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WHO reports new Omicron sub-variant in India
A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is following this, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out...
Dubai-bound SpiceJet stranded in Karachi for 11 hours
After being stranded for nearly 11 hours in Karachi, 138 passengers of a Delhi-Dubai SpiceJet finally took off for UAE on an alternate flight that was sent from India on Tuesday evening. SpiceJet’s Boeing 737 Max aircraft had made an unscheduled landing at the Karachi airport this morning after...
Shinde says Fadnavis real ‘kalakar’ behind his new govt
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday revealed that the last month’s state Legislative Council polls came as the last trigger for him to rebel against Shiv Sena even as he hailed BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the real “kalakar” (artist) behind the formation of the new government. “On...
UP arrest for chicken wrapped in paper with photos of deities
A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by selling chicken on a piece of paper having pictures of Hindu deities, and also attacking a police team. The incident took place on Sunday when some people complained that Talib Hussain was selling chicken from...
Norwegian anti-Islam extremist’s car rammed after incident
The leader of an extremist Norwegian anti-Islamic group was in a spectacular car chase and collision on Saturday, minutes after burning a Quran on the outskirts of Oslo. Norwegian police said they arrested two people, including the driver of a car accused of deliberately ramming the SUV of Lars Thorsen,...
Uddhav Thackeray dares Shinde, BJP for mid-term poll
Uddhav Thackeray gathered the Shiv Sena — at least the part that he still commands — at its office in Mumbai on Monday evening and dared the new government led by party rebel Eknath Shinde to mid-term elections. This came hours after the Team Shinde-BJP coalition proved its majority comfortably as some...
Eknath Shinde declared as Sena legislative party leader
In a major setback to the Uddhav Thackeray faction a day before the crucial trust vote of the Eknath Shinde-BJP government, the newly-appointed speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly on Sunday night removed Shiv Sena Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Ajay Chaudhary as the legislative party leader. A letter issued...
Pawar gives Shinde govt 6 months time before collapse
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said that mid-term polls are likely in Maharashtra as the government led by rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde may fall in the next six months. He made the statement while addressing NCP legislators and other leaders of the party...
Modi’s Bhagyanagar name for Hyderabad sparks buzz
Hyderabad or Bhagyanagar? Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the city for the big BJP meet, referred to Telangana capital as Bhagyanagar during his address to the delegates from across the country. The Prime Minister said that it was in Bhagyanagar that Sardar Patel, the freedom fighter icon, had coined...
Stalin threatens to turn ‘dictator’ if party men don’t behave
“I will become a dictator and take action if indiscipline and irregularity rear their heads,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin asserted in Namakkal on Sunday, addressing a party meet of representatives of urban local bodies. Underscoring that local bodies are the lifeline of democracy,...
Lashkar terrorist was Jammu BJP Morcha IT cell chief
A wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist captured in Jammu and Kashmir was an active member of BJP. He was also the party’s Minority Morcha social media in-charge in Jammu. Talib Hussain Shah and his accomplice were captured by the villagers in Jammu’s Reasi area this morning. Two AK rifles, several grenades...
Shiv Sena MPs undecided on joining Shinde camp
Shiv Sena parliamentarians are still undecided on joining the breakaway faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde amid claims by the BJP leaders that at least a dozen Lok Sabha members were in touch with them. A central BJP minister claimed that the split in the Shiv Sena...
Man arrested for social media post against PM Modi
A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly posting objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his social media account, police said here on Friday. The accused, Rehan, hailing from Nadayal village under Sahaswan police station limits, had made the post carrying objectionable remarks against PM Modi and...
Supreme Court holds Nupur responsible for igniting tension
The Supreme Court today blamed suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma for igniting tension with her comments on Prophet Muhammad and said she should “apologise to the whole country”. “The way she has ignited emotions across the country. This lady is single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country,”...
Eknath Shinde projects himself as Bal Thackeray’s real heir
Eknath Shinde, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra after nine days of rebellion against Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray leadership, has sent out a subtle message positioning himself as the political heir to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Right after the oath ceremony, Shinde changed the profile...
Pawar says Fadnavis cannot but be unhappy being No.2
The BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, who took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra after a party command today, could not have done so “happily”, veteran politician Sharad Pawar has said. Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party — part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi — lost power as Uddhav Thackeray stepped...
Uddhav Thackeray, sons visit temple after resignation
Uddhav Thackeray, out of power in Maharashtra and marginalised in the party founded by his father, rounded up the day with a visit to a temple in Mumbai. He was accompanied by his sons Aaditya Thackeray and Tejas Thackeray. The eight-day political drama that started with the rebellion of...
Actor Swara Bhasker receives death threat letter
Actor Swara Bhasker has received a death threat in a letter following which Mumbai police have launched an investigation, an official said on Wednesday. The letter was sent to the actor’s residence located in Versova, he said. After receiving the letter, Swara Bhasker approached Versova police station two days...
