‘You’re embracing Taliban’: Mehbooba Mufti slams BJP over ‘land jihad’ charge | India News

SRINAGAR: Accused of promoting “land jihad” through her proposed land regularisation bill, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti struck back Sunday — charging BJP with “embracing the Taliban” while allegedly branding Indian Muslims as extremists.“In the garb of accusing people of waging ‘jihad’, Muslims were lynched and demonised. Yet today, this government salutes the Taliban,” she told…

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Rajya Sabha polls: Congress refuses ‘unsafe’ seat in J&K; puts ball in ally NC’s court | India News

Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi; NC leader and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: The Congress will not contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections to four seats in Jammu and Kashmir from the “unsafe” fourth seat, the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit announced on Sunday.J&K…

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‘My words distorted’: Mamata Banerjee amid backlash over her remarks on Bengal gang-rape case; blames media | India News

Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: After facing backlash over her remarks on the Durgapur gang-rape case, West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee on Sunday said her comments were “distorted” by the media.Also Read – ‘Girls have to protect themselves’: Mamata’s shocker in MBBS student rape case; vows strict action against guilty “The media distorted my…

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Bihar polls: ‘Undervalued’ by NDA, HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi warns of ‘repercussions’ | India News

Jitan Ram Manjhi with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has finalised its seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, after days of intense negotiations among allies. After earlier demanding 15 seats for his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi struck a…

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Green turtles rediscovered: Historic comeback reveals decades of conservation success

The green turtle’s remarkable recovery from near extinction is being hailed as a major conservation success. Once heavily hunted for their meat and decorative shells, these long-distance sea travellers experienced severe population declines. Over decades, coordinated global conservation efforts—including beach patrols, egg protection programmes, hatchling releases, and measures to reduce bycatch—have helped populations rebound. As…

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