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Kanaka Durga, a mother of two, had angered her family after they said she kept them in the dark about her plan to trek to the temple. (Photo: PTI)

Woman who entered Sabarimala temple thrown out by in-laws

Durga was admitted to a hospital after she was allegedly attacked by her mother-in-law after she returned home on January 15.

'This is an issue concerning the survival of democracy in India,' he told reporters. (Photo: File)

World

Kapil Sibal demands probe into EVMs hacking claim, calls it 'very serious'

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI

Sibal hit out at Ravi Shankar Prasad, saying he has made an 'irresponsible statement, not befitting the office he holds'.

World

‘85 pc loot during Congress regime plugged,’ says PM Modi at NRI meet

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI

PM Modi alluded to ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi's '15 paise' and said Congress govt had done nothing to stop the leakage.

Earlier in the afternoon, TDP President and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced the suspension of the MLA from Rajampet. (Photo: Facebook)

MLA Mallikarjuna Reddy suspended by TDP, says will join YSRC on Jan 31

Shah predicted that the anti-BJP coalition would not succeed. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Amit Shah eyes for more than 23 seats in LS polls from West Bengal

Cdr. Tomy has also represented India in the 2011 Cape Town to Rio Race, the Spanish Copa del Rey Race in 2014 and the Korea Cup for two years in succession. (Photo: Abhilash Tomy)

Wonderful experience, totally worth it: Cdr Abhilash Tomy wishes to sail again

Three players each from India and New Zealand feature in the Test team, while four each from India and England are part of the ODI side of the year 2018. (Photo: AFP)

ICC Awards: Kohli becomes first player to bag all top honours in same year

'We have not closed our doors for alliance. The doors are very much open. But who is to be included, who is not required, these decisions cannot be made by an individual,' Jayakumar said. (Photo: File)

Doors open for any alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says AIADMK

'We will expose this claim,' Ravi Shankar Prasad said, adding that the Congress was insulting the 2014 mandate. (Photo: File | ANI)

Cong organised EVM hackathon in London where 'rigging' claims made: Ravi Shankar

'Some are saying they are desperate, some are saying they have gone mad... or is it a combination of both?' the TMC leader asked. (Photo: File)

'Low on facts and poor in taste,' says TMC describing Shah's speech in WB

Both vessels were flying Tanzanian flags. One of them was a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier and another one was a tanker. (Photo: Kerch.fm via AP)

At least 11 dead after 2 ships catch fire off Russia, 15 Indians among crew

In Rajasthan, he said, the party has set a target to win all the 25 Lok Sabha seats. (Photo: File)

Oppn parties know they will lose polls so looking for excuses: Javadekar on EVM row

‘We can't answer right now. We will answer it after the elections,’ SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, on working with Congress. (Photo: File)

‘Can be discussed after polls’: Akhilesh Yadav on his choice of new PM

The prime minister was addressing a gathering at the concluding ceremony of a 150-km march organised by Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi this year after his speech at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas in Varanasi. (Photo: File)

PM Modi says sense of duty turned into sense of entitlement after Independence

Apart from Ajit Doval's son Vivek Doval, two other witnesses are his friend and business partner. File Photo

Magazine defaming me to 'settle scores with father': NSA Ajit Doval's son

Akbar, who resigned as Union minister on October 17 last year, filed a private criminal defamation complaint against Ramani after his name cropped up on social media when he was in Nigeria as the #MeToo campaign raged on in India. (Photo: File)

Court reserves order on summoning scribe in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar

Days after the White House announced plans for a second nuclear summit between the United States and North Korea. (File Photo)

Secret north korean missile site, one of 20, found: Report

US President Donald Trump asked China to 'stop playing around' and do a 'Real Deal' (Photo:File)

'Stop playing around, do a real deal': Trump after China growth slows

‘Does the Congress feel that the people are so gullible that they will swallow any garbage?’ Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. (Photo: File)

‘EVM hacking next big lie after Rafale’: Jaitley hits back at Congress

, Interim Director of Central Bureau of Investigation M Nageswara Rao on Monday transferred as many as 20 officers. (Photo: File | PTI)

CBI interim boss transfers 20 officers, days ahead of panel meet on new chief

Advocate Bimal Roy had mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and also comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Sanjiv Khanna. (Representational Image)

Supreme Court to take 'in-chamber' decision on plea challenging Article 35A

Scientific consensus is consolidating that for in order for Earth to avoid the worst scourges of climate change, emissions must peak by 2020 and drastically reduce thereafter. (Photo: AFP)

Planet on course to miss the 2020 deadline

UP Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi has written to PM Modi to shut Islamic seminaries across India so that Muslim children are not influenced by it. (Photo: ANI)

‘Madrasas promote ISIS ideology, shut them’: UP Shia board chief to PM Modi

Sinha, who refrained from mentioning Rudy by name, was criticized by the Saran MP on Saturday when he appeared at the opposition rally in Kolkata and tore into the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. (Photo: File)

‘Keep your backbone straight’: Shatrughan Sinha’s dig at BJP’s Rajiv Pratap Rudy

Rains and hailstorms led to traffic congestion in several places across Delhi and visibility was low because of the darkened skies. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Heavy rains, hailstorms lash Delhi, traffic jams during rush hour

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Players need to realise their roles, can't abuse system: Dravid on Pandya-Rahul row

The players have been suspended pending an inquiry by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) and their fate is set to be decided by an ombudsman, which will be appointed by the Supreme Court. (Photo: Instagram/AFP)

Alexa! Tell KFC I that I am very hungry

Users need to just say “Alexa, launch/Start KFC”, check out the latest items on the menu

PM Modi praises Gujarat couple who designed Rafale-themed wedding card

The wedding invitation card had a dedicated page justifying the NDA government’s decision to buy Rafale fighter jets. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab)

Mi LED TV 4X Pro 55-inch review: The 4K UHD smart TV you can blindly buy

New Biometric Privacy Platform to safeguard AADHAAR data

The online authentication capability and biometric capture capabilities will also be fully compliant with the UIDAI certification requirements for multi-modal biometric authentication (Face, Finger and IRIS).

New WhatsApp rule: Restricted message forwarding

WhatsApp, which has around 1.5 billion users, has been trying to find ways to stop misuse of the app, following global concern that the platform was being used to spread fake news, manipulated photos, videos without context, and audio hoaxes, with no way to monitor their origin or full reach.

1,000 new jobs at Facebook ahead

Facebook will hire an additional 1,000 people at its international headquarters in Dublin.

Google fined $57 million for privacy breach

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the biggest shake-up of data privacy laws in more than two decades, came into force in May.

Sofia Hayat makes shocking claim about Rohit Sharma affair, reveals how it ended

Sofia revealed how things went smoothly from there on before the media came to know about their relationship.(Photo: PTI/Asian Age)

Meet the 'Machaan wale baba' at Kumbh

Shri Mahant Ram Krishna Das Tyagi ji Maharaj on his 'machaan'. (Photo: ANI)

Columns

Afghan: Should India talk to the Taliban?

Indranil Banerjie

The question is what should India do? Talk to the Taliban or stay away and hope for the best?

Endgame in Afghanistan is evolving very quickly

Munir Akram

The most visible force is the momentum of the Afghan Taliban insurgency.

Alliance fully imagined, with states in lead role

Shikha Mukerjee

The purpose was to announce the alliance as a nearly formed fighting machine against the BJP.

Humour more effective poll tool than expletives

Manish Tewari

The actor-President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan, had a tremendous sense of humour.

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