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India boycotts Pakistan Day event over invite to J&K separatists
theweek.in - PTI
The government on Friday decided to boycott the Pakistan National Day event to be held at its high commission in New Delhi as Kashmiri separatist …
Armed Forces
Rahul's aide questions Balakot strike; an insult to forces, says Modi
theweek.in - Web Desk
Sam Pitroda, a close aide of Congress president Rahul Gandhi and chairman of Overseas Indian National Congress, on Friday questioned the death toll …
Indian Air Force
As Malaysia 'considers' Tejas fighters, 2 jets leave for LIMA air show
theweek.in - Web Desk
The Indian Air Force announced on Friday that two of its indigenously designed Tejas fighters had left for Malaysia to participate in the Langkawi …
Gunfight underway in Shopian; one militant killed
theweek.in - Web Desk
One militant was killed during an encounter with security forces in the Imamsahib area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. Security …
Mandya
Karnataka: BJP's 1st list has 14 sitting MPs, party-hoppers, new faces
theweek.in - By Prathima Nandakumar
The dearth of candidates continues to plague all three major political parties in Karnataka. However, the BJP on Thursday released its first list of …
Lok Sabha
BJP releases LS candidate list; Shah to contest in place of Advani, Gadkari gets Nagpur
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The BJP released the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. PM Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi, BJP president Amit Shah …
Lok Sabha
L.K. Advani: End of Lok Sabha career for original Hindutva poster boy
theweek.in - By Pratul Sharma
It was in 1991 when Narendra Modi suggested the 'loh purush' (iron man) L.K. Advani to contest from Gandhinagar in Gujarat after the latter completed …
Gandhinagar
With Shah set to contest from Gandhinagar, is this the end of an era for Advani?
theweek.in - By Nandini Oza
The BJP on Thursday announced the name of national party president Amit Anil Chandra Shah as the candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in …
Ayodhya
When Holi brought together Hindu, Muslim litigants of Ayodhya case
theweek.in - Web Desk
Pushing for a moderate outcome in the Ayodhya case, Iqbal Ansari and Mahant Dharamdas—two of the litigants in the title dispute—celebrated Holi …
Mandya
Will Ambareesh's popularity help Sumalatha draw support of BJP, Congress?
theweek.in - Web Desk
The Mandya constituency in southern Karnataka has garnered limelight after Sumalatha Ambareesh, wife of late Congress leader and Kannada movie icon …
India News
India's next-gen anti-radiation missile set for trials
theweek.in - By Anantha Krishnan M.
India's maiden attempt to develop a New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM) has finally picked up momentum. Scientists with the Defence Research …
Consumer Price Index
Kerala woman alleges rape inside CPI(M)'s local office, probe on
theweek.in - PTI
A 21-year-old woman has filed a police complaint alleging she was raped inside the ruling CPI(M)'s area committee office at Cheruplassery in Kerala, …
Lok Sabha
LS polls: Will BJP really gain from dropping all MPs in Chhattisgarh?
theweek.in - By Anup Dutta
The BJP will drop all its 10 sitting Lok Sabha MPs in Chhattisgarh in the upcoming general elections, taking a cue from the public resentment that …
Imran Khan
Militants taken into 'protective custody' so Indian jets don't bomb them, says Pak leader
theweek.in - Web Desk
Even as the tension between India and Pakistan remain heightened after the Pulwama attack and the ensuing Indian Air Force operation at Balakot, a …
Tamil Nadu
Will Ayya sect's demand for religion status affect BJP's poll prospects in Kanyakumari?
theweek.in - PTI
The head of 'Ayya Vazhi', a reformist spiritual sect that has a significant following in southern Tamil Nadu, has raised the demand for separate …
BJP
RSS is power plant, BJP MPs are bulbs: Subramanian Swamy
theweek.in - Web Desk
One may find many opinions of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy to be extreme, but he has never shied away from being honest about the nature of his party's …
Kerala: Girl set on fire by spurned lover dies
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A 19-year-old girl who was set ablaze by a youth a few days ago in Thiruvalla succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Kochi on Wednesday. She had …
Pakistan Army
Soldier killed as Pakistan army violates ceasefire along LoC
theweek.in - PTI
An Army soldier was killed when Pakistan violated the ceasefire by heavily shelling forward areas and posts along the Line of Control with mortar …
Two policemen injured in grenade attack in J&K's Sopore
theweek.in - PTI
Two policemen, including an officer, were injured in a grenade attack by militants in Sopore township of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on …
Consumer Price Index
Kerala CPI(M) faces heat as woman claims she was raped inside party office
theweek.in - Web Desk
Even as the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections gathers steam in Kerala, the ruling CPI(M) found itself in an embarrassing position with a woman …
Uttar Pradesh
CRPF jawan kills three colleagues, shoots himself
theweek.in - PTI
Three CRPF personnel were killed Wednesday after a colleague allegedly fired at them after an altercation at their camp in Jammu and Kashmir, …
Service Companies
UAE deports man who said New Zealand attacks gave Pulwama martyrs 'peace'
theweek.in - Web Desk
A company based in Dubai on Tuesday announced it had terminated an employee who made inflammatory comments on Facebook about the March 15 terrorist …
BPSC 2019 assistant prelim answers keys released. Click to check
theweek.in - Web Desk
Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has released the key for the assistant prelims exam held on March 17, 2019. To raise an objection to the …
Gandhinagar
Who will be the BJP candidate from Gandhinagar LS seat?
theweek.in - By Nandini Oza
Suspense continues over the BJP's candidate from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, which is currently represented by party veteran L.K. Advani. 91-year-old …
West Bengal
Aseemanand: Many aliases, one saffron identity
theweek.in - PTI
Two years, three acquittals and Aseemanand, the self-confessed monk with many aliases and one saffron identity, is now a free man after a special …
West Bengal
Tripura on alert after Nipah virus makes appearance along B'desh border
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Tripura government on Tuesday sounded an alert after the death of five members of a family in Nipah virus attack in a Bangladesh village bordering …
West Bengal
Can you compete with me in chanting mantras? Mamata dares Modi, Shah
theweek.in - PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday lashed out at the BJP for questioning her religion and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …
Terrorism
Samjhauta Express blast case: NIA court acquits Aseemanand, 3 others
theweek.in - Web Desk
The NIA Special Court on Wednesday acquitted all four accused in the Samjhauta Blast case. “The NIA Special Court has concluded that the investigating …
Lok Sabha
J&K polls to be held anytime after Lok Sabha polls
theweek.in - PTI
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections were deferred as the state administration asked for over 70,000 paramilitary troops for conducting …
Formula E
Haryana Maths teacher suspended after teaching students 'love formulae'
theweek.in - Web Desk
A Mathematics teacher has found the 'formulae of love' but he isn't getting any love for teaching it to his students at a women's college in Haryana. …