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BSP’s RS Kushwaha meets Akhilesh amidst defection rumours
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National General Secretary RS Kushwaha met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today, triggering speculations of his shifting allegiance ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. However, the interaction at the Samajwadi Party office has been described by both sides as a “courtesy...
RSS calls Infosys ‘anti-national’, attacks Amazon over bribe
New Delhi: Less than a month after Panchjanya – a journal with roots in the RSS, the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor – attacked Infosys in one of its articles, accusing the information technology giant of an “anti national conspiracy” over repeated glitches in the income tax filing system, e-commerce...
SC judge says India suffering from colonial-era laws
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge P S Narasimha today said India has suffered over 70 years due to colonial era laws and their interpretation and that de-colonialisation of laws is a constitutional mission for the judges. Justice Narasimha, who is set to become Chief Justice of India in...
Angela Merkel’s party loses to Social Democrats
Germany’s Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday’s national election, projected results showed, and claimed a “clear mandate” to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel. The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were on track for 26.0% of...
PM visits parliament building construction site at night
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the construction site of the new parliament building in Delhi late this evening. PM Modi, clad in a white kurta churidar along with a safety helmet, was seen inspecting the work-in-progress. This was the first time that the Prime Minister was visiting the...
Modi brings up Pak role in Afghanistan, terrorism angle
Washington: Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan and its involvement in terrorism were among the issues discussed in the Quad summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral discussions, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. Responding to a question on Pakistan’s support to terrorism during a press briefing in Washington, Mr...
Rs 20,000 cr Defence deal with Airbus for transport aircraft
The Defence Ministry has signed a nearly Rs 20,000 crore contract with Airbus Defence and Space of Spain to procure 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft which will replace Avro-748 planes of the Indian Air Force. The long-pending procurement was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security two weeks back....
CBI takes over probe into seer’s death
New Delhi: As the CBI takes over the probe into the death of Narendra Giri, the religious leader who died allegedly by suicide on Monday in Uttar Pradesh, a six-member team is on its way to Prayagraj. The top seer was found dead at his ashram in the...
Modi invites Kamala Harris to India
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that India and America are “natural partners” as he held the first in-person meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House during which the two leaders reinforced the bilateral strategic partnership and discussed issues of mutual and...
Supreme Court probe panel for Pegasus next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will set up a committee to inquire into the Pegasus snooping row, Chief Justice NV Ramana said today, adding that interim orders would likely be issued next week. The Chief Justice was hearing another matter when he told one of the lawyers – who...
Indian-Americans welcome Modi on arrival in Washington
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Washington for a three-day visit, today received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian community at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC. Prime Minister Modi stepped out of his motorcade to interact with the Indians waiting at the...
Molestation accused ordered to wash women’s clothes for free
Madhubani, Bihar: A court in Bihar’s Madhubani district has directed a man accused of molesting a woman to wash and iron the clothes of all female residents of his village, free of cost, by way of repentance. The order was passed on Tuesday by Additional District Judge Avinash...
Taliban seek to address UN, name envoy
United Nations: The Taliban have asked to address world leaders at the United Nations in New York this week and nominated their Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s UN ambassador, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi made the request...
Scientists say Covid spread has slowed down in India
When the 2nd Covid wave was at its peak, R-value in the country was estimated to be 1.37. File New Delhi: The R-value, or reproductive number, for COVID-19 in India dropped from 1.17 in August-end to 0.92 in mid-September, indicating that the spread of the infection across the...
Govt says zero tolerance for Amazon corruption
New Delhi: The government today stressed on a “zero tolerance” policy towards corruption in response to reports that Amazon’s legal representatives allegedly bribed officials in India. The US e-commerce giant is reportedly investigating the charges. “As far as the government of India is concerned there is ZERO tolerance...
BJP calls Rakesh Tikait a ‘dacoit’, alleges foreign funding
Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP from Bahraich Akshayvar Lal Gond has termed farm leader Rakesh Tikait a “dacoit” and alleged that the farmers’ agitation is receiving funds from abroad. The farmers have been protesting at Delhi borders against the three farm laws, which they fear will do away...
Justin Trudeau’s party projected to win Canada election
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were returned to power Monday in a hotly contested election against the rookie Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, according to TV projections. But with polling stations likely to still be reporting results into the morning, it was not yet clear if the...
Charanjit Channi takes oath as Punjab CM, 2 deputies
New Delhi: Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as Punjab’s new Chief Minister today after Amarinder Singh’s dramatic weekend resignation just four months before an election in the state. Punjab’s first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister took charge with two deputies, both carefully chosen to fortify the Congress’s...
