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Tanks roll on streets (lefts), Ashely Tellis NEW DELHI: Fierce clashes continue along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, resulting in significant civilian casualties and damage to military assets. Meanwhile, in the US, an Indian-origin scholar has been arrested for unlawfully possessing classified defense documents and allegedly meeting with Chinese officials. Back in India, Bihar’s JD(U) has unveiled…

NEW DELHI: Violence broke out outside Baksa District Jail in Assam on Wednesday after five people accused in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death were shifted there following a court order sending them to judicial custody.The accused North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Garg’s manager Siddharth Sharma, his cousin and suspended police officer Sandipan…

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday targeted ex-ally Janata Dal (United) claiming that the party was not under its chief Nitish Kumar anymore. He said that JD(U) was being run by leaders who had been “bought by the Bharatiya Janata Party“.He claimed that Lalan Singh, Sanjay Jha and Vijay Choudhary…

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, left, and BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday took a jibe at Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, claiming he has decided to “bow out” of the Bihar assembly elections because the “businessman and former election campaigner” in him realised that the ground situation…

Vijay and MK Stalin (File photo) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday addressed the Karur tragedy in the assembly, where a stampede at actor-turned-politician Vijay’s rally killed 41 people. He blamed the crowd management and Vijay, saying the delay in the leader’s arrival caused severe congestion.“Karur has shaken the conscience of…

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah reiterating his stance on restricting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activities in government spaces, said that “no organisation should disturb people in public places.”Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Siddaramaiah said, as quoted by ANI, “Action has been taken in Tamil Nadu. We will examine it and take…

FILE – Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga lifts his hat to thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in the Shauri Moyo area of Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Prominent Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of the African country, died of cardiac arrest in Kerala on…

NEW DELHI: Biihar chief minsiter Nitish Kumar – led Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday released its first list of 57 candidates from the 101 seats allotted to it under NDA seat sharing deal ahead of assembly elections.According to the list, JD(U) has fielded cabinet minister Maheshwar Hazari from Kalyanpur, Ratnesh Sada from Sonbarsa, Anant singh…

Campari Group (India) MD Shivam Misra NEW DELHI: Tariff cuts on alcohol post free trade agreements (FTA) will not see a “flooding” of the Indian market by foreign brands. India has signed a number of FTAs in recent past and is going to do so with many other countries in coming months. Campari Group (India)…

Gitanjali J Angmo and Sonam Wangchuks NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk to share his notes pertaining to his detention with his wife, Gitanjali J Angmo.The court allowed the sharing of notes as the Ladakh administration did not object.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Angmo, said they will file an…