RJD neta's 'lipstick' remark sparks row

Senior RJD functionary Abdul Bari Siddiqui's remark that only "women with lipstick and bob-cut hair" would benefit from the women's reservation in Parliament and state assemblies has triggered a controversy, with BJP seeking an apology from him and describing Lalu Prasad's party as "anti-women". Siddiqui, who added that "reservation should be given to backward and extremely backward women", later said his intention was not to hurt anyone.

October 01, 2023 at 12:45AM

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Ambitious IMEEC set to merge geopolitics and geoeconomics

Marrying a country's geopolitical priorities with its trade and commerce objectives is not always an easy task. Although part of the same quest for enhancing the country's interests, they often exist in tension with each other.

October 01, 2023 at 01:53AM

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Pay `2L to teacher illegally detained for bailable offence, HC tells Maha

The police action of arresting a music teacher and illegally detaining him for a bailable offence smacks of police high-handedness and insensitivity, the Bombay HC said on Friday while directing the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to the man.

September 30, 2023 at 03:14AM

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Forced to pay 6.5L as bribe, says filmmaker; govt orders probe

Stung by Tamil actor-filmmaker Vishal’s public accusation of blatant corruption in the process of film certification by the Censor Board, the government on Friday called the incident “unfortunate” and ordered an immediate inquiry led by a ministry official.

September 30, 2023 at 02:32AM

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Row over Bengal cops 'snooping' on Raj Bhavan

September 29, 2023 at 03:26AM

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Cloud over alliance as Congress MLA held in Punjab

Punjab Police arrested Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Thursday morning at his Chandigarh residence in connection with a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, registered against him in Jalalabad of Fazilka district in 2015.

September 29, 2023 at 02:10AM

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EAM S Jaishankar meets US secretary of state Antony Blinken

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US secretary of state Antony Blinken in Washington. The meeting comes amid serious diplomatic tensions between India and Canada stirred by the killing of a Khalistani terrorist.

September 29, 2023 at 12:29AM

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Trevor Noah cancels his first ever show in Bengaluru

Comedian Trevor Noah has to cancel Bengaluru show due to acoustic issues

September 27, 2023 at 10:22PM

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US woman meets her saviour in Lucknow

Mahogany and her friend Christopher reached the home of septuagenarian Sunita Nigam in Lucknow on Wednesday afternoon. Sunita is the former superintendent of the children’s shelter home, Lilawati Bal Griha, in the city's Aishbagh area.

September 27, 2023 at 11:59PM

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A house built by one man, with mud and perseverance

Irfan Ahmed, a tailor by training, spent 13 years building a mud house in Hardoi’s Bibwikhera, Uttar Pradesh. Using only a spade, straw, twigs, and mud, Ahmed constructed a two-storey underground house with skylights for natural lighting. The house is now a local attraction and provides a cool getaway from the summer heat.

September 27, 2023 at 02:26AM

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