‘Being weak is a crime’: Mohan Bhagwat at Dussehra event on violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, Kolkata rape | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, during the Dussehra event in Nagpur on Saturday, voiced strong criticism against anti-Hindu and anti-minority forces operating in Bangladesh. He said, “What happened in our neighbouring Bangladesh? It might have some immediate reasons but those who are concerned will discuss it. But, due to that chaos,…

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Uttarakhand seizes land of UP MLA Raja Bhaiya’s wife | India News – Times of India

DEHRADUN: In a move that has drawn attention amid the Uttarakhand govt’s consideration of a stringent law to safeguard agricultural land from acquisition by ‘outsiders’, the district administration of Nainital has confiscated over half a hectare (27.5 nali) of land belonging to Bhanvi Singh, the estranged wife of Uttar Pradesh MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh, also…

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Express train rams into freight rake near Chennai, 20 injured as 12 coaches derail | India News – Times of India

CHENNAI: A packed express train travelling at 75kmph rear-ended a stationary freight rake on the outskirts of Chennai at 8.30pm Friday, causing at least 12 passenger coaches to derail and sparking a fire in the parcel van. At least 20 passengers on Mysuru–Darbhanga Bagmati Express were injured but there was no casualty reported.Bagmati Express entered…

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Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP on JP birth anniversary, asks Nitish Kumar to quit NDA | India News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav was stopped on Friday from visiting Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow on security grounds on the socialist ideologue’s birth anniversary, prompting the SP president to garland a bust of the Loknayak (people’s hero) temporarily placed outside his house amid an outcry against Uttar Pradesh’s Bharatiya Janata…

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No friction in alliance, left meet early for farmers’ event: Ajit Pawar | India News – Times of India

Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar clarified that he left a cabinet meeting early to attend a farmers’ event in Latur and denied any friction with CM Eknath Shinde. Opposition leader Vijay Wadettiwar criticized the government, alleging attempts to sideline Pawar. Important financial decisions were reportedly made in his absence. MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar…

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Public trust central to credibility of judiciary, says CJI Chandrachud | India News – Times of India

CJI DY Chandrachud (File photo) NEW DELHI:: As if responding to the oft-thrown jibe at judges – “tyranny of the unelected and unaccountable” – CJI D Y Chandrachud said judges, though neither elected nor accountable directly to the people like the political executive, are bound by the constitutional mandate to ensure equitable distribution of resources…

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‘Cautiously optimistic’ about LAC talks with China: Defence minister Rajnath Singh | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India is “cautiously optimistic” about the ongoing diplomatic-military talks with China to peacefully resolve the troop confrontation in eastern Ladakh, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, while at the same time expressing full confidence in the Army to tackle any contingency if things go south along the frontier.“Our optimism” about the talks…

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CCS ‘approves launch of 52 spy satellites for Rs 27,000 crore to boost space surveillance | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: To boost India’s surveillance system from space, the Cabinet Committee on Security led by PM Narendra Modi has quietly approved the phase III of the Space Based Surveillance (SBS-III) for launching a big bunch of spy satellites in low earth and geostationary orbits.“CCS on Monday gave the approval for launching 52 satellites under…

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