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Maharashtra: Man rapes stray dog

Mumbai: A man reportedly raped a stray dog near Gaikwad Pada in Ulhasnagar area of neghbouring Thane district.

Trinamool Congress leaders stage protest against BJP-led govt over Adani issue

New Delhi: The All India Trinamool Congress on Tuesday staged a protest against the BJP-led government at the Centre over the Adani Group issue.

Earthquake: Turkish envoy thanks 'dost' India for sending relief aid

Turkish envoy to India  Firat Sunel on Tuesday termed India as a 'dost' (friend) and thanked the country for sending assistance at a time when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake has wreaked havoc in Turkey.

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP activists protest against the ongoing land eviction drive in Srinagar

Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday protested in Srinagar against the ongoing land eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir.

S Jaishankar meets Bhutanese parliamentary delegation, discusses various aspects of multifaceted and unique friendship shared by neighbouring nations

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday met a Bhutanese delegation and discussed various aspects of the multifaceted and unique friendship between the neighbouring nations.

Supreme Court refuses to stay swearing-in of advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court in its order on Tuesday refused to stay the oath-taking ceremony of advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri as a Judge of the Madras High Court.

Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court agrees to constitute special bench for hearing

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear the Bilkis Bano case and said it "will do so at the earliest."

Balasaheb Thorat resigns from post of state legislature party leader

Mumbai/UNI: Former Maharashtra minister and senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat has resigned from the post of state legislature party leader.

Nagaland: 124 nominations file for assembly polls

Kohima/UNI: Altogether a total of 124 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the coming 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly Elections till Monday.

Supreme Court rejects Rana Ayyub's plea

New Delhi/UNI: In a big setback for journalist Rana Ayyub, the Supreme Court in its verdict on Tuesday rejected her plea challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case.

Parliament: Opposition to continue its demand for JPC probe into Adani issue

New Delhi/UNI: Several opposition parties including Congress will continue to raise their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) over the Adani Group issue in the ongoing Budget session of the Parliament.

Opposition wants Parliament to function: Congress

New Delhi/UNI: The Congress, which has been spearheading the Opposition's protest against the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre over the Adani Group issue, on Tuesday categorically said that they want the Parliament to function but the government is not making any effort in this regard.

First Youth20 Inception Meeting 2023 begins in Guwahati

Guwahati: The first Youth20 Inception Meeting 2023 under G20 kick began in Guwahati on Monday.

Police seize 929 cartoons of illegal liquor in Assam's Biswanath

Guwahati: Police seized 929 cartoons of illegal liquor from a truck and arrested two persons in Assam's Biswanath.

S Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties, trade pact with Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly

New Delhi/IBNS:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held discussions to deepen the bilateral partnership with his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly during the latter's visit to India.

Canada Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly visits India to strengthen Indo-Pacific Strategy

Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly is currently visiting Delhi to deepen bilateral ties and foster stronger partnerships.

Jammu and Kashmir govt launches initiative to give land passbook to beneficiaries

Srinagar: About 28 lakh passbooks have been distributed among the beneficiaries of Jammu and Kashmir, under the  ‘Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani’ initiative, which aims to demystify land records for eliminating the possibility of manipulation, media reports said.

Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi express grief over deaths due to earthquake in Turkey, Syria

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed deep anguish over the loss of lives due to earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Agra metro to be completed before schedule: Yogi Adityanath

Agra (UP)/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated the construction of the Agra Metro rail tunnel at a ground-breaking ceremony held at Ramlila Maidan in front of Agra Fort.

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma vows to carry on crackdown on child marriage

Guwahati/UNI: Amid protests, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed to carry on with the crackdown on child marriage in the state.

Modi will 'try best' not to allow discussion over Adani: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Adani Group issue and asserted that the latter will "try his best" to not allow a discussion over the same in the Parliament.

Delhi Mayor's election postponed again, House proceedings adjourned due to uproar

New Delhi: The Election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee members for Municipal Corporation of Delhi was postponed for the third consecutive time and proceedings of the House were adjourned due to uproar.

59 railway stations in northeast would be developed with world class facilities:Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi: As many as 59 railway stations in the northeast would be developed with world class facilities, announced  Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently.

Narendra Modi announces help for earthquake victims in Syria, Turkey

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness over the loss of lives as a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Syria and said India will provide assistance and support to the nations.

Jharkhand: Plunging Insurgency

The Curse of Frankenstein

We did not need to make Mujahideen. We created Mujahideen and then they became terrorists - Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah while addressing the Senate on January 31, 2023.

BJP has no option or issue to counter NPP and is only doing cheap tactics: Conrad K Sangma

NPP chief Conrad K Sangma on Monday addressed an election meeting at Machangpani under 57- Dalu Constituency to drum up support for party candidate Brening A Sangma.

Delhi mayor election stalled over 'change in rules', MCD house adjourned again

New Delhi/IBNS: The municipal house of the national capital Delhi was adjourned for the third time in a month without electing the mayor over the row triggered by the 'change in rules' of the polls, media reports said.

Tripura: Security beefed up for visits of Amit Shah, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Mamata-Abhishek

Agartala/UNI: Security beefed up in view of the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee and party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to poll-boundTripura on Monday and Tuesday.

After Tharoor dubs Musharraf ‘force for peace’ in condolence message, BJP says it ‘best describes Cong’

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar took a jibe at senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who condoled the death Pakistan's former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, saying that "once an implacable foe of India, he became a real force for peace" between 2002 and 2007.