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Twitter records 400 mn tweets in 2019 LS polls

Twitter India on Thursday said conversations around the 2019 Lok Sabha elections grew 600 per cent from 2014 to reach 396 million tweets between January 1 and May 23.

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Modi biopic: SC to hear plea on April 8

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on April 8 a plea seeking to block the release of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi that is scheduled to release on April 5.

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Ye 'PUBG' wala hai kya? Modi asks parent

Launched in December 2017, PlayersUnknown Battleground (PUBG) is an online, multi-player battle game that connects users from around the world in real-time and allows them to fight missions, and is known to indulge players into long hours of gaming

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India likely to surpass UK in largest economy rankings of 2019: PwC Report

India is the fastest growing large economy in the world, with an enormous population, favourable demographics and high catch-up potential due to low initial GDP per head. It is therefore all but certain to continue to rise in the global GDP league table i

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Congress leads in three BJP-ruled states, TRS in Telangana

In line with exit polls, the Congress appeared to be returning to power after a five-year gap in Rajasthan, the country's largest state which has not re-elected a ruling party in recent times.

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Telangana, Rajasthan go to poll on Dec 7: Setting the stage for general elections 2019

If fortunes of Indian National Congress Party have to turn around and pose any meaningful challenge to BJP and essentially PM Modi ahead of next year’s general elections, then it has to happen in Rajasthan.

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26/11: A decade after the deadly Mumbai terror attack

The attack -- at iconic locations such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Hotel Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Hotel Trident, Nariman House, Leopold Café, Cama Hospital, Wadi Bunder – killed 166 persons.

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Indian govt clears corridor for Kartarpur to Pakistan Border

"Coins and postal stamps will also be released. Doordarshan and All India Radio will telecast special programs and gurbani on life and teachings of Guru Nanak Devji.

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As India becomes wealthier, more Indians leave its shores

An estimated 17 million Indians were living abroad in 2017, making India the largest source country for international migrants globally, up from seven million in 1990 and a 143 per cent increase, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of data from the United

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Foreigners visiting India on E-visa set new record

To promote cruise tourism, immigration facilities have been provided at five major seaports where e-landing permits are granted to passengers for their onshore site-seeing.