Glimpse of Bagheera: IFS officer shares video of rare black panther in north Bengal | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Parveen Kaswan recently shared a video of a rare black panther strolling is lush greenery of north Bengal.“This black panther from North Bengal. Bagheera of Kurseong. What a beauty,” Kaswan wrote in a social media post, likening the elusive creature to the iconic character from The Jungle Book….

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‘Social media space is polluted, threatens democracy’, says CEC Rajiv Kumar | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has raised serious concerns about the growing menace of misinformation and fake narratives on social media, comparing it to environmental pollution. Speaking at the two-day international conference, Global Election Year 2024: Reiteration of Democratic Spaces; Takeaway for EMBs, held in New Delhi, Kumar stressed the urgent need…

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Saif Ali Khan attack case: Simple burglary-gone-wrong turns murky amid more revelations | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The simple case of ‘burglary gone wrong’ at actor Saif Ali Khan‘s residence in which he was injured continues to raise questions with the arrest of a Bangladeshi national and medical report from the hospital.The actor, who was discharged three days ago after undergoing surgery at Lilavati Hospital, gave his statement to the…

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‘JPC chairman spoke on phone with somebody and suddenly suspended us’: Waqf panel MPs to Lok Sabha Speaker | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The opposition MPs, who were suspended on Friday after chaos during a JPC meeting on Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla claiming they were suspended after the panel chairman “spoke to somebody on the phone”.In a letter addressed to the Speaker, opposition MPs recounted the sequence of events,…

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Saif Ali Khan stabbing: Cops yet to conduct facial recognition to confirm if arrested accused matches CCTV footage | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Mumbai police on Friday informed the local court on Fiday that it is yet to conduct facial recognition analysis of Shareeful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, a Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. The facial analysis will be done to ascertain if he was the person…

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‘We will take them back’: MEA on Indians staying illegally in US as Trump begins crackdown | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Friday said that India is “against illegal immigration“, not just in the United States, “but anywhere in the world”.“We are against illegal immigration, especially because it is linked to several forms of organised crime,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a press briefing. The spokesperson added, ” For…

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‘No one fears EC or law’: Kejriwal claims BJP leaders ‘openly’ giving money, liquor, gold chains to Delhi voters | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a big charge against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Friday that the saffron party leaders are “openly distributing money, liquor, gold chains, etc” for the past one and a half months “in the presence of police”.“Often it is said that the night before…

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‘Freedom of speech can’t be applied selectively’: MEA responds to violent protests against ‘Emergency’ movie in UK | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) expressed concern over violent disruptions targeting screenings of the movie ‘Emergency’ in the United Kingdom, reiterating that it expects the government to ensure accountability for those disrupting lawful activities. MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have also seen several reports on how the film, Emergency, which was…

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