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Gujarat polls: Congress scion Rahul Gandhi begins second leg of campaigning from Banaskantha to Patan
Congress vice-president Raahul Gandhi began his second leg of his three-day campaign tour of north Gujarat from Banaskantha to Patan on Sunday

Farmers protest in Delhi, hold mock Parliament session to demand better prices for produce, loan waivers
Thousands of farmers gathered at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on Monday to demand for "better prices for their produce and complete freedom from debt".

Dalai Lama discusses education, universal responsibility at 'The World of Children' event in Delhi
Dalai Lama, who has lived in India in self-imposed exile since 1959, inaugurated 'The World of Children' event, where gave a talk on 'Universal Responsibility and Compassion'

Airtel Delhi Half Marathon sees nearly 35,000 participants despite high pollution levels
Around 35,000 participated from across the world in the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2017

Protests against Padmavati intensify, Rajput community calls for shutdown against movie release
The storm around the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati intensified on Saturday as CBFC decided to send back film citing an "incomplete" application

Bill Gates meets Yogi Adityanath, discusses ways to intensify encephalitis vaccination programmes
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed with him ways to intensify immunisation programme against Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

Jammu and Kashmir: Thousands join funeral prayer march of two slain Hizbul militants killed in Kulgam
Thousands of people on Tuesday participated in the last rites of two slain Hizbul Mujahideen militants from Baramulla in north Kashmir on Thursday

Rahul Gandhi launches new unit for unorganised sector workers, urges them to fight for their rights
' It is a historic day for the Congress party because today it was the first meeting of the Unorganised Workers` Congress," Gandhi said

Jammu and Kashmir receives season's first snowfall; mercury dips to minus 3 celsius
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the season's first snowfall in the wee hours of Wednesday, thus bringing the temperature down to -3 degrees celsius

Delhi air pollution: Arvind Kejriwal meets Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss ways to battle deadly smog
Arvind Kejriwal met Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss air pollution and the issue of stubble burning that is a major contributory factor

India remembers Jawaharlal Nehru on birth anniversary; Children's Day celebrations run parallel
India remembered Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of his 128th birth anniversary on Tuesday while also celebrating Children's Day.

Delhi smog: Schools reopen in capital even as air pollution continues to choke city
After remaining shut for almost a week citing toxic pollution levels in the air, schools in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad reopened on Monday.

ASEAN Summit: Narendra Modi meets world leaders, addresses Indian diaspora in Philippines
Narendra Modi is in Manila to attend the 31st ASEAN Summit or the Association of South-East Asian Nations where he meet Donald Trump among other world leaders

Hundreds march in New Delhi for gay rights at 10th Queer Pride march
Hundreds of gay rights activists and supporters, many wearing colourful costumes and holding balloons, marched through India's capital in celebration but also defiance in a nation that continues to outlaw homosexual acts

Narendra Modi meets Donald Trump, Dmitry Medvedev at ASEAN Summit gala dinner
Over 20 world leaders arrived in the Philippines to attend the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit to be held on 11 and 12 November in Manila.

Narendra Modi flags off India-Bangladesh Bandhan Express with Sheikh Hasina, Mamata Banerjee
A new passenger train service 'Bandhan Express' between Kolkata and Bangladesh southwestern industrial city of Khulna was flagged off on Thursday.

Smriti Irani campaigns for BJP in Ahmedabad ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections
Smriti Irani on Friday campaigned for BJP in Ahmedabad's Vejalpur constituency.

Air quality in Delhi remains ‘severe’ as toxic smog turns National Capital Region into gas chamber
Delhi continued to witness high pollution levels on Friday too as thick smog covered the city

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls begin amid tight security; 50 lakh voters to decide fate of 337 candidates
Voting began in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday in the 68 constituencies where 337 candidates including 62 MLAs are in the fray.

Britain's Prince Charles, Camilla Parker Bowles meet Narendra Modi during Commonwealth nations tour
Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George, along with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles met Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Demonetisation anniversary: Opposition observes ‘black day’, stages protests across India
Opposition parties on Wednesday called for street protests to mark the first anniversary of demonetisation, which they observed it as the day of protest

As smog cover in Delhi continues to reduce visibility, govt announces schools to be shut till Sunday
The smog and air pollution continue to be above the severe levels in Delhi NCR on Wednesday. Government has also announced that schools should be shut till Sunday.

As air quality in Delhi remains 'severe', Arvind Kejriwal govt shuts down primary schools
Delhi woke up to 'severe' air quality on Tuesday and Wednesday as the pollution levels breached the permissible standards by multiple times

Belgian royals visit India, King Philippe holds talks with Narendra Modi to strengthen bilateral ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Belgium Queen Mathilde and King Philippe during the ceremonial reception at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi

As Delhi's air quality worsens, IMA declares public health emergency
Delhi woke up to a choking blanket of smog on Tuesday as air quality in the world's most polluted capital city reached hazardous levels

Narendra Modi meets ailing Karunanidhi in Chennai; PM also attends 75th anniversary of Tamil daily Dina Thanthi
Narendra Modi arrived in Chennai the 75th anniversary celebrations of Tamil daily Dina Thanthi. He also called on DMK President M Karunanidhi

India sets Guinness World Record with 918 kgs of khichdi
India set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday by cooking 918 kilograms of 'Khichdi', a traditional multi-grain dish at the World Food India event in Delhi.

Heavy rains lash Chennai leaving large parts of city submerged and everyday life severely impacted
Torrential overnight rains for about ten hours brought Chennai to a grinding halt, paralysing normal life completely.

Rahul Gandhi visits NTPC plant in Rae Bareli after blast, demands judicial probe
Cutting short his ongoing ‘Navsarjan Yatra’ in Gujarat, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the victims of the NTPC power plant blast in Uttar Pradesh.

India, Kazakhstan armies begin 14-day joint military exercise in Himachal Pradesh
This is second joint military exercise between the two countries. The first edition of "Prabal Dostyk" was held in Kazakhstan in 2016