In what could be described as post-poll violence in Assam, two journalists have been targeted by unidentified miscreants in two separate incidents in the state .


Journalists attacked in Assam, CM condemns attack


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Total water availability in 91 major reservoirs in the country has reduced to 26 per cent of their actual storage capacity, the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.


Water availability in 91 major reservoirs down to 26%


Aam Aadmi Party's East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Atishi has filed a criminal complaint against Gautam Gambhir, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee for the same seat, for holding two voter cards.


Complaint against Gautam Gambhir for 2 voter cards


A court here on Friday asked the Delhi Police to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) on a private complaint filed against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for making an objectionable speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


Police response sought on complaint against Rahul


Justice Sanjay Gupta of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the banned Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik to transfer the trial of a 30-year-old case against the separatist leader from Jammu to Srinagar.


Court dismisses Yasin Malik's plea to shift case


While politicians are busy promising the moon, ordinary folks in Agra continue to battle with water scarcity.


Amid election heat, Agra struggles with water woes


The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings of an inquiry commission probing the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa at Apollo Hospitals in Chennai in 2016.


SC stays panel proceedings in Jayalalithaa's death


India on Friday skipped Beijing's Belt and Road forum for a second time in protest against the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the controversial project has entered a new phase and would go further ahead.


India skips BRI forum, Pakistan says CPEC to go ahead


Call it a battle of guns and apples in Himachal Pradesh. The fight between arch rivals Congress and BJP in the state's apple-growing belt of Shimla is over the use of anti-hail guns that are used to save the crop from hailstorms.


It's battle over guns n' apples in Himachal


US President Donald Trump has said that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, would be coming to the White House soon, fuelling anticipation that the worlds two largest economies may be close to completing a trade deal.


Trump says Xi Jinping will visit White House soon


Creating a positive perception and a strong political brand even for a mass hero-politician is not an easy job, say brand and perception strategists.


Creating political brand for superstars is a challenge: Experts


The DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday said that even as the Pollachi sexual abuse-cum-blackmail case probe is yet to reach a conclusion, a similarly shocking incident in Perambalur district has come to light involving a leader of the ruling AIADMK party.


Now, Perambalur sexual abuse case post-Pollachi: Stalin


Actress Scarlett Johansson may not be a part of the political world at the moment, but she hasn't ruled it out from her future.


Johansson not averse to idea of joining politics


Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna on Friday quipped that there's only one "party" she would like to be part of amidst the ongoing 2019 Lok Sabha elections.


Twinkle reveals only 'party' she'd want to be part of


Twitter users are younger, more highly educated, more likely to identify as Democrats and have higher incomes than US adults overall, says a new study from Pew Research Centre amid allegations of anti-conservative bias against the social media platform.


Twitter users in US more likely to be Democrats: Study


Authored by Pakistans political and strategic analyst Shuja Nawaz, a new book "The Battle For Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighborhood" will explore Pakistans complex relationship with the US, and its neighbours - India and Afghanistan.


Book on Pakistan's ties with neighbours, US in August


The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the probe by the Judicial Commission constituted by Tamil Nadu government to inquire into the death of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.


SC stays judicial probe into Jayalalithaa's death


The ambitious PM-KISAN scheme that aims to provide Rs 6,000 annually to small and marginal farmers will reach only 38 per cent of the intended beneficiaries by the end of ongoing Lok sabha polls, thanks to tardy furnishing of information by the states, lack of digitised land records and the election Model Code of Conduct being in force, according to government officials involved in its implementation.


'PM KISAN scheme to benefit just 38% farmers till polls conclude'


Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday announced that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara will resign later in the day, after he was asked to quit over mishandling of intelligence reports ahead of the Easter Sunday bombings.


IGP will resign on Friday, says Sirisena


Maoists on Friday blew up a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election office in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said.


Maoists blow up BJP election office in Jharkhand


The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Election Commission on the biopic "PM Narendra Modi".

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