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Hardik Patel may have said that Congress has agreed to give Patidars reservation that would be “parallel to OBCs under Article 46”, but Constitutional experts have dismissed it. Experts have said that promising to give reservation to Patidars is an election gimmick that would not pass judicial scrutiny.
A video showing a woman taking off her burqa minutes before chief minister Yogi Adityanath makes an appearance at a rally has gone viral. The woman, who identified herself as Saira, later said the women constables on duty had asked her to remove the burqa. The district administration has ordered a magisterial probe.
Maruti Suzuki has launched a new special edition of their most selling hatchback Swift and has named it 'Swift Limited Edition'. It’s priced at Rs 5.44 lakh.
Like Tendulkar, Kohli is more of a first innings player, but like Gavaskar, he also seems to relish the tough situations. Before the sensational final-day effort at Eden Gardens, his best knock was the magnificent 141 on the final day in Adelaide (2014). India ultimately lost, but the manner in which the stand-in captain went after a massive target was a sign of things to come. Virat Kohli's intent in tests is a sign of Indian cricket's evolution, writes Dileep Premachandran.
Here’s a news on comedy of errors. Agra University has published mark-sheets with Salman Khan and Rahul Gandhi’s photos. The university administration first tried to deny the mistake and then blamed it on the private agency it had contracted to print the mark sheets.
After earning critical acclaim for his TV show POW: Bandi Yuddh Ke, filmmaker Nikkhil Advani is once again set to return to the television world with a new series, set in 15th century India.
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Ashok Kumar, the bus conductor who was initially accused of murdering a class II student of Ryan International School, will be released today. Will he disclose who framed him and misled the investigations?
Days before the anniversary of the 26/11 attack, a judicial body in Pakistan ordered the release of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest. Does this mean there will be no justice for the 26/11 victims? Watch out for a detailed coverage on this.
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The lure of the BJP to discuss Hinudtva versus minority is a debate Congress clearly wants to evade in Gujarat. In fact even as Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel flaunted his reservation deal with Congress, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi threw a bait seeking to know Congress' stand on quota for Muslims. Congress once again refused to get drawn into the controversy. Pallavi Ghosh explains why Hindutva Vs Minority is a debate Congress clearly wants to evade in Gujarat.