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Supreme Court’s Pegasus panel submits interim report
The expert committee appointed to look into the Pegasus row — where Israeli spyware was allegedly used to snoop on politicians, journalists, judges and government officials — has sought more time to complete its investigation. Sources said the panel, headed by Justice (Retd) Raveendran, has already submitted its interim...
Regular international flights likely from March 15
Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departure, government sources said on Monday. Given the consistent decline in Covid cases, a decision on resuming scheduled international flights has almost been arrived...
Victim families challenge bail to minister’s son in SC
The families of the farmers killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri have approached the Supreme Court to challenge the bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra and the main accused in the case. The Allahabad High Court granted bail despite “overwhelming evidence” against the minister’s son, the...
Karnataka’s Shivamogga tense after Bajrang Dal member killed
There is tension in Karnataka’s Shivamogga after a 26-year-old member of right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal was stabbed to death last night. After incidents of arson, police have been deployed in large numbers and the administration has restricted public gatherings. Schools and colleges in the district will remain...
Ukraine Indian embassy staff family members told to return
India has asked its citizens including students who are living in Ukraine to return if their stay in the east European nation “is not deemed essential”. Family members of Indian embassy staff in Ukraine will also be sent home, sources have told NDTV. In a second advisory today, the...
Russia, France agree to defuse Ukraine crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Sunday agreed to work for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, Macron’s office said. In a phone conversation lasting 105 minutes, they also agreed on “the need to favour a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis and to do everything...
Sidhu losing touch with people, says Congress MP
Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Sunday said the party’s chief in Punjab Navjot Singh Sidhu has not been among people in the last five years and his use of sharp language against leaders has upset people, which are likely to affect his chances of victory in the assembly...
Akhilesh slams PM’s bomb dig
Akhilesh Yadav today fired back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “terrorists choosing cycles” comment at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh, declaring that an “insult to the cycle is an insult to the entire nation”. The Samajwadi Party leader’s retort was framed in a verse in Hindi on the...
Russia expands military drills near Ukraine
Russia and Belarus are extending military drills that were due to end on Sunday, the Belarus defence minister said, in a step that further intensifies pressure on Ukraine as Western leaders warn of an imminent Russian invasion. The decision to extend the drills was taken because of military activity...
Chouhan likens Akhilesh to Aurangzeb for filial disloyalty
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan tore into Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today, comparing him to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. At a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria, Mr Chouhan asked voters whether they can trust someone “who wasn’t loyal to his father”, alluding to Mr Yadav’s fight...
