Doctors and other staff members of Tripura government hospitals, on strike since beating up of a surgeon on Thursday, called off the protest on Saturday following intervention of the high court and the state government.


Tripura doctors call off 2-day stir as HC intervenes


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On the 100th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by the British forces at the Jallianwala Bagh, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu offered tributes to the fallen, here on Saturday.


Vice President pays homage at Jallianwala Bagh


The police have beefed up security provided to two Wayanad Lok Sabha candidates -- P.P. Suneer of the CPI and Tushar Vellapally of the BDJS -- following a threat from Moaists, officials said on Saturday.


Security for two Wayanad LS candidates beefed up


Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah on Saturday sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's help to bring back the body of a Kashmiri student who died in Bangladesh.


Sushma urged to help bring back J&K student's body


A Chinese woman who was detained at US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago golf resort in Florida has been indicted for unlawful entry of restricted buildings and for making false statements to officials.


Chinese woman arrested at Trump's resort indicted


The Reliance Communications on Saturday rubbished a media report which claimed that taxes to the tune of 143.7 million euro were waived by the French authorities for a France-based company of Anil Ambani "just a few months" after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to buy 36 Rafale fighters in 2015.


RCom rubbishes French media report on tax issue


New Jersey has legalized assisted suicide by enacting a law that will allow terminally ill individuals in the state the right to choose when they want to die.


New Jersey OKs assisted suicide for terminally ill


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is willing for another meeting with US President Donald Trump to reach an agreement on denuclearization if Washington has the right attitude, the state media reported on Saturday.


Kim says open to talks if US has 'right attitude'


A man in an electronic wheelchair-type scooter set his jacket on fire near one of the entrances to the White House and was hospitalized with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, the US Secret Service has said.


Man sets fire to jacket outside White House


With several platforms, from traditional newspaper, radio, mobile phone to social media, almost the entire adult population of the world has access to news instantly. India is no different in the always on networked world. What has changed is, unlike say a few decades ago, almost the entire media is partisan today.


Media with coloured glasses (Talking Point)


The week when the polling began wasn't a good one for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


An unsatisfactory week for the BJP (Column: Political Cicus)


It is true that there are no permanent enemies or permanent friends in politics. But this Machiavellian law is clearly not applicable when a coalition of parties is in the midst of an existential battle. No one can grudge the Congress partys desire to revive, but fighting the main enemy, in this case the BJP, and at the same time firing lethal rounds at allies has created bad blood among coalition partners.


Priyanka preparing UP for 2022, Rahul the Congress for 2024 (Comment)


The Indian elections that kicked off on Thursday are a democratic exercise the likes of which the world has never seen. In the worlds largest democratic practice, around 900 million voters - more than the combined population of all the European countries, across 543 constituencies will cast their votes to decide the fate of political parties.


Political parties need to focus on issue-based election campaigning (Column: Active Voice)


As the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by British forces at the Jallianwala Bagh, British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith on Saturday expressed deep regret and sorrow but remained non-committal on any apology coming from the British government on the brutal killings.


At Jallianwala, British envoy non-committal on apology


The head of Sudan's military council Awad Ibn Auf has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests.


Sudan coup leader steps down after a day


US President Donald Trump has threatened to release detained undocumented immigrants into so-called sanctuary cities, while blaming the country's immigration laws on Democrats.


Trump plans to move illegal migrants to 'sanctuary cities'


As voting for the Lok Sabha polls draws closer, the people in Bundelkhand have started raising their voice against water scarcity in the region. Persistent draught and migration have led the residents to a coin a slogan: 'Gaon-gaon talab banega, tabhi humara vote milega' (Will vote only after getting ponds in ech village). The villagers have formed an outfit 'Jal Jivan Sangathan' to raise the issues.


Bundelkhand wants its ponds in return for votes


The Supreme Court will hear on April 16 the West Bengal government's plea seeking to bar former police officer Bharati Ghosh from entering the state.


SC to hear Bengal plea on ex-police officer on April 16


The Supreme Court on Friday directed all political parties to furnish details of donations received via electoral bonds, a contention opposed by the Centre, but the court reaffirmed that "government must be allowed a free hand to implement the measure in execution of policies framed".


SC on poll bonds: Centre should be free to implement it


The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the central government to file a reply on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.


Centre's reply on challenge to Aadhaar ordinance sought


Hundreds of people, including students, local residents and even visitors, held a candlelight march in Amritsar on Friday evening on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by British Indian forces.

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