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NEW DELHI: A day after Union home minister Amit Shah expressed confidence that 21 NDA-governed states would implement Uniform Civil Code by 2029, three BJP allies struck a circumspect note.Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, parliamentary party leader of Telugu Desam Party which is in office in Andhra Pradesh, told TOI, “As of now, there is no…

Pune: NCP-SP working president Supriya Sule Monday said the possibility of vendetta politics cannot be denied after CBI named Sena UBT MLA Aadtiya Thackeray in the FIR registered in connection with the Disha Salian death case.“The same govt had closed the case. I fail to understand what development prompted the probe agency to reopen the…

TMC’s 20 rebel Lok Sabha MPs merged with little-known NPCI after defection Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: West Bengal’s rebel-MP saga got a fresh twist Monday, with Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Prasad Basunia claiming 17 of 20 TMC defectors who joined the little-known NCPI following the Mamata Banerjee-headed party’s defeat in assembly elections in April would cross over to…

NEW DELHI: Govt has agreed to export 654MW of electricity daily to flood-ravaged Nepal for 18 hours a day till Dec 31. The ministry of power Monday said the recent floods caused significant damage to hydropower infrastructure in Nepal, reducing its domestic power generation capacity and creating an additional requirement for electricity, reports Atul Mathur.Beginning…

File photo: PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked the people of Rajasthan after the BJP emerged as the largest party in the state’s municipal elections, winning more wards than the Congress and securing majorities in four of the 10 municipal corporations.In a post on X, PM Modi said the…

Photo taken from Instagram account of ‘Backpacker Arunima’ NEW DELHI: A popular Indian travel vlogger from Kerala, who has been travelling in Afghanistan and posting videos from the country, on Monday claimed that she had been “arrested” by the “Mujahideen” in Bamyan and appealed for help in contacting the Indian embassy.In a post on her…

File photo: NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Monday questioned the registration of a CBI FIR into the death of Disha Salian, saying she was surprised because the case had earlier been treated as closed by the same government.Salian, a former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, died…

File photo: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday reviewed the functioning of the CM Helpline 1905 at the Secretariat and directed officials to ensure the swift, time-bound and satisfactory resolution of public grievances.The chief minister said that the CM Helpline is an important mechanism for addressing the…

Civic poll results were announced for Rajasthan wards today. NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan civic poll results have reinforced the dominance of the ruling BJP despite some setbacks, brought cheers to the AAP and the CPM, but has rung alarm bells for the Congress ahead of the 2028 assembly elections in the state.The BJP has lost…

18th BRICS Summit in Delhi NEW DELHI: India and China should view each other as partners rather than rivals, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Monday, citing the consensus reached between president Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.Wang said the…