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China builds 4 villages in Bhutanese territory in 1 year
New Delhi: New satellite images tweeted out by a leading satellite imagery expert on Chinese military development, shows purported construction of Chinese villages in Bhutanese territory over the last year. Multiple new villages are seen spreading through an area roughly 100 square km. The disputed land lies near the...
U.S. weighs diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
WASHINGTON: The United States is considering not sending a diplomatic delegation to the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February, to protest China’s human rights practices, five sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Governments typically send a high-ranking delegation of diplomats to opening ceremonies in a...
BJP has forgotten key lesson of inclusivity: Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday criticised the BJP government for having “forgotten the key lesson of inclusivity”. Speaking at the launch of his book, ‘Pride, Prejudice, and Punditry’, Tharoor said that it was a flaw of the parliamentary system that “creates opportunity for those who are...
SC moved against extension of CBI, ED tenures
Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against two ordinances brought out by the Centre under which the tenure of directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate can now be extended by up to three years after the mandated term of two years. The...
Congress veteran Yoganand Shastri joins NCP
Veteran Congress leader and former Delhi assembly speaker Yoganand Shastri joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Wednesday, and was made its city unit president. Shastri came into the NCP fold in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar. ”It was not that easy to work there (in the Congress)....
TDP loses municipal polls in Naidu’s home constituency
The unprecedented ‘Jagan’ wave, as it is being termed, continues in the State of Andhra Pradesh as the total tally of the YSRCP gone up to a staggering 98 out of 100 urban local bodies. Earlier, the party had won 86 out of 87 ULBs that went to the...
Rahul moves Bombay HC to quash defamation case over PM comment
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday moved a petition before the Bombay High Court seeking quashing of the defamation case filed against him by a BJP supporter for the former’s “commander-in-thief” remark targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The complainant Mahesh Shrishrimal had stated that this remark was made by...
Chaos in Bengal Assembly over liquor price cut
BJP MLAs staged a walkout in the West Bengal assembly on Wednesday after Speaker Biman Banerjee refused to admit a series of adjournment motions moved by the opposition party over a host of issues, including the reduction in duty on liquor while ignoring taxes on fuel. Reading out one...
Power-packed day of Yogi, Priyanka, Akhilesh campaigns
It is set to be a power-packed day for Uttar Pradesh as various political party leaders hold key events in the state today ahead of the 2022 elections. While UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will visit Jhansi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be in Chitrakoot, and Samajwadi party...
Mohan Bhagwat calls for value-based family system
Expressing concern over non-transition of ‘family values and belief systems from one generation to another in today’s fast life’, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has stressed for ‘value-based family system’. He primarily emphasised on strengthening the family through ‘values’ and ‘beliefs’ and understanding each other’s feelings...
5 relatives of Sushant Singh Rajput killed in Bihar accident
Patna: Five relatives of actor Sushant Singh Rajput have died in an accident in Bihar. Those killed in the accident include the brother-in-law of O P Singh, Rajput’s brother-in-law, and other relatives. Mr Singh is an IPS officer currently posted as ADGP, Haryana. As per reports, Mr Singh’s sister...
Doctor-turned Union minister helps passenger mid-air
New Delhi: Timely help to a fellow passenger earned doctor-turned-Union minister Dr Bhagwat Karad applause from Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. Dr Karad, a Minister of State for Finance, was aboard an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Mumbai last night when a fellow flier complained of giddiness. The minister...
FM asks people to put pressure on states to cut fuel tax
New Delhi: People should ask the state governments they had voted for if some of them have not cut fuel rates, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a press briefing on Monday night. On why some states have not reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel even...
Delhi Govt to hand over liquor trade to private players
New Delhi: The Delhi government will formally exit the liquor business as nearly 600 vends run by it will be shut from Tuesday night, making way for new swanky private shops with walk-in facility which will begin operations the next morning under the new excise policy. Department sources expressed...
Gujarat CM wants ‘unhygienic’ street food banned, not non-veg
Anand: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday said the state government has no problem with different food habits of people, an assertion coming amidst the demand for removal of non-vegetarian food carts from roads in various cities. However, Mr Patel said, action can be taken against street food...
AIMIM to make Rajasthan debut in 2023 assembly poll
After making its presence felt in Bihar, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to make its political debut in Rajasthan as well. Speaking to media in Jaipur today, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said that he has decided to...
Salman Khurshid’s home set on fire after book on Ayodhya
New Delhi: The Nainital home of Congress leader Salman Khurshid was vandalised and set on fire today, days after his new book on Ayodhya sparked a controversy by drawing a parallel between “Hindutva” and radical Islamist groups. Visuals shared by Mr Khurshid on Facebook show tall flames, charred doors...
Akhilesh keeps Shivpal waiting on alliance
The Yadav clan, one of the biggest political families in the country, will come together on November 22 to celebrate the 82nd birthday of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. While the occasion will serve as a family reunion for estranged uncle and nephew Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav,...
