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Appartments alloted (left), CM Yogi (agencies) LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday handed over keys to allottees of flats, built on land recovered from the illegal possession of mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in the upscale Dalibagh area of Lucknow, a statement said.The flats were distributed to 72 beneficiaries from EWS (economic weaker section)…

Fadnavis, Musk (File photos) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra on Wednesday became the first Indian state to partner with Elon Musk’s Starlink for satellite-based internet services. The state government signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited to expand high-speed internet access across rural and remote regions. Under the partnership, satellite internet will…

NEW DELHI: As Bihar gears up for the first phase of assembly elections tomorrow, a video from Patna airport has gone viral on social media. The clip shows an unexpected encounter between estranged brothers Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav.The video, captured during a podcast shoot by YouTuber Samdish, shows Tej Pratap Yadav, chief of…

NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Election Commission and Bharatiya Janata Party of hatching a conspiracy to convert Congress’ landslide victory in Haryana into a loss.A day ahead of the first phase of Bihar assembly elections, Rahul addressed a much awaited press conference, backing his vote theft…

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “stealing” the mandate in the Haryana Assembly elections, claiming that a deliberate plan was executed to convert Congress’s victory into a BJP win. Speaking at a press conference, Rahul Gandhi said the Congress had received “numerous complaints”…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address a press conference on Wednesday, stoking speculation about the “hydrogen bomb” he promised to drop in support of his charges on vote theft by the Bharatiya Janata Party.A day ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the leader of the opposition in…

NEW DELHI: In what could make the Union govt, especially road transport and highway minister Nitin Gadkari, proud, the Supreme Court on Tuesday commended the country’s quantum leap in infrastructure development and digitisation and said attempts to revolutionise travel by road through world-class highways are discernible.While frowning at the inability of the Uttar Pradesh and…

NEW DELHI: Security forces on Wednesday launched an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar after receiving specific intelligence.In a social media post on X, Army’s White Knight corps said that it established contact with terrorists in general area of Chhatru which led to exchange of fire.“In an intelligence based operation, in concert with Jammu…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved a verdict on an issue sensitive to 20,000-odd judicial officers and will decide whether those opting for the promotional route to become district judges need a quota to counter lawyers, directly recruited to the DJ post, from stealing a march over them.While the High Courts have cited…

NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act being invoked in cases of consenting adolescent romantic relations, Supreme Court said on Tuesday there was a need to spread awareness among students about the issue and hinted that it would pass directions. “The Pocso Act is being misused in…