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Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh – from which BJP emerged – brought…

Bhopal/Gwalior: Could Madhya Pradesh’s carbide gun-triggered tragedy have been avoided if early action of two alert cops in Gwalior and Bhopal were taken seriously and replicated across the state? On Oct 18 – days before Diwali – a cop in Gwalior, alarmed by the open sale of carbide guns, had on his own lodged an…

Gulf Air (Courtesy: ANIXE) CHENNAI: A consumer court in Chennai has fined Gulf Air Rs 1 lakh for refusing to fly a former Tamil Nadu MLA on the grounds that his passport didn’t have a surname. Nizamudeen was to be in Dubai on Feb 10, 2023. Despite holding a UAE visa, he was refused boarding…

Jammu and Kashmir Police (PTI/Used only for representation) JAMMU: Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma suspended eight cops — including a sub-inspector and seven special police officers — for negligence after a video of an alleged attack on a vehicle carrying religious preachers from Kerala went viral on social media. The clip apparently showed that police were…

Charred remains of a Hyderabad-bound private bus that caught fire after a collision with a two-wheeler, near Chinnatekur in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. NEW DELHI: The blaze that engulfed a passenger bus in Andhra Pradesh in the wee hours of Friday was sparked when a motorcycle came under the vehicle and was dragged along, leading…

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will attend religious congregations on Saturday to mark the beginning of a series of events commemorating the 350th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur.The Punjab government will perform an ‘ardas’ (prayer) at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi on October 25 to begin the…

John Kiriakou, Parvez Musharraf Former CIA officer John Kiriakou has revealed that the United States provided millions of dollars to Pakistan under former President Pervez Musharraf, in effect “purchasing” his cooperation.He also claimed that Musharraf handed over control of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal to the US. “When I was stationed in Pakistan in 2002, I was…

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday slammed the United Nations, accusing the global body of paying only “lip service” to international peace and security while failing to act decisively against terrorism. Speaking at an event marking the UN’s 80th anniversary in New Delhi, he said the organisation’s credibility had been undermined by…

Survivors of the horrific Kaveri Travels bus fire in Andhra Pradesh recounted their desperate struggle to escape, while Maharashtra police suspended an officer after a woman doctor’s suicide triggered allegations of rape and harassment. Meanwhile, the Asia Cup trophy controversy deepened amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, and New Delhi moved closer to sealing a major trade…

NEW DELHI: After weeks of uncertainty, the Mahagathbandhan has finally placed its bet on Tejashwi Yadav, naming him as its chief ministerial face for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. At 36, Tejashwi is now the youngest contender for the state’s top post.By choosing him, the Mahagathbandhan hopes to consolidate its traditional Muslim-Yadav (M-Y) base, while…