Afghan diplomat resigns after report of smuggling 25 kg gold
Zakia Wardak, the senior-most Afghan diplomat in India, has resigned from her position after reports emerged that she was caught at Mumbai airport last month for allegedly trying to smuggle 25 kg of gold worth Rs 18.6 crore from Dubai. Wardak had taken charge as the acting ambassador of Afghanistan to...
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Colonel of Madras Regiment in veshti and pagdi performs ritual at Murugan Temple
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Army Summit on May 8 to highlight role of veterans in nation’s progress
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Online radicalisation poses significant challenge to global security: CBI director
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21 per cent candidates in 4th phase of LS polls have criminal cases: ADR
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Congress came to power in Karnataka with SDPI support: Shah
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India agrees to enhance collaboration with Indonesia during defence meet
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PM Modi likely to file nomination for Varanasi constituency on May 14
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Parents to sue Serum Institute over daughter death after Covid jab
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), the manufacturer of Covishield, finds itself potentially entangled in legal troubles as the parents of a 21-year-old woman, who allegedly died ten days after receiving the vaccine in 2021, are contemplating suing both the company and UK-based AstraZeneca, the developer of the jab. The British...
Dutee Chand joins sports icons in anti Vaping campaign
Dutee Chand, a national sprint champion and Olympian, has joined a group of influential sports icons, including Baichung Bhutia, Deepa Malik, and Neha Dhupia, in supporting Mothers Against Vaping in their campaign against the rising trend of vaping among Indian youth. The Mothers Against Vaping is a collective of women dedicated...
Give no dues certificate to people wanting to contest polls within 48 hours: EC to States
The Election Commission on Friday directed States to ensure that those intending to contest polls are provided with ‘no dues certificate’ within 48 hours of the request as those who do not submit the document while filing nominations face the prospect of their papers being rejected. If a candidate is not...
From Feroze Gandhi to Rahul: Raebareli's tryst with Congress
The surprise nomination of Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli brings the focus back on the VVIP segment which was first represented in the Lok Sabha by the former Congress president’s grandfather Feroze Gandhi, who held the seat in the first two elections after Independence. The strong foundations that Feroze Gandhi laid...
BJP takes dig at Rahul
The BJP on Friday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he filed nomination to contest from Raebareli with Union Home Minister Amit Shah saying he will lose the polls against the BJP candidate by a huge margin. Mocking Rahul Gandhi as someone who runs away from the battlefield,...
Congress attacked Constitution by inserting word secular in Preamble: BJP
The Congress has been against providing reservation to the Dalits and the backwards and the party also “attacked” the Constitution by inserting the word ‘secular’ in the Preamble when it was in power, the BJP alleged on Friday. The BJP’s charge comes at a time when the Congress has been claiming...
TMC MP escapes chopper crash
Trinamool Congress MP and Bengali superstar Dev alias Dipak Adhikari had on Friday a narrow escape when the helicopter that he was travelling in suddenly developed snags and smoke started coming out of it mid-air. Dev who was campaigning for his party had gone to Ratua in Malda from where he...
