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TMC chief Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: From the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC shifting its Delhi operations from the residence of Partha Bowmick – a Lok Sabha MP whose name has surfaced among the 19 rebel MPs –to its earlier address on South Avenue — the home of another MP Mohammed Nadimul Haque – about a week…

NEW DELHI: India continued to remain second largest buyer of Russian crude in May, with purchases worth nearly 4.8 billion euros (about $5.6 billion), up by nearly 7% from 4.5 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in April, said Centre for Research in Energy and Clean Air (CREA), an independent think tank based in Finland, in a…

NEW DELHI: A bowling-themed birthday cake that had delighted three-year-old Reyaansh from Thane during a family celebration May 31 turned into a nightmare when the toddler unknowingly swallowed two metal wires hidden inside decorative cake toppers. The following day, which was his actual birthday, the family found itself in hospital instead of celebrating after scans…

NEW DELHI: 11 Indian sailors were convicted by a Nigerian court in a cocaine trafficking case on Saturday, while the merchant vessel on which they served has been ordered to pay $5.3 million in restitution to the Nigerian government.“Nigeria is no longer a safe corridor for cocaine or any other illicit substance,” the NDLEA statement…

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized around 17 kg of foreign-origin gold worth approximately Rs 25 crore in coordinated operations in Kolkata and Agartala, arresting 10 people and dealing a major blow to organised gold smuggling networks, the finance ministry said on Saturday.The seizures were made on June 12 in two separate…

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday condemned alleged derogatory comments made on social media against Akhilesh Yadav‘s daughter and said such remarks against any daughter were unacceptable. He added that police action should be taken in such cases and urged the Samajwadi Party chief to ensure that his party workers also exercise restraint…

A 46-year-old Nigerian national has been arrested in Mumbai with 203 grams of cocaine, valued at approximately Rs 2.03 crore, police said on Saturday.According to officials of the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Worli police station, the accused, identified as Eze Samuel Nweze, a native of Uburu in Nigeria’s Ebonyi state, was allegedly residing illegally in…

Rahul Gandhi (Image source: ANI) Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asserted that the INDIA bloc has effectively “already won” the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, while stressing that opposition parties must remain united to counter the BJP.Sharing a Hindi version of his speech delivered at the INDIA bloc meeting on June…

PM Modi meeting US President Donald Trump’s in Oval Office | February 13, 2025 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump will be holding bilateral meeting in France on the sidelines of the G7 Summit being held in Evian on June 16-17, according to a senior US administration official. This will…

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was the largest voluntary organisation in the world but also “the most misunderstood”.Addressing an event held as part of the RSS centenary celebrations, Bhagwat said the programme had been organised to help people gain a better understanding of the organisation, which he…