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PM Modi on Wednesday wrote in his blog that people voted decisively in the 2014 general elections for 'honesty over dynasty' and 'development over decay'. (Photo: File)
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India’s institutions biggest casualty of dynasty politics: PM attacks Congress

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This comes amid attack by the Congress alleging that Modi government has been undermining the institutions.
On Tuesday night, Sawant was sworn in as Goa Chief Minister along with his 12 ministers. (Photo: File)
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Post-midnight oath ceremony, Goa CM Sawant to face floor test today

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI
The BJP government claims support of 21 legislators – 12 from BJP, 3 each of allies GFP and MGP and 3 independents.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment on dynastic politics on social media. (Photo: File)
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Priyanka Gandhi, others attack PM Modi over his blog on dynasty politics

DC CORRESPONDANT | PTI
The statement from Congress leaders came hours after Modi accused the opposition party of indulging in dynastic politics.
The legislators have joined National Peoples Party, a key BJP ally which has decided to go solo across northeast. (Photo: File)

Setback for BJP in NE: 25 MLAs quit party over tickets for assembly polls
Akhilesh Yadav’s SP has made an alliance pact with Mayawati’s BSP and Ajit Singh’s RLD for the polls. (Photo: File)

‘Apply same formula for captain’: Akhilesh on BJP denying tickets to MPs
NDRF and SDRF teams are engaged in the rescue operation. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka: 1 more body found in building collapse, death toll reaches 3
The Lok Sabha elections will begin on April 11 and continue till May 19 across seven phases. (Photo: File)

Don’t use places of worship for propaganda: EC to parties, religious leaders
The deal is likely to shake up the media landscape.

Disney closes USD 71 billion deal for Fox Entertainment assets
The Kings XI Punjab donated Rs five lakh each to families of five CRPF soldiers killed in the Pulwama terror attack in February. (Photo: BCCI / File)

KXIP donate Rs 25 lakh to families of five CRPF soldiers killed in Pulwama attack
The calves greedily slurp from oversized 'baby bottles' drinking a special mix of human baby formula, water and vitamins. (Photo: AFP)

Unusual orphanage for baby elephants
The two accused were later arrested and the knife used in the crime was also recovered, she said. (Representational image)

Finger prints from chopped finger led to arrest of robbers in Delhi
If the party indeed adopts this criterion, the likely candidature of former chief minister Raman Singh, whose son Abhishek Singh is a sitting Member of Parliament, will also be in question. (Photo: FIle)

BJP to field new faces in Chhattisgarh; minister, Raman Singh’s son dropped
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the first Lokpal of India. (Photo: File)

President Kovind appoints Justice PC Ghose as India's first Lokpal
Divya Maderna pointed out that the sarpanch belonged to BJP and asked how she could be allowed to sit on the dais in a meeting that was organised to give thanks to the villagers for voting the Congress MLA to power. (Photo: Twitter/ @DivyaMaderna)

Cong MLA asks sarpanch in Rajasthan to sit on floor, demands apology
Farid, who uses a wheelchair after an earlier accident, was talking to a friend and was delayed from joining worshippers at his usual spot at the front of the mosque, instead praying in a small side room. (Photo: AFP)

'Go home, she won't come': Husband was told after New Zealand shooting
Zaid Mustafa (centre, in wheelchair), who was wounded by an Australian white supremacist gunman, attends the funeral of his slain father Khalid Mustafa and brother Hamza Mustafa at the Memorial Park cemetery in Christchurch on March 20, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

Syrian refugee father, son buried as New Zealand funerals begin
The Congress party on Tuesday released its sixth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, including seven from Maharashtra and two from Kerala. (Photo: File)

2019 Lok Sabha polls: Congress releases 6th list of candidates
On a net basis, FIIs bought shares worth Rs 2,132.36 crore Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,253.67 crore, provisional data showed. (Photo: File)

Sensex, Nifty rise on sustained foreign fund inflow
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Singh, as an elected lawmaker, talked about last week's terrorist attack on two mosques in New Zealand. (Photo: JagmeetSingh | Twitter)
 

Trump attacks Facebook, Google, Twitter, says they are politically biased

He went further when asked about social media at a joint press briefing with his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro. (Photo:AP)
 

5 year old survives 24 hours in Argentina desert, after being separated from parents

The child was hospitalized for slight dehydration. (Representational Photo)
 

First US woman mathematician wins prestigious Abel Prize

American Karen Uhlenbeck won the Abel Prize in mathematics for her work on partial differential equations. (Photo: AFP)
 

Cars in demand: Swift, Hyundai Grand i10 top segment sales in Feb 2019

Swift sold twice as many units in February as the Grand i10.
 

