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LS polls: 3 turncoats among 5 candidates announced by Congress for Telangana

Hyderabad: Three turncoats find a place in the list of five Lok Sabha candidates for Telangana in the third list announced by Congress on Thursday for the 2024 elections. With the announcement…
Congress gives LS tickets to kin of Kharge, 5 Karnataka ministers

Bengaluru: AICC President M Mallikarjun Kharge’s son-in-law and the children of five ministers figure in the second list of 17 candidates in Karnataka announced by the Congress on Thursday for the Lok…

Kejriwal will run govt from prison, says Delhi Assembly Speaker

New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said on Thursday that as decided earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will run the government and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from prison…
CBI registers FIR against TMC leader Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query case

New Delhi: Acting on the directions of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, the CBI on Thursday registered an FIR against former Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query case, officials said. The Lokpal…
32 Indian fishermen detained by Sri Lanka Navy for alleged poaching

Colombo: At least 32 Indian fishermen were detained by the Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday off the coast of Talaimannar and near the islet of Delft in the northern province for allegedly…
Congress’s accounts not frozen, recovery of Rs 135 cr made: Officials

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has not frozen the Congress’ bank accounts, as charged by the opposition party, but has made a recovery of Rs 135 crore because of its violations…
Jailed Mukhtar Ansari tells court he was served food laced with poison

Barabanki: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari on Thursday told a court in Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh that his health has deteriorated after he was served food allegedly laced with poison inside the…

IPL 2024 to have sign language feed for differently abled

Mumbai: The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will have a sign language feed and descriptive commentary for the deaf, hard-of-hearing and visually-impaired fans. The official broadcaster of the T20 league,…
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrested by ED

In a major development ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Delhi excise policy ‘scam’…
Bengaluru: Law student commits suicide by jumping in front of Metro train

Bengaluru: A student of the National School of Law here on Thursday committed suicide by jumping in front of a Metro train at the Attiguppe Metro Station, the police said. The deceased…
CBI seizes container suspected to have drugs at Vizag port

Visakhapatnam: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the assistance of Customs Department, Visakhapatnam, has detained a shipping container suspected of having narcotics at Visakhapatnam Port. The CBI said on Thursday that…
Kejriwal moves SC against HC order denying him protection from coercive action

New Delhi: Hours after the high court denied him relief, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday evening rushed to the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action by the Enforcement…
CSK weren’t ready to move on from MS Dhoni in 2022: Stephen Fleming

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings were not ready to “move on” from MS Dhoni in IPL 2022 when Ravindra Jadeja was named captain, admitted head coach Stephen Fleming here on Thursday while adding…
Rooh Afza: Soulful saga of iconic summer drink transcends borders

Jeddah: For over a century, people in India and Pakistan have relished Rooh Afza, a cooling squash with rose fragrance and crimson shade. The syrup was developed by Hakeem Hafeez Abdul Majeed,…
ED at Kejriwal’s doorstep: Systematic moved by BJP, alleges NCP

Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) said the Enforcement Directorate reaching Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Thursday is a “systematic and planned move” by the BJP, which targets its…