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‘India’s Divider in Chief’: PM Modi on Time Magazine cover with sensational headline

New Delhi, May 10: American news magazine Time has featured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the cover page of its May 20 issue with a headline that may create controversy across the India amid the election season.

The headline reads "India's Divider in Chief" that is and carries a caricature of the Prime Minister criticises Modi....

Congress has lost political credibility to address issue of poverty: Nitin Gadkari

New Delhi, May 10: The Congress has lost all political credibility when it comes to addressing the issue of poverty, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi's proposed "Nyay" scheme.

The Union minister invoked Congress prime ministers, who, he claimed, had vowed to eradicate poverty but failed.

Addressing a...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says she has never seen 'more cowardly, weak PM' than Narendra Modi

Pratapgarh/Jaunpur, May 10: Stepping up her attack on Narendra Modi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said she had never seen "a more cowardly and weak" prime minister than him.

"I have not seen a more cowardly and weak prime minister than him (Modi) in my life," she told at an election meeting in Pratapgarh, a...

Ayodhya land dispute case: SC extends time till August 15 for mediation process

New Delhi, May 10: The Supreme Court on May 10 extended till August 15 the time for a panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge Justice F M I Kalifulla, to explore an amicable solution to the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute at Ayodhya.

A five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice...

Gambhir sends notice to Kejriwal, Sisodia, Atishi

New Delhi, May 10: BJP's East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir sent a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Atishi on Thursday demanding their apology after being accused of being involved in distribution of "obscene and derogatory" pamphlets against his AAP rival.

In the notice, the trio was asked to withdraw their allegations against the...

Modi's allegation against Rajiv of misusing INS Viraat false: Former Navy chief

New Delhi, May 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that Rajiv Gandhi used INS Viraat as a personal taxi was rejected by former Navy chief Admiral (Retd) L Ramdas as well as by a former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier.

Vice Admiral (Retd) Vinod Pasricha, who was commanding the ship during the then prime minister's visit, said all...

Lok Sabha polls: BJP top spender on Facebook for political ads

New Delhi, May 9: Political parties, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and their affiliates have ramped up spending on social media ads ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections.

With 103,700 ads in library (in the February 19-May 4 period), Facebook received ₹22.85 crore from political parties and their affiliates for posting political ads on...

BJP distributed obscene pamphlets against me: Atishi

New Delhi, May 9: East Delhi AAP candidate Atishi on Thursday broke down while reading a pamphlet containing "obscene and derogatory" remarks against her that she claimed has been distributed in the constituency by her BJP rival Gautam Gambhir.

No immediate reaction was received from Gambhir.

Atishi, who was accompanied by Deputy Delhi Chief Minister...

Supreme Court dismisses plea of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav

New Delhi, May 9: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the plea of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, challenging the Election Commission's decision to reject his nomination papers from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "we do not find any grounds to entertain the plea of Yadav".

Advocate Prashant Bhushan,...

Three convicted of terrorism over Australian mosque arson attack

Melbourne, May 9: An Australian jury on Thursday found three men guilty of terrorism after they set fire to a mosque in the southern state of Victoria in December 2016.

Sunni Muslims Ahmed Mohamed, Abdullah Chaarani and Hatim Moukhaiber set fire to a Shiite mosque in a suburb of Melbourne.

Two had plotted an attack in central Melbourne...