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Bypoll That Mamata Banerjee Will Contest Won't Be Cancelled: High Court
Tue Sep 28 2021
The Bhabanipur bypoll, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is a contestant, won't be cancelled, the Calcutta High Court...
Army put on standby to ease UK fuel crisis
Tue Sep 28 2021
The Army is ready to help ease fuel supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures.
US Denies "Prisoner Swap" In Top Huawei Executive, 2 Canadians' Release
Tue Sep 28 2021
The White House on Monday said a near-simultaneous release of a top Huawei executive and two Canadians detained shortly after...
Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted
Tue Sep 28 2021
They were the trailblazers of women's rights in Afghanistan. They were the staunch defenders of the law, seeking justice for...
Probe Ordered Against Senior UP Bureaucrat Over "Conversion" Allegations
Tue Sep 28 2021
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry by a SIT, or Special Investigation Team, from state police against senior...
Show-cause notice against Javed Akthar for comparing RSS to Taliban
Tue Sep 28 2021
A Thane court has issued a show-cause notice to poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar on a complaint by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh...
Farmers block highways, rail tracks
Mon Sep 27 2021
To mark one year since they were passed, farmer organisations have called a “Bharat Bandh” today against the three contentious...
The #MeToo icon China is trying to silence
Mon Sep 27 2021
Xianzi sounds exhausted. "Sorry. I've been crying the last half hour," she tells the BBC over the phone from Beijing.
Health ID For Every Indian, Digitally Secure Records: PM
Mon Sep 27 2021
Every Indian will now get a digital health ID, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as he launched the Ayushman...
CIA was ready to wage gun battle in London
Mon Sep 27 2021
Under Obama, the CIA wanted to define Julian Assange and other journalists as “information brokers” in order to ramp up...
Capital may lose over 5,000 trees for Delhi-Saharanpur highway project
Mon Sep 27 2021
Delhi’s green cover may have to take a beating, this time to facilitate a highway project. The National Highways Authority...
Power outages hit homes in northeast China
Mon Sep 27 2021
Residents in northeast China are experiencing unannounced power cuts, as an electricity shortage which initially hit factories spreads to homes.
"Who Will Get Ventilator" - Tough Choices In Parts Of US Ravaged By Delta
Mon Sep 27 2021
Parts of the U.S. health system "are in dire straits," as the spread of the Covid-19 delta variant forces some...
‘Don’t worry about contempt of court, CM in charge of cops’: Biplab Deb’s exhortation to officials goes viral
Mon Sep 27 2021
Twenty-four hours after Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb asked civil service officials and executives to work for the people...
15 Ministers In New Punjab Cabinet Under Chief Minister Charanjit Channi
Sun Sep 26 2021
Punjab's new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi today added six new faces to his cabinet and dropped some from his...
Yogi Adityanath Expands His Cabinet Today Ahead Of Polls
Sun Sep 26 2021
A crucial expansion of the Uttar Pradesh cabinet will take place at 5.30 pm, with as many as 10 new...
"Jealous": Mamata Banerjee's Swipe After Centre's 'No' To Rome Meeting
Sun Sep 26 2021
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday accused the centre of jealousy after the Ministry of External Affairs refused permission for...
PM Has Made India A "Global Player": BJP's Huge Welcome After US Visit
Sun Sep 26 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome from his party, the BJP, shortly after he landed in the country...
"Problems At Kabul Airport Resolved": Taliban Ask Airlines To Return
Sun Sep 26 2021
The Taliban in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying...
Do Not Confuse Border Dispute With Boundary Question, India Tells China
Sun Sep 26 2021
India has told China not to "shift goalposts" and "confuse" managing the border affairs and restoring peace at the frontiers...