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As was widely expected, the Supreme Court has refused to entertain pleas challenging the ongoing caste census in Bihar. Besides the question about the merit of the petitions, there was an aspect which didn’t find explicit mention – that such a hearing could be viewed as an intrusion into the…

BENGALURU: Intensifying its campaign in poll-bound Karnataka which will see assembly election in a few months, the ruling BJP launched its nine-day 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra' in the state on Saturday.

This week, we look at how channels gave PM Modi’s 1-km-long roadshow in Delhi breathless coverage. We were told about the PM’s “personal connect” with BJP karyakartas, his “vishwaguru” status, and how Rahul Gandhi’s T-shirt simply fails in comparison with Modi magic. We look at how opposition leaders such as…

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’ decision refusing to entertain a batch of pleas challenging the Bihar Government’s order to conduct a caste-based survey across the state.

PATNA: JD(U) national general secretary and former Rajya Sabha member Gulam Rasool Balyawi has sparked a major political controversy with his remark that Muslims will turn cities into "Karbala" if anyone tries to put hands on the "izzat" of Prophet Muhammad.

With India’s top wrestlers mounting pressure on BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to resign as the Wrestling Federation of India president over sexual harassment allegations, a closer look at the federation’s committee to deal with such complaints suggests a violation of several norms.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted two weeks interim bail to the expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of a rape victim's father. Read on for details:

NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi, after having proved wrong over his claim that the Bharat Jodo Yatra had been suspended for a few days in the last week of December for Rahul Gandhi to holiday abroad, continues to evade the Congress’s persistent demand to apologise.

MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday demanded the resignation of Wresting Federation of India president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexually exploiting women wrestlers for years, a charge vehemently rejected by the sports administrator.

Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday arrived at the protest site at Jantar Mantar in Delhi where wrestlers continued their sit-in protest for the second day demanding action against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and other officials against alleged sexual exploitation of several athletes. Read…

NEW DELHI: Three-time CWG medallist and BJP leader Babita Phogat on Thursday came with a "message" from the government and assured the grapplers that their demands will be met after elite wrestlers insisted that WFI be disbanded.