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Tamil Nadu CM slams the reported recommendation of panel to use Hindi as a medium of instruction in IITs, IIMs and Central universities (in Hindi-speaking States and regional languages in other parts); he says ‘do not attempt to make Hindi mandatory and force another language war on us. Do not…

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Siddaramaiah-led Congress government had withdrawn 175 cases registered against 1,600 PFI and KFD activists, says Revenue Minister

It is a sign of the party’s frustration, says Siddaramaiah

India’s main opposition party Indian National Congress is set to choose a non-family member as its next president as it struggles to recover before key upcoming elections

“Aao rani hum dhoyenge paalki, yehi rai huee hai Jawhaharlal ki.”

KOTTAYAM: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi debuted as an oarsman of the famed snake boats in Kerala as the snake boat rowed by him on Monday won an exhibition race in Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha where the famous Nehru Trophy Boat race is held annually.

NEW DELHI: The scramble to take the credit for reintroducing cheetahs in India and the skirmish over the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra between the BJP and the Congress have only intensified in the recent days. The war of words promises to get more shrill in the coming days.

How the names of roads, cities and landmarks are changed provide clear clues to the governing ethos of the time — as for the new names, it’s not that easy to alter usage 

NEW DELHI: The Bihar-centric political party Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), did what neither the Congress nor the members of the Nehru-Gandhi family have perhaps ever done. Out of the blue, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) wished Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s grandfather Feroze Jehangir Gandhi on the latter’s 110th…

Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and elsewhere.