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NEW DELHI: Accusing BJP of “petty mindset” and “illegality”, Congress on Saturday said the government’s decision to ignore the notice to remove Justice Yashwant Varma in Rajya Sabha in favour of the one submitted in Lok Sabha is dictated by its desire to control the narrative about the issue, stemming from its “insecurity” that the…

Two devotees electrocuted outside Awshaneshwar temple in Barabanki LUCKNOW: Two devotees were electrocuted and several others injured outside the historic Awshaneshwar Mahadev temple after they came in contact with an iron pipe and tin shed that had reportedly developed an electric current in Barabanki district in the wee hours of Monday.The structure was installed for…

GANGAIKONDA CHOLAPURAM/NEW DELHI: A day ahead of the parliamentary debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday reasserted that the precision strikes on terror dens in Pakistan was India’s message that there are no safe havens for terrorists and their masters.India places the highest priority on its national security…

MNS chief Raj Thackeray visits Matoshree after years on cousin Uddhav Thackeray’s birthday, calls him ‘Shiv Sena chief’ MUMBAI/NAGPUR: Amid speculation about an alliance between Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS for the civic polls, Raj Thackeray made a rare visit to Matoshree, Uddhav Thackeray’s residence, to wish his “big brother” on his 65th birthday. Uddhav…

Pune: Former state minister Eknath Khadse’s son-in-law Pranjal Khewalkar and six others, including two women, were arrested after a Pune police team claimed to have busted a house party early on Sunday in a Kharadi studio flat off Pune-Ahmednagar highway where cocaine, marijuana and hookah pots were used along with liquor consumption.Police later took Khewalkar,…

File photo (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the National Space Day, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s growing capabilities in space sector, mentioning the achievement of IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s recent journey to International Space Station, talked about a new wave of curiosity about space among children and pointed out that…

Congress leader KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Sunday lashed out at the rival BJP, condemning the arrest of two Catholic nuns from Kerala in Chhattisgarh.Congress leader KC Venugopal alleged that “attacks on minorities have seen a rampant increase under BJP-ruled states”.“Attacks on minorities have seen a rampant increase under BJP-ruled states, be…

NEW DELHI: After a week of disruptions, Parliament’s Monsoon session is poised to shift gears on Monday with an intense debate on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, as the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition prepare to go head-to-head over national security and foreign policy issues.Top ministers from the government…

NEW DELHI: In a development from Bihar’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday revealed that over 65 lakh electors—nearly 8.3 per cent of the state’s total electorate- were either deceased, permanently shifted, untraceable or found to be registered at multiple locations.According to official data released…

IAS Central Association elects new leadership NEW DELHI: The IAS Central Association convened its General Body Meeting on July 26, 2025, in New Delhi, during which a new Executive Committee was elected to steer the association forward. Senior bureaucrat S. Krishnan, a 1989-batch officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre, was elected as the new President.The…