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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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"Could Have Been A Steve Irwin": 16-cm Stingray Barb Pierces Woman's Arm
A 68-year-old woman from Minlaton almost died after a 16-cm (6-inch) stingray barb pierced her arm while she was snorkelling in South Australia.
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How Pakistan Used Same Strategy After Every Terror Attack
Beyond the barbed wire fences at the Line of Control are terror launchpads that have one routine task: sending terrorists across the boundary into Jammu and Kashmir.
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"Bullying, Blackmail": US, China Exchange Barbs Over Trade War At UN
The Chinese envoy took direct aim at the United States, saying the government headed by Donald Trump "severely disrupts the global economic order" by imposing shock tariffs on its trading partners.
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'Lungi' vs 'Godse's Revolver': BJP, Congress' New Jabs Before Assam Polls
The BJP and Congress' Assam units traded juvenile barbs - each declaring the other change its electoral symbol - before next month's panchayat election.
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No Need To Waste "Precious Time" On Them: S Jaishankar's Barb At Pak
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the 2008 Mumbai terror attack marked a turning point in relations with Pakistan when Indians collectively felt that such behaviour from a neighbouring country could no longer be tolerated.
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Akhilesh Yadav Jabs BJP Over Delay In Choosing Chief, Amit Shah Replies
The Lok Sabha today witnessed a banter between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav after the latter fired a barb at the ruling BJP for its delay in electing a party president.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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Amid Rana Sanga Row, Akhilesh Yadav's "Gaushala" Remark Sparks Uproar
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's "gaushala vs perfume park" barb at the BJP has sparked a major row and invited a sharp retort from Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Keshab Prasad Maurya.
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"Black Comedy At Its Darkest": MK Stalin's Reply To Yogi Adityanath's Barbs
In a sharp reply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's criticism over the three-language row, his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin has said the firebrand leader's remarks are not irony, but "political black comedy at its darkest"
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"I Dig Black": Kerala Bureaucrat Calls Out Colourism, Comparison To Husband
Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala's Chief Secretary, has hit out at social media users ridiculing her for her dark complexion and colorist barbs comparing her work with that of her husband -- former Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu
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"You Made 'Sheeshmahal', We Will...": BJP's Delhi Budget Jab At Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta fired 'sheeshmahal' jabs - a redux of barbs fired in campaigning for last month's Assembly election - at predecessor Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP Tuesday, as she presented a Rs 1 lakh crore budget for 2025/26.
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"Designed By Tamilian": K Annamalai's "Stupid" Barb At DMK Amid Rupee Row
Hitting back at the DMK for replacing the rupee symbol in promotional material for the Tamil Nadu budget, BJP state President K Annamalai has said the party is so "stupid" that it doesn't realise that the symbol was designed by a Tamilian.
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"Did Women Roam Naked Before 2005?" Rabri Devi Counters Nitish Kumar's Jabs
With the political temperature in Bihar rising in the election year, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi exchanged sharp barbs in the Legislative Council.
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"Chief Minister Unconscious": Tejashwi Yadav's Tanishq Barb At Nitish Kumar
Targeting the Nitish Kumar government over the daylight robbery at a Tanishq store in Bihar's Arrah. Leader of the Opposition in Assembly Tejashwi Yadav has said the Chief Minister is "unconscious" and citizens should take care of themselves
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DMK, AIADMK's 'Hang Your Head In Shame' Barbs Over Pollachi Sex Assault Case
On Tuesday, hours after a Tamil Nadu court sentenced nine men to life in prison - for raping and blackmailing eight Pollachi women multiple times between 2016 and 2018 - Chief Minister MK Stalin and the AIADMK's Edappadi K Palaniswami bickered.
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"Could Have Been A Steve Irwin": 16-cm Stingray Barb Pierces Woman's Arm
A 68-year-old woman from Minlaton almost died after a 16-cm (6-inch) stingray barb pierced her arm while she was snorkelling in South Australia.
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How Pakistan Used Same Strategy After Every Terror Attack
Beyond the barbed wire fences at the Line of Control are terror launchpads that have one routine task: sending terrorists across the boundary into Jammu and Kashmir.
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"Bullying, Blackmail": US, China Exchange Barbs Over Trade War At UN
The Chinese envoy took direct aim at the United States, saying the government headed by Donald Trump "severely disrupts the global economic order" by imposing shock tariffs on its trading partners.
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'Lungi' vs 'Godse's Revolver': BJP, Congress' New Jabs Before Assam Polls
The BJP and Congress' Assam units traded juvenile barbs - each declaring the other change its electoral symbol - before next month's panchayat election.
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No Need To Waste "Precious Time" On Them: S Jaishankar's Barb At Pak
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said the 2008 Mumbai terror attack marked a turning point in relations with Pakistan when Indians collectively felt that such behaviour from a neighbouring country could no longer be tolerated.
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Akhilesh Yadav Jabs BJP Over Delay In Choosing Chief, Amit Shah Replies
The Lok Sabha today witnessed a banter between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav after the latter fired a barb at the ruling BJP for its delay in electing a party president.
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Revanth Reddy's 16 "Harrowing Nights In Jail" Barb Draws KTR Retort
The Revanth Reddy vs KT Rama Rao spat - which has included jabs over Telangana hosting the Miss World pageant and the arrest of two women journalists - continued Thursday with the Chief Minister claiming he spent 16 nights in jail for flying a drone.
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Amid Rana Sanga Row, Akhilesh Yadav's "Gaushala" Remark Sparks Uproar
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's "gaushala vs perfume park" barb at the BJP has sparked a major row and invited a sharp retort from Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Keshab Prasad Maurya.
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"Black Comedy At Its Darkest": MK Stalin's Reply To Yogi Adityanath's Barbs
In a sharp reply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's criticism over the three-language row, his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin has said the firebrand leader's remarks are not irony, but "political black comedy at its darkest"
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"I Dig Black": Kerala Bureaucrat Calls Out Colourism, Comparison To Husband
Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala's Chief Secretary, has hit out at social media users ridiculing her for her dark complexion and colorist barbs comparing her work with that of her husband -- former Kerala Chief Secretary V Venu
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"You Made 'Sheeshmahal', We Will...": BJP's Delhi Budget Jab At Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta fired 'sheeshmahal' jabs - a redux of barbs fired in campaigning for last month's Assembly election - at predecessor Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP Tuesday, as she presented a Rs 1 lakh crore budget for 2025/26.
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"Designed By Tamilian": K Annamalai's "Stupid" Barb At DMK Amid Rupee Row
Hitting back at the DMK for replacing the rupee symbol in promotional material for the Tamil Nadu budget, BJP state President K Annamalai has said the party is so "stupid" that it doesn't realise that the symbol was designed by a Tamilian.
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"Did Women Roam Naked Before 2005?" Rabri Devi Counters Nitish Kumar's Jabs
With the political temperature in Bihar rising in the election year, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi exchanged sharp barbs in the Legislative Council.
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"Chief Minister Unconscious": Tejashwi Yadav's Tanishq Barb At Nitish Kumar
Targeting the Nitish Kumar government over the daylight robbery at a Tanishq store in Bihar's Arrah. Leader of the Opposition in Assembly Tejashwi Yadav has said the Chief Minister is "unconscious" and citizens should take care of themselves
