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India already has close to 900 million eligible voters, and an estimated half-a-billion have access to the Internet. India has 300 million Facebook users and 200 million on WhatsApp messaging service. The 2019 Lok Sabha polls will be the biggest ever test of the role of social media in an election.

Former opener WV Raman was on Thursday preferred over celebrated South African Gary Kirsten for the position of India's women's cricket coach despite dissention within the administrators over the selection process, a BCCI official told PTI. The 53-year-old Raman is currently a batting consultant at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.

A day after IAF Chief BS Dhanoa said that the SC has given a "fine judgment" on the Rafale deal, Congress’ Veerappa Moily accused the Air Chief of "lying" and "suppressing truth". "IAF Chief at that time visited HAL with Dassault and found it competent and said they have the expertise. I think he is lying, he is suppressing truth," Moily said.

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha, who had recently walked out of the ruling NDA in Bihar, on Thursday formally joined the UPA. Kushwaha joined the opposition alliance at the Congress headquarters in the national capital.

An architect by profession, Varun used to earn Rs 20,000 per project but his fortunes changed when the auctioneer's gavel came down on a whopping Rs 8.4 crore in the recent IPL player auction. "The moment I was hugging my father, Ashwin called me. He said – 'Welcome to KXIP. I am really happy for you. We will meet soon. All the best'," Varun said.

Former Australia captain Allan Border has come to the defence of Virat Kohli, saying his antics might be over the top but the game needs characters who show passion.

The temple was recently taken over by locals from residents of Bagur. Swami wanted to oust Chinappi, the main trustee of the temple seva samiti. At the seer’s behest, his lover, her husband and the priest of a nearby temple poisoned the prasada on December 14 which led to the death of 15 people and left over 100 devotees in hospital.

Higher crude prices sent the rupee to multiple lows in October and spurred foreigners to pull about $12 billion from local stocks and bonds in 2018. Cheaper oil and a central bank that’s boosting the amount of money it’s adding to the economy have driven gains in Indian assets this week.

Chief minister Kamal Nath — who is at the centre of a controversy over his remarks on UP-Bihar migrants — strongly defended his decision to incentivise hiring of MP domiciles by saying that there was nothing new in having a job preference policy for locals.

Government think tank Niti Aayog has prescribed reducing upper age limit to join the civil services to 27 years from the present 30 years for general category candidates by 2022-23 in a phased manner and also to have one integrated exam for all civil services.

A Delhi court Monday granted interim bail to RJD leader Lalu Yadav in the IRCTC scam case. The case relates to alleged irregularities in granting operational contract of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm. The charges in the case include criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption.​

A mobile phone manufacturer implementing the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative recently learned that around 60 Chinese experts visiting its Daman and Silvassa plants were asked by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to “leave India” immediately for ostensible violations of business visas.

Patiala cricketers Anmolpreet and cousin Prabhsimran, who went for big money at Tuesday’s IPL auction, could just have become handball players had elders in the joint family they live in had their way.

The government informed Parliament on Wednesday that Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Nitin and Chetan Sandesara, Lalit Modi and European middlemen Guido Ralph Haschke and Carlo Gerosa are among 58 economic offenders living abroad who are being pursued through look out circulars (LoCs), Interpol red notices and extradition requests.

Michel claimed he had to "virtually engage the entireUPA cabinet" to neutralise the lobbying on behalf of the US. The fax dispatch, received by the CBI from Italy, shows Michel was allegedly able to track the movement of files real time in the finance and defence ministries, even before the defence minister.

With the launch of communication satellite Gsat-7A from Sriharikota at 4.10pm on Wednesday, Isro has not only provided the Indian Air Force with its own 'eye' in the sky but has achieved a milestone by launching three satellites in just 35 days. The 2,250-kg military communication satellite Gsat-7A will work as a force multiplier for the IAF.

The White paper sets out a new immigration system based on skills and talent. It announces the complete removal of a cap on the number of work visas issued and ends the requirement for resident labour market tests by UK employers in which businesses have to advertise positions to UK workers first.