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UP: Atiq Ahmad’s 2 jailed sons among 6 booked for attempt to murder, extortion
Prayagraj: Police here have filed a fresh FIR against gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad’s two sons Umar and Ali, who are currently in jail, and four others on charges of attempt to murder and…
- India
BJP protests crores spent on renovation of Kejriwal’s ‘palatial bungalow’, AAP plans counter
New Delhi: The BJP and AAP continued to spar over renovation of Delhi Chief Minister’s official residence on Thursday, with the leaders of saffron outfit staging a protest with a replica of…
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Opposition parties care for OBCs, Dalits only when out of power: Dinesh
Lucknow: Senior BJP leader Dinesh Sharma hit out at the opposition parties in UP on Thursday for demanding a caste-based census, asserting that they care for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and…
- India
China’s border pacts’ violation ‘eroded’ basis of ties: Rajnath to Chinese defence min
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday told his Chinese counterpart, General Li Shangfu that all issues at the LAC need to be resolved in accordance with existing bilateral agreements, officials…
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Karnataka: Congress announces free travel for women in public transport buses
Mangaluru: Announcing the fifth poll “guarantee” of the Congress ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday promised free travel for women in public transport…
- India
HC seeks DU stand on St Stephen’s plea against absolute weightage to CUET score for minorities
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought Delhi University’s response on a plea filed by St Stephen’s College against the varsity’s notification insisting on admission under minority quota solely on…
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Poonch terror attack: Man who consumed poison after being called for police questioning dies
Poonch: A 50-year-old man who allegedly consumed poison on being called by police for questioning in connection with last week’s terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch died on Thursday, sparking protests…
- Business
Airtel 5G Plus now available in 3,000 cities, towns
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced that its ultra-fast 5G service is now available to customers in 3,000 cities and towns in the country. From Katra in Jammu to Kannur in…
- Opinions
Poonch terror attack – its dynamics pose new challenges
The Poonch terror attack of April 20 has its own dynamics which are being papered over by old-themed analysis The fundamentals of this attack, in which five soldiers were killed, need to…
- World
Abolish veto rights or give them to newbies in reformed UNSC: India
United Nations: Pressing its case for reforming the UN Security Council, India has said that either the veto rights should be abolished or be given also to new permanent members in a…
- India
Bihar: Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh released
Saharsa: Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh was released from Bihar’s Saharsa jail early Thursday morning, a jail official confirmed. Singh’s release was necessitated after the Bihar government recently amended the prison rules allowing…
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Spurred border tensions: India’s 2022 military spending rose by 6%
New York: Spurred by tensions along its borders, India’s defence spending rose by nearly six per cent to $81.4 billion last year, ranking it fourth in military expenditures, according to an analysis…
- Delhi
DU to launch ‘Panchang’ on April 28 to disseminate ancient Indian knowledge
New Delhi: The Delhi University (DU) will release a ‘Panchang’ (religious almanac) prepared by it on April 28, which will be shared among the students across the country with an aim to…
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IndiGo offers to operate chartered flights under Operation Kaveri
New Delhi: IndiGo on Wednesday said it has offered services for chartered flights to Jeddah to bring back Indians evacuated from Sudan. Under the evacuation mission ‘Operation Kaveri’, India is taking the…
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Wary of cyclone, Odisha gears up for calamity in advance
Bhubaneswar: After being hit by summer cyclones for three consecutive years in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the Odisha government on Wednesday geared up for such an eventuality in the coming days, though…