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Ahmednagar, Apr 6: Social activist Anna Hazare today claimed that "vested interests" were trying to tarnish his image by linking him and his agitation for Lokpal in Delhi last month with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Hazare ended his six-day hunger strike at Ramlila Maidan on March 29 after the Centre gave him assurance on fair crop prices for farmers and appointment of Lokpal and

New Delhi, Apr 6: The Lok Sabha was today adjourned sine die with the House unable to take up notices for a no-confidence motion against the government and bringing to close a tumultuous Budget session that witnessed repeated disruptions. Protests by AIADMK and Congress members over setting up of the Cauvery river management board as well as by TDP members demanding special status for Andhra

Lucknow, Apr 5: The BJP was left red-faced after yet another Dalit MP of the party accused the leadership and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of "humiliating" him and sought prime minister Narendra Modi's intervention. BJP Lok Sabha member from Robertsganj in the state's tribal-dominated Sonebhadra district, about 450 km from here, Chotelal Kharwar has written to Modi stating in

Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar has released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Here's the list: Top 10 Common Overall Ranking: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Indian Institute of

New Delhi, Apr 5: Social media giant Facebook said on Thursday that 5.62 lakh people in India were "potentially affected" by global data leak episode involving UK-based Cambridge Analytica. Facebook has over 20 crore users in the country and the Indian government last month had shot-off notices to both Facebook and Analytica on the data breach issue. Data mining firm Analytica has been accused of

Baku, Apr 5: Terrorism is one of the foremost threats to international peace and security as it maims and kills "our citizens", and undermines the ability to attain development goals, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday. Addressing the 18th mid-term ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) here, Sushma also pushed for reforms of the United Nations Security Council

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and may have to undergo a surgery, sources close to the minister said. Mr Jaitley, 65, is undergoing diagnostic tests and doctors have so far indicated that it was a kidney-related ailment, they said. The minister, however, has not yet been hospitalised but has been advised to avoid going out in public for fear of infection. He has

Lucknow, Apr 5: After its new-found bonhomie with the BSP won it two Lok Sabha seats in recent by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party is set to celebrate Dr Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14 in a big way. The party which had stayed content with celebrating anniversaries of socialist ideologues like Dr Ram Manohar Lohia and Janeshwar Misra so far has asked all its district units to celebrate

Facebook has deployed technology tools like artificial intelligence and thousands of people to work on security as the company's "major focus" this year is to protect the integrity of upcoming elections in several countries, including India, on its platform, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said. Terming 2018 a "big year" for elections, Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was enhancing its

Kasaragod, Apr 4: A college professor in Kerala has courted controversy with his remarks that women wearing jeans and shirts "will give birth to transgenders." File image of professor Ranjith Kumar. Screen grab from Youtube/Dr.Rajith Kumar File image of professor Ranjith Kumar. Screen grab from Youtube/Dr.Rajith Kumar The state government said it planned to initiate legal action against the