‘Chalo milkar rang udaayein, Modi sang holi manaayein’: BJP sells ‘Shaurya Gulaal’

The packets of 'gulaal' (coloured powder) labelled 'Shaurya Rangotsav' are being sold at the Atal Sahitya Kendra inside the party office. (Photo: ANI)
 

IPL 2019: Teams, schedule, live streaming, match timings and all you need to know

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 is all set to kick-off on Saturday with a mouth-watering clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai. (Photo: BCCI)
 

Holi 2019: TV celebs explain eternal meaning about festival of colours

Indian TV celebs explain the eternal meaning of Holi.
 

IPL: KKR to play all home games at Eden as BCCI releases complete league fixtures

As usual, there will be a total 56 matches that will be played during the six-week tourney. (Photo: AP)
 

'I don't call myself an actor', says 'Photograph' star Sanya Malhotra

Sanya Malhotra. (Photo: Instagram)
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Columns

Horror in NZ shows the danger of righteousness
Indranil Banerjie
The Christchurch shooter believed he was saving his people by eliminating Muslims, who if unchecked would one day overrun his country.
Indranil Banerjie

The Wiki effect on governance? Democracy in the pawnshop
Jawed Naqvi
The Congress picked on the cables of a briefing US officials got from BJP’s Arun Jaitley in May 2005.
Jawed Naqvi

To ally or not to ally: A battle within Congress
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
The war within the party is not due to any extraneous pressures. It is about core beliefs about what the party should be.
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

Anti-Islam fanaticism a growing global trend
Sunanda K Datta Ray
That coupling of “Muslim” with “fanatics” is bound to resonate in many non-Muslim circles.
Sunanda K Datta Ray

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Kochi: 270 arrested in operation King Cobra

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World Oral Health day: Quality smile gets you ahead

Commuters worried about Hyderabad Metro frequency

Kollam: ‘Invisible thief’ sexually assaults, loots women

Ooty students flag conservation building nests for house sparrows

Gallery

Bollywood celebs like Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Malaika Arora, Varun Dhawan, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and others dazzle on the red carpet of Zee Cine Awards 2019. (Photos: Viral Bhayani)
Glam Pics: Ranveer, Deepika, Ranbir, Alia & others dazzle on the red carpet
Glam Pics: Ranveer, Deepika, Ranbir, Alia & others dazzle on the red carpet

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Entertainment

Radhika Apte.

Radhika Apte lends support to 'OMH', an initiative started by young girls
Ekta Kapoor.

32-year-old man arrested for stalking Ekta Kapoor in Mumbai; details inside
Screengrab of Notebook's song Bumro featuring Zaheer Iqbal with kids. (Courtesy: YouTube/T-Series)

Notebook: Zaheer Iqbal and kids' first dialogue promo will leave you in splits; watch
Alankrita shrivastava.

To survive, you need to have filmmaker friends: Alankrita Shrivastava
Mouni Roy

I was in awe of Big B: Mouni Roy
Indian TV celebs explain the eternal meaning of Holi.

Holi 2019: TV celebs explain eternal meaning about festival of colours

Sports

o keep up the winning run, England are targetting to hand whitewash to Sri Lanka and bag two more ICC Women's Championship points. (Photo: PTI)

Amy Jones seeks to convert 50s to 100s

Once the rain disappears fans can expect a wide open tournament if the season follows the current trend. (Photo: Tommy Haas Official Instagram)

Miami Open: Rain wipes out opening days play at new Hard Rock Stadium

The Adjudicatory Chamber then ruled in September that the case should be referred back to the Investigatory Chamber for further review. (Photo: Twitter)

PSG wins legal war vs UEFA after PSG flouted FFP rules

Kane is preparing for England’s opening Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic on Friday and Montenegro on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Nations League triumph would better World Cup semifinal: Harry Kane

Lifestyle

Before getting doused in colour, apply a generous layer of lip balm to lock in your lips’ moisture levels. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Perfect makeup for you to be Holi-ready

Heterosexual women may be more willing to take risks when they both have stronger relationship motivation and view their partner as having more relationship potential. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Why youngsters engage in unsafe sex?

Low sugar yet great tasting muffins. (Photo: AP)

Healthy poppy seed muffins

Three cities Hong Kong, Paris and Singapore were equally ranked top of the survey as expensive cities. (Photo: AFP)

Hong Kong now world’s priciest city

Technology

While Samsung remains the world’s largest smartphone maker with nearly a fifth of global unit sales, it underperformed a slumping market last year.

