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Phone calls on behalf of AAP seek votes for LDF candidate in Kerala
Kochi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday urged the police and the Election Commission to take immediate action against fake recorded phone calls in the name of AAP seeking votes for Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate Dr Jo Joseph…
Congress leader, Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead in Punjab
Chandigarh: Congress leader and Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala died on the spot, on Sunday, after unknown assailants opened fire on him.
The shootout took place in Mansa district of Punjab, in which three people sustained bullet injuries,…
Capt. Pandya’s all-round show gets debutant Gujarat lift IPL’22 title
Ahmedabad: An unblemished all-round show by debutant Gujarat Titans led by Captain Hardik Pandya before the home fans helped them lift the 2022 IPL title after convincingly defeating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets after chasing down 131 runs…
Putin discusses Ukraine situation, food security with Macron, Scholz
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and the global food security.
Putin informed Macron…
Situation difficult for Muslims, but no need to get disheartened: Madani
Deoband: In the largest center of Islamic education in the country, Deoband in Saharanpur district, President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH), the biggest social and religious organization of Deobandi school of thought, Maulana Mahmood Madani…
Assam CM show causes minister for apologizing to ULFA (I)
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has sent a show-cause notice to his cabinet minister Sanjay Kishan for tendering an apology to ULFA-I chief Paresh Baruah. Chief Minister Sarma asked Minister for Tea Tribes and Employment…
Haryana ex-CM Chautala gets 4 years in prison; Rs 50 lakh fine
NEW DELHI: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala was on Friday sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50 lakh by a special judge for CBI cases for possessing disproportionate assets.
The 87-year-old…
Top US official on India trip over oil import from Russia
NEW DELHI: The US has commenced its efforts to try to wean India off its oil imports from Russia. Elizabeth Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes at the US Department of Treasury, will travel to Delhi…
Cruise drug raid case: One officer went rogue, agency looked other way
Mumbai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which on Friday dropped all charges against Aryan Khan and five others in the Cordelia Cruise drug bust case, has recorded in an internal note that the…
Russia closes in on key Ukraine city of Donbas
LYSYCHANSK: Russian forces were closing in Friday on the strategic city of Severodonetsk in a relentless offensive to control Ukraine's Donbas region, bombing residential areas and claiming the capture of a key town.
At least nine people…
India is fast-tracking FTAs with UK, EU: Patel
NEW DELHI: India is fast-tracking negotiations for proposed free trade agreements with certain developed countries like the UK as well as with the European Union, and maybe by this year end, the government would be able to give a final…
Blinken, Kuleba discuss military support for Ukraine
Kiev: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday he had discussed military support for Ukraine with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
"Heavy weapons on top of our agenda, and more are coming our way," Kuleba tweeted…
Ankara tests homegrown missile defense system
Ankara: Ankara has successfully tested domestically produced missile defense system Siper intended to replace Russian S-400 and American Patriot, Turkish Defense Industries Agency President Ismail Demir said.
"We share the joy of our young…
Russia says it will pay foreign debt in rubles after US ban
Moscow: Russia says it will pay dollar-denominated foreign debt in rubles, a move that is likely to be seen by foreign investors as a default.
The U.S. Treasury Department led by Janet Yellen allowed a license to expire Wednesday that…
4 militants, incl. 2 involved in murder of TV artist killed in gunfights
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead four militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba including the two, who were allegedly involved in the murder of lady television artist, in two gunfights in Kashmir, police said on Friday.
The militants were killed in…
Vaze seeks court’s nod to turn approver against Anil Deshmukh
Mumbai: Sachin Vaze, a dismissed police officer and an accused in an alleged corruption case involving former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday filed an application in the Special CBI court seeking its nod to turn an…
Amara Raja to invest $ one billion in lithium-ion batteries
Tirupathi: Amara Raja Group intends to invest $1 billion in building up its capabilities to manufacture lithium-ion batteries over the next 5-10 years.
In his address at the Davos World Economic Forum annual meeting this week Co-founder…
CBI questioning Karti Chidambaram underway in cash-for-visa scam
New Delhi: The questioning of Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram is underway by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here in connection with a case related to alleged issuance of visas to Chinese nationals, agency sources said on…
Jayant to be SP-RLD joint candidate for RS
Lucknow, May 26 (UNI) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Jayant Chaudhary will be backed by the Samajwadi Party for Rajya Sabha, the party said on Thursday.
In a tweet from its official handle, SP said Chaudhary will be their and RLD's joint…
Union Ministers to visit Jammu and Kashmir districts as part of BJP outreach by month-end
SRINAGAR: As a part of central government’s outreach programme, at least 70 Union ministers will visit Jammu and Kashmir by the end of May. It will be the third outreach programme since the scrapping of Articles 370 and 35A in 2019.…
