ANI File Photo: AIMIM Bihar chief Akhtarul Iman (sitting in middle) NEW DELHI: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Saturday announced it will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, aiming to provide a “alternative” to voters in a state traditionally dominated by the JD(U)-BJP and RJD-Congress blocs.“Our plan is to contest 100…
NEW DELHI: Learning from the success of the Swachh Bharat Mission, the biggest ever behaviour change campaign, ministries and central departments have been asked to consider launching a campaign to improve civic sense and public behaviour. The goal is to instil a sense of ownership among people regarding public assets, transport infrastructure and public spaces.Sources…
NEW DELHI: A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday night outside a private medical college campus in Durgapur, when the second-year student went out for dinner with a friend, according to her family. CBI HIDING…
Sameer Wankhede on Saturday said that his legal action against Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment is entirely personal. NEW DELHI: Former Mumbai NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede on Saturday said that his legal action against Netflix and Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment is entirely personal.“My personal belief is that this has…
Arvind Kejriwal condemns arrest of AAP Gujarat leader Raju Karpada Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday reacted sharply to the arrest of Raju Karpada, the party’s Gujarat Farmer Cell head, who was taken into custody by Gujarat Police in the early hours of the morning. The arrest followed Karpada’s protest at the…
A 21-year-old man, Udit Gayaki, died after allegedly being beaten by two on-duty constables while celebrating his graduation BHOPAL: A 21-year-old youth, Udit Gayaki, the brother-in-law of a DSP, died in the early hours of Friday after allegedly being beaten by two on-duty policemen while partying with friends in a parking area beside a garden…
NEW DELHI: In a diplomatic manoeuvre that could reshape regional equations, India announced on Friday that it will upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy. The decision was announced during Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s high-profile visit to New Delhi. On the same day, the Afghan foreign minister, from Indian soil,…
Afghanistan foreign minister visits Darul Uloom Deoband in UP (Pictur ecredit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Taliban’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited the Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur on Saturday, meeting Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani and other senior officials of the seminary. Muttaqi expressed gratitude for the warm reception and optimism about India-Afghanistan ties….
US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor meets PM Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi, marking the first high-level interaction between the two since Gor’s Senate confirmation as the next American envoy to India. The meeting comes amid ongoing trade tensions and hopes for renewed momentum in…
NEW DELHI: US Ambassador Sergio Gor called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he took charge of the vacant post since Donald Trump’s re-election as US President.During the meeting, Gor presented a signed picture of PM Modi and Trump to the Prime Minister. “Mr Prime Minister, you are great,” Trump wrote.In a social media post…