Samsung Elec sees green shoots in China smartphone business
Facebook has been on the defensive over its advertising practices, while also fending off privacy scandals and disclosures that Russia used its platform to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election. (Photo: AP)

Facebook agrees to advertising overhaul to settle US discrimination suits
Google has been striving to bring Indian users helpful ways to make money transactions simpler.

Now book your train tickets in India through Google Pay
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South Entertainment

Sidhika Sharma.

Sidhika Sharma to make her comeback
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Anoop Singh, Sai Dhanshika team up for murder mystery
Bharani & Rathika

Bharani back with intense film
Sivaji Raja.

Sivaji Raja goes on the offensive!
Still from Sindhubaadh

Vijay Sethupathi and son Suriya play petty thieves
Tejraj with Charanraj

Tejraj on a roll

Videos

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The long Afghan war takes a toll on children

The long Afghan war takes a toll on children

World

A teenager appeared in court earlier this week on the same charge. (Photo:Facebook SG)

Second man charged with sharing livestream video of Christchurch attack

The UN, meanwhile, said that one of the worst storms to hit southern Africa in decades had also unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Malawi. (Photo:AP)

Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid

The comments come the week after the American president himself spoke out on Brexit. (Photo:AP)

'Theresa May didnt listen to my father,' Trump Jr. slams UK PM

'What is happening there is a disgrace. This was one of the wealthiest countries in the world and all of a sudden, it is grief-stricken.' (Photo:File)

Trump warns Venezuela of additional tougher sanctions ahead

Business

Swift sold twice as many units in February as the Grand i10.

Cars in demand: Swift, Hyundai Grand i10 top segment sales in Feb 2019

Mounting troubles dented the stock, with shares falling as much as 6.9 per cent to 213.35 rupees, in their biggest daily percentage fall in over a month.

Jet Airways shares drop as crisis deepens

Indian women sometimes do not take jobs far from home due to fears for their safety. (Representational image)

From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis

Delhi consumer commission said medical insurance is primarily obtained for the purpose of unforeseen medical conditions and so long as there has been no fraud at the time of obtaining insurance, policies ought to be honoured. (Photo:Represenational/PTI)

People run from pillar to post to get insurance claim: Delhi consumer commission

Science

An investigation showed then that the abortive launch was caused by a sensor damaged during the rocket’s assembly at the cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Russian space rocket lifts off with October rocket failure astronauts
Hague said the rocket failure in October and the successful emergency landing in which neither he nor Ovchinin were physically hurt had shown that the rocket was “able to do its job”.

Space station crew confident on eve of first launch since rocket failure
The scientists and ethicists want to halt genetic alterations of “germline cells” - egg or sperm cells - that can then be inherited by others and “could have permanent and possibly harmful effects on the species.”

Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in designer babies
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Coffee Break

Not only did Chhetri and co clinch their msiden ISL trophy, but also they completed a triple against Goa in a single season, having beaten them in the league stage twice. (Photo: ISL Media)

ISL: Rahul Bheke's last-minute winner guides FC Bengaluru to maiden title

Umar, playing for Quetta Gladiators, mentioned ‘IPL’ instead of ‘PSL’ in the promotional video. (Photo: AFP / File)

'Next IPL will be in Pakistan': Umar Akmal makes huge mistake while promoting PSL

Early on, Brunt’s dazzling five-for held India to 205-8 as England staged an incredible turn around despite Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut’s valiant fifties. (Photo: PTI)

Katherine Brunt, Danielle Wyatt script thrilling victory to deny India clean sweep

Former India skipper MS Dhoni’s heroics went in vain on Wednesday as India lost the second T20I by seven wickets to concede the series to Australia. (Photo: PTI)

MS Dhoni slams 350 sixes in international cricket, becomes first Indian to do so

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Opinion

Sushma Swaraj (Photo: File | ANI)

A fresh start in Maldives
Anil Ambani

Ambanis: Blood is thicker than water
The component of the BJP’s support base enticed in more recent times has felt disregarded on account of adverse policy in the past five years.

In 2019, BJP goes back to its old RSS roots

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Anil Ambani

Ambanis: Blood is thicker than water

Sushma Swaraj (Photo: File | ANI)

A fresh start in Maldives

Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)

The Wiki effect on governance? Democracy in the pawnshop

The Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who was a major inspiration for the Christchurch killer, was also fuelled by righteousness. (Photo:AP)

Horror in NZ shows the danger of righteousness

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