BIJAPUR: A 25-year-old woman was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh‘s Bijapur district on Saturday, the police said. Shanti Punem was collecting tendu leaves near Mallur village within the limits of the Gangaloor police station when she died in the blast, a police official said. Engrossed in…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accepted an invitation to a public debate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which was requested by two former judges and a senior journalist through a letter sent to both the leaders. Former Judges Madan B Lokur, Ajit P Shah, and senior journalist N Ram wrote a letter…
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NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that he is going to write another letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) asking reasons for the rejection of his allegations of mismanagement and delay in release of voter turnout data by the commission.“I am going a write a letter again asking the reasons…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday recalled the the Pokhran nuclear test done in 1998 saying that the “momentous decision has since ensured our National Security.”In a post on X, Jaishankar further said, “The current NDA Government has built on that foundation, robustly countering terror and building our border infrastructure.”“The country must…
UNNAO: In the very heart of Uttar Pradesh, the political tide ebbs and flows dramatically in Unnao. At its centre stands the indelible imprint of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a once-powerful BJP MLA from Bangarmau, whose shadow continues to loom large despite his incarceration in Tihar, 500km from here, for raping a minor four years ago….
BHUBANESWAR: The Patnaiks have been the most dominant force in Odisha’s political and economic landscape. Just three individuals from two Patnaik families – Janaki Ballav (JB), Biju and the latter’s son Naveen – have governed the state as chief ministers for 45 years of the 77 since Independence. In the last 32 years, however, Odisha…
JHARSUGUDA: BJD leader V K Pandian on Friday said he would quit politics if chief minister Naveen Patnaik doesn’t return to power with a three-fourth majority and dared Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan to do the same if BJP loses the elections in Odisha.“I will retire from politics if Naveen Patnaik doesn’t become the CM of…
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has ordered taking a lower court judge back into judicial service eight years after he was sacked on various charges, including inflicting electric shocks on court staff “in order to get sadistic pleasure and to physically harass them on the court premises”. This case involved civil judge and judicial magistrate…
Former Maharashtra CM Chavan criticizes agencies for failing to find Dabholkar murder mastermind. Sanatan Sanstha’s Ghanwat accuses Chavan of promoting ‘Hindu terrorism’ theory. No action taken against the organization despite ban requests. Source link
