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Civic poll results show we will win all 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP in 2019: Yogi Adityanath at HTLS 2017

Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, UP CM Yogi Adityanath attributed BJP’s win in civic polls to PM Narendra Modi’s development vision and BJP president Amit Shah’s organisational strategy.

RS Prasad on Aadhaar: Privacy argument shouldn’t be used to shield corrupt, terrorists

At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says Aadhaar is the digital identity to supplement the physical identity, and is necessary to plug leaks in subsidy schemes and ensure benefits.

Think before you speak; think before you tweet: Obama at HTLS 2017

On Day 2 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, former US president Barack Obama took a jibe at his successor Donald Trump (without naming him), saying he has more followers than other people who use Twitter more often.

HTLS 2017: Barack Obama says Modi, Manmohan have shown political courage to solve global problems

Speaking on Day 2 of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, former US president Barack Obama said he believes PM Narendra Modi firmly believes unity is necessary for the progress of the nation.

HTLS 2017: India’s ‘soft power generosity’ shows why it is a rising power, says Afghanistan’s Abdullah Abdullah

Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, chief executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah said his country continued to be at the forefront of the fight against terror.

Humour and sarcasm give new edge to Rahul Gandhi’s social media campaign

The renewed vigour in the Congress vice president’s Twitter strategy is evident in his recent posts.

For his eyes only: Delhi man with tattooed eyeballs on what makes him tick

‘Sclera staining’ is a procedure in which ink is permanently injected into the whites of the eyes.

Gandhi Jayanti: Portrayal of Mahatma in movies, comics, rap battles and TV shows

Gandhi Jayanti: India is paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary.

Indian economy in slowdown: 5 things PM Modi can do to fire growth

The government is expected to soon announce measures to revive growth that decelerated to a three-year low of 5.7% in the quarter ended-September.

The President who wasn’t: The cover New Yorker planned to run if Hillary Clinton won

The New Yorker has released a cover it planned to run in the event of Hillary Clinton’s victory against Donald Trump in the US presidential election last year.

Passenger jet races against Hurricane Irma. Guess who won

As Hurricane Irma bore down on the southern United States on Wednesday, airlines adjusted flight schedules and made cancellations. A Delta Airlines flight raced against time and the hurricane amid the storm.

Microplastic found in tap water across the world, study shows New Delhi affected

An investigation by Orb Media, which collected samples from more than a dozen countries, said microplastics have been shown to absorb toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other illnesses, and then release them when consumed by fish and mammals.

Govt issues first-ever rules to carry out internet shutdowns in India

India has shut down the internet more than 40 times in 2017. The government has now come out with rules to order such blackouts.

GDP data is bad news, and govt may not be able to arrest economy slide just yet

Government data showed on Thursday the gross domestic product grew 5.7% in the latest quarter, its slowest pace since the January-March quarter 2014.

SC rules on right to privacy: What next on beef law, LGBT rights, data security

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled individual privacy is a guaranteed fundamental right.

Budget 2017 highlights: Jaitley says steps taken to honour honest taxpayers

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has pledged relief for middle class taxpayers and small and medium-sized companies while planning spending to double farmers’ incomes over the next five years and improve the country’s ramshackle infrastructure and provide cheap homes to people.

Sedition to beef festival: 5 times JNU campus was on the boil

The university is doing its best to locate a Muslim student missing for five days, the institution’s vice-chancellor said on Thursday, appealing to students to call off an ongoing protest.

Sedition to beef festival: 5 times JNU campus was on the boil

The recent protests in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over a missing student turned volatile on Wednesday with students blocking the administrative building and locking up the vice-chancellor and other officials.

Modi has my support, he acted like PM for 1st time: Rahul on ‘surgical strikes’

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Friday he supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “acting like a PM” over the Indian Army’s surgical strikes on terror launchpads across the de-facto border with Pakistan.

2 Indians abducted from Libya’s IS stronghold in 2015 rescued, tweets Sushma

Two Indians abducted in Libya’s Sirte, an area controlled by the Islamic State, have been freed, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted on Thursday.

AAP spokesman Ashutosh defends Sandeep, says sex was consensual

We will march on path of development, trust in Kashmir and succeed: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday the people of Kashmir needed development and trust, adding “we will succeed” in improving the situation in the strife-torn region by marching on this path.

AAP’s Ashutosh defends sacked Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar in sex tape scandal

Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh defended Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar who was sacked over a sex tape controversy, saying the video showed “two adults with their consent indulging in sex”.

Shipbuilder threatens action to stop reports

Shipbuilder threatens legal action to stop Australian reports on Scorpene leak

An Australian newspaper that broke the story on document leaks concerning six Scorpene submarines being built for India said on Sunday a French shipbuilder at the centre of the scandal has threatened legal action “to prevent further publication of the information contained in 22,400 secret documents”.

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Return by Sept 25, we’ll fly you for free: Sushma to jobless Indians in Saudi

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia will be brought back to the country free of charge, if they file their claims by September 25.

CM Kejriwal says no new liquor shop will come up in Delhi this year

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday no new liquor shops will come up in the national capital this year.

Obscure sect, outlandish demands

Violent ideology, bizarre demands: Secretive world of the Mathura cult

About two years ago, Ram Vriksha Yadav, a small, greying man in dhoti-and-kurta, took over a park in Mathura with a group of armed followers, occupying the public space to turn it into what appeared to be the headquarters of a self-styled revolutionary group.