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The Aam Aadmi Party’s “Provide Employment – Ensure Social Justice” march entered Pratapgarh on its ninth day on Wednesday, led by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. The march began at 10.00 am from Aashirwad Banquet and moved through Bhagat Singh Statue Chauraha, Bhupiya Mau, and HPS Vatika before arriving at Vishwanathganj Bazaar.Residents, workers from various…

The case of fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi challenging his extradition will come up for hearing before Belgium’s supreme court, the Court of Cassation, on December 9, officials said on Thursday.Choksi has challenged before Belgium’s top court an October 17 ruling of the Antwerp Court of Appeal that upheld India’s request for his extradition while…

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday remanded four accused in the Red Fort blast case to 10 days of NIA custody. The agency identified them as Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai of Pulwama, Dr Adeel Ahmed Rather, a Saharanpur-based practitioner originally from Anantnag, Dr Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, and Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian….

NEW DELHI: Describing the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal as “unplanned, chaotic, and dangerous,” chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the situation had reached an “alarming stage” following the deaths of multiple booth-level officers (BLOs), including an anganwadi worker in Jalpaiguri.In a letter addressed to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee said she…

At COP 30 this week, the world’s most powerful leaders are once again bargaining over degrees and decades: how much warming to allow, how long developing countries can keep burning coal, how much money will flow south. India’s delegation is pressing, as always, for climate equity. On paper, they’re right: our per-capita emissions remain a…

NEW DELHI: JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the 10th time at a grand ceremony held at Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan.“I congratulate my father for taking the oath as the CM the 10th time. The public gave us more than expected. I thank and also congratulate…

Nitish Kumar sworn-in as Bihar chief minister for 10th time NEW DELHI: Phir ek baar Nitish Kumar. Bihar, once again, has sealed its political future in the hands of a man who has ruled it for most of the past two decades — a leader who has mastered the art of survival, reinvention, and political…

If you start taking the new weight-loss medications, be ready to stay with it for a long time, says Dr V Mohan, Chennai-based senior diabetologist who has worked extensively on the epidemiology and genetics of the disease. Excerpts from his chat with TOI, which is partnering with Novo Nordisk India to spearhead the ‘Choose Your…

NEW DELHI: In a massive defence boost for India, the United States has approved a possible $93 million arms sales deal which would help “strengthen homeland defense and deter regional threats”.The deal includes Javelin Missile System and related equipment for an estimated cost of $45.7 million and 216 M982A1 Excalibur tactical projectiles for $47.1 million.“The…

NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to social activist Jyoti Jagtap in the Elgar Parishad case.A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma on Wednesday granted her the relief till the next date of hearing in Feb next year, after senior advocate Aparna Bhat told the court that…