National Voter’s Day: PM Modi extends greetings, Congress says, ‘PM-HM duo compromised EC’s independence’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings on National Voter’s Day, Congress took the opportunity to criticise the “PM-HM duo” for compromising with “the professionalism and independence of the Election Commission”.“Sadly, over the past decade, the professionalism and independence of the Election Commission has been severely compromised by the PM-HM duo. Some…

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US clears 26/11 Mumbai-attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s extradition to India | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: US Supreme Court on Saturday approved the extradition of 2008 Mumbai-attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India.Rana’s lawyer had, earlier this month, argued that the Supreme Court should block his extradition based on the interpretation of “offense” in the US-India extradition treaty. “The (Supreme) Court should grant the writ. On the merits, it should…

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‘We keep an eye on all activities’: India amid Pakistani officials’ visit to Bangladesh | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Amid increasing military engagement between Bangladesh and Pakistan, India on Friday reaffirmed its vigilance over developments in the region that could impact national security. According to reports, a Pakistani delegation including ISI director general of analysis Maj Gen Shahid Amir Afsar, is currently visiting Dhaka after a Bangladeshi delegation toured Pakistan, where they…

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Properties of 11 Pak-based terrorists attached in Kishtwar; process underway against 18 others | India News – The Times of India

JAMMU: Continuing its drive to eliminate terror networks in Kishtwar district, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of J&K Police Friday attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to 11 Pakistan-based commanders of terrorist organisations.“This operation is a crucial step in the fight against terrorism and attempts to revive insurgency in the Chenab Valley region,” a…

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MP liquor ban at holy places may not impact Ujjain mandir ‘prasad’ | India News – The Times of India

While local officials await instructions from govt, chief minister Mohan Yadav was quite clear in replying to a reporter’s query about Kal Bhairav temple. “You may take the prasad to temple,” the CM said. INDORE/UJJAIN/MAHESHWAR/KHARGONE: Liquor ban at religious places in Madhya Pradesh has thrown up an interesting question-what of the famed Kal Bhairav Mandir…

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India to UK: Can’t apply freedom of speech selectively | India News – The Times of India

Spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs Randhir Jaiswal (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over Khalistan supporters disrupting screenings of the movie ‘Emergency’ in the UK, MEA on Friday said freedom of speech cannot be applied selectively.“We consistently raise concerns with the UK government regarding incidents of violent protest and intimidation by anti-India…

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73 affected in Guillain-Barre Syndrome outbreak in Pune, 14 put on ventilator | India News – The Times of India

PUNE: Alerts from three Pune hospitals to local authorities last Monday about a higher-than-usual occurrence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), a rare but treatable autoimmune disease, blew up into an unprecedented cluster of 73 cases by Friday – almost trebling in four days from the initial 26 cases that caused alarm. No GBS-induced death has been…

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