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Aligarh airport may be named after Kalyan Singh
Aligarh: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid his last respects to former chief minister Kalyan Singh on Sunday and said people were paying tributes to him from the airport to the city. Speaking to reporters in Aligarh, Yogi Adityanath said, “Today, we have brought the remains of Kalyan...
BJP flag over national flag triggers row
New Delhi: A photograph of the tribute ceremony to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh is rapidly becoming the eye of the storm on social media. Kalyan Singh — the BJP veteran under whose watch the Babri Masjid was demolished — died yesterday at the age of 89....
Infosys CEO summoned to Delhi on tax site glitches
New Delhi: The finance ministry has summoned Infosys chief Salil Parekh tomorrow to explain the continuing glitches in the new income tax e-filing portal. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had expressed concern over the issue in June. Mr Parekh and senior executive Praveen Rao were asked to work on...
Mehbooba’s reference to Afghanistan sparks row
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked the Centre to take a lesson out of Afghanistan where the Taliban seized power and made the US flee, and urged the government to hold dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir and return its special status which was revoked in 2019. Mehbooba’s...
Delhi dy CM accuses PM for directing fake FIRs
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared the names of 15 people with Delhi Police, CBI and Enforcement Directorate and asked them to “conduct raids and file fake FIRs” against those on the list and “ruin them before the...
Tamil Nadu schools to open next month for class 9+
Chennai: Schools in Tamil Nadu from Class 9 onwards can reopen from September 1st, the state government said on Saturday as it announced more relaxations in COVID-19 curbs while extending some restrictions till September 9. Under the new set of relaxations, theatres have been given the go-ahead to open...
Heavy Delhi downpour creates waterlogged roads, traffic jams
New Delhi: Heavy rain in Delhi and neighbouring areas on Saturday brought down the temperature but led to traffic jams and flooding in parts of the city. As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi will witness “generally cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers” today. “Delhi (Safdargunj) reported 73.2 mm...
Tejashwi Yadav’s latest shot at estranged brother
Patna: In the renewed tussle between Bihar politician Lalu Yadav’s sons Tejashwi and Tej Pratap, the former has taken on his elder sibling, according to sources, with a punchline not without a tinge of irony: “Our parents have taught us to respect elders”. Sources have told NDTV that amid...
Sonia calls for united Opposition campaign against Modi govt
At the meeting of opposition leaders, Sonia Gandhi suggested that the ultimate goal of the opposition parties be the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and that national duty must take precedence over party considerations. She suggested that preparations for this must start immediately and the opposition parties must come together...
Blinken, Jaishankar discuss Afghan situation 2nd time this week
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the chaotic situation in Afghanistan for a second time this week and agreed to continue their close coordination over the matter. Taliban took control of Afghanistan on Sunday. Their sudden takeover, which comes as the...
Sources say Taliban sent assurances on safety of Indian embassy staff
New Delhi: The Taliban did not want India to evacuate diplomats from its Kabul embassy, sources told NDTV today, indicating that the government had received messages from the group’s Qatar office assuring them of the safety of Indian staff and security personnel. These messages – sent from the office...
UN reports door-to-door Taliban searches for US helpers
United Nations: The Taliban are going house-to-house searching for opponents and their families, according to an intelligence document for the UN that deepened fears Friday Afghanistan’s new rulers were reneging on pledges of tolerance. After routing government forces and taking over Kabul on Sunday to end two decades of...
Calcutta HC directs CBI, special team probe of poll violence
Kolkata: Allegations of rape, murder and crimes against women after the Bengal election will be probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, or CBI, the Calcutta High Court said Thursday afternoon. Other criminal cases related to the post-poll violence, will be investigated by a special Bengal Police team...
India ‘very carefully’ following Afghan developments: Jaishankar
United Nations: With the Taliban now in control in Kabul, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said New Delhi is “very carefully” following the developments in Afghanistan and India’s focus is on ensuring the security and safe return of Indian nationals still in the war-torn country. Jaishankar, addressing...
Shashi Tharoor cleared of blame in wife’s death
Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014. New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was cleared by a Delhi court today of charges in the case involving the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Sunanda...
PM chairs meet to review Afghan issue
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security last evening to assess the situation in war-torn Afghanistan. The meeting was attended by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval....
Sedition case for comparing Taliban to freedom fighters
Lucknow: A sedition case has been filed against a Samajwadi Party MP and two others in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over alleged remarks that compare the Taliban to India’s freedom fighters “A case was registered late last night against Shafiqur Rahman Barq and two others for provocative comments...
Asthana’s appointment as Delhi Police chief challenged
New Delhi: Former CBI official Rakesh Asthana’s appointment to the post of Commissioner of Delhi Police and his one-year extension in service has been challenged in the Delhi High Court. The matter will be heard today. The petitioner has sought action in the matter, claiming that the criteria for...
