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New Delhi: Humbling memories of the last assembly elections serve as a cautionary tale for major parties in the two rival alliances in Bihar as they seek to accommodate demands of their smaller allies in a state with a polarised electoral battlefield where they can either play a spoilsport or multiply gains of their big…

New Delhi: Refuting allegations made by activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention under National Security Act, the Ladakh administration told Supreme Court that due process of law was followed, including informing him about grounds of arrest, and he was also allowed to meet his relatives in jail. It also informed the court that he…

New Delhi: Supreme Court Tuesday asked ED whether its probe into the money laundering aspect of alleged massive corruption in liquor sale by Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (Tasmac) amounted to interference in the state’s affairs and federal structure of governance, leading the agency to assert that under the anti-money laundering law it is obligated…

NEW DELHI: Keeping up the attack on the veracity of Sunjay Kapur’s will, his children from actor Karisma Kapoor told the Delhi high court on Tuesday that the document uses a “feminine pronoun” to describe him.The counsel appearing for Samaira and Kiaan Raj made the submission before Justice Jyoti Singh during the hearing of their…

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the NSG’s Special Operations Training Centre (SOTC) in Manesar which is being built over eight acres at a cost of Rs 141 crore to provide state-of-the-art training to special commandos of NSG as well as anti-terror task forces of state/UT police, in combating…

NEW DELHI: The surrender by CPI(Maoist) politburo member Mallojula Venugopal alias Sonu along with senior and mid-level cadres is being seen as a sign of a vertical split in the Naxal outfit already grappling with an erosion in its leadership and armed strength as well as a rapidly-shrinking arc of influence.The split was evident when…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives after a private bus traveling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire.Twenty passengers died in the fire, and 16 others were critically injured, news agency PTI reported.“Distressed by the loss of lives due to a mishap in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. My thoughts…

NEW DELHI: Congress youth leaders expressed strong resentment over the selection of candidates for Bihar Assembly elections, demanding a higher representation of youth and not just “sons of leaders.” After Central Election Committee (CEC) meet chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge concluded on Tuesday, a number of workers came out dissatisfied, with one claiming that…

PM Modi, Mongolian President plant saplings under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative (Photo credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa jointly planted a sapling at Hyderabad House in a symbolic gesture of environmental conservation.Both PM Modi and President Ukhnaa aim to promote environmental sustainability and encourage citizens to…

Congress asks PM Modi to clarify Trump’s praise for ‘killer’ Field Marshal Asim Munir NEW DELHI: With US President Donald Trump calling Pakistani general Asim Munir “my favourite Field Marshal” at a summit of world leaders in Egypt, Congress on Tuesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clarify what kind of friendship he shares with…