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NEW DELHI: Clearly riled up, Congress on Sunday “dissociated” itself from party senior member Shashi Tharoor‘s recent statement praising veteran BJP neta L K Advani and made it clear that “like always, he speaks for himself”. He continues to do so as a Congress MP and CWC member, reflecting Congress’s democratic and liberal spirit, the…

TARAKESWAR: A four-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped in her sleep, raped and dumped in a locality in Tarakeswar in Bengal’s Hooghly district Saturday. Police arrested one of her close relatives, reports Falguni Banerjee. The child lived with her grandparents. Hours after she went missing, locals allegedly found her gravely injured, bleeding profusely, and crying for…

BUDGAM: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah Sunday accused PDP of paving the way for the abrogation of Article 370 by aligning with BJP in 2015.“The termination of government employees’ jobs didn’t begin after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, it started during the PDP-BJP govt headed by Mehbooba Mufti,” the National Conference…

NEW DELHI: Assam chief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that the state government will issue the first batch of firearm licences to indigenous people living in “vulnerable and remote” areas by February 2026.The announcement holds political significance as it comes just ahead of the state assembly elections, scheduled to be held in March–April next…

NEW DELHI: The Army on Sunday said it successfully carried out Exercise Brahma Shira in the Rann and Creek Sector as part of the ongoing Tri-Services Exercise Trishul.In a post on X, the Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI) said the exercise brought together the Army, Navy, Air Force, Indian Coast Guard,…

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav celebrated his 36th birthday on Sunday with party workers and supporters in Rohtas — just days before Bihar votes in the final phase of the assembly elections.At a spirited rally in Dinara, Tejashwi turned the occasion into a…

NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday addressed criticisms about the organisation’s registration status, stating that RSS is officially recognised as a body of individuals, after Congress questioned its operations.“RSS was established in 1925, so do you expect us to have registered with the British government?” Bhagwat responded during a RSS-organised question and answer…

PM Modi flagged off four Vande Bharat Express trains from Varanasi. The new services will link Varanasi-Khajuraho, Firozpur-Delhi, Lucknow-Saharanpur, and Ernakulam-Bengaluru NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Saturday said that ease of getting justice or universal accessibility to the justice delivery system plays a significant role in optimising ease of doing business and ease of living…

NEW DELHI: The national capital on Saturday entered the “red zone” after the air quality index (AQI) crossed 400-mark, making the situation adverse for Delhiites and the citizens in the national capital region.With a 24-hour average AQI of 361, Delhi became the country’s second most polluted city, according to CPCB data. Several areas, including Wazirpur…

President Murmu (File – ANI) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday departed for a six-day state visit to Angola and Botswana as part of India’s efforts to open up new avenues for collaboration and expanding partnership with the two countries in the African region.This will be the first-ever state visit by an Indian head…