle for 2014 is the fight to preserve and protect the idea of Indian-ness. Sonia warned the nation that the BJP's ideas are autocratic

New Delhi, Apr 14: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that the saffron party leaders were capable of "killing their own men to come to power". Referring to a recent sting done by a news portal which alleged that the 1992 Babri mosque demolition was a "planned act of sabotage" he said, "BJP people also undertake killings of the Hindus

New Delhi, Apr 14: In remarks clearly directed at the BJP, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said Monday that he expected "real attacks" on his party after the Lok Sabha election. Speaking at a book release function, Kejriwal said he and some of his associates have till now been subjected to "slaps, kicks and egg attacks" during the Lok Sabha election campaign. "I feel nothing major will happen until the