Himanta accuses activist, Congress, foreign elements of bid to destabilise Assam | India News

GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused activist Harsh Mander, Congress, Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind, a senior advocate, and “people from Pakistan and Bangladesh” of attempting to destabilise the state.“Some people have been visiting different parts of the state since Saturday to spread unrest. Their movements are under strict watch to ensure they do not succeed the…

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India will buy oil from wherever it gets ‘best deal’: New Delhi rejects US pressure; envoy slams tariffs as ‘unfair, unjustified’

NEW DELHI: India will continue purchasing oil “from wherever it gets the best deal,” even as Washington imposes punitive tariffs in retaliation for New Delhi’s imports of Russian crude, India’s ambassador to Moscow, Vinay Kumar, told Russian news agency TASS on Sunday.The remarks come days after the United States slapped an additional 25% duty on…

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EC’s deadline ends, no affidavit from Rahul on ‘vote chori’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The seven-day deadline set by Election Commission (EC) for Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to submit an affidavit along with evidence to back his ‘vote chori’ allegations with respect to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Haryana and Bihar has ended, with no sign of any signed declaration from the Congress functionary.Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar had,…

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SIR ‘intact’, SC hasn’t allowed Aadhaar to be used for enrolment, opposition spreading lies: BJP | India News

NEW DELHI: Asserting that Supreme Court‘s order does not designate Aadhaar as valid address proof for voter enrolment, BJP on Sunday accused opposition of persisting with ‘false propaganda’ over voters excluded during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls.“Aadhaar is only proof of identity and residence, and it does not establish citizenship,”…

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Rain havoc: Jammu records 2nd-highest single-day August rainfall in a century | India News

The water level of the Tawi river rises after heavy rainfall, in Jammu. JAMMU: Several parts of Jammu division witnessed flash flood-like situations due to continuous heavy rainfall, which even damaged a bridge on the Jammu-Pathankot NH. Jammu city recorded a precipitation of 190.4mm in a 24-hour period, marking its second-highest single-day rainfall in Aug…

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