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NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday took cognisance of the “lone wolf” stabbing attack on two security guards in Thane, saying it is being viewed as a possible case of self-radicalisation in which the accused allegedly intended to target members of the Hindu community in the name of jihad. He also said…

NEW DELHI: Union minister for parliamentary affairs Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday shared a post-session exchange with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to sharpen his attack on the opposition over the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill, claiming even Tharoor “agreed” with his remark that the Congress could be seen as anti-women.“We took a picture. Shashi…

NEW DELHI: The legal battle over the Delhi excise policy case has taken an unusual turn, with Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia refusing to appear before the Delhi high court bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. The controversy erupted after the court rejected Kejriwal’s plea seeking the judge’s recusal from hearing…

NEW DELHI: A 31-year-old man accused of stabbing two security guards in Maharashtra’s Thane district is under investigation for what officials suspect could be a “lone wolf” terror attack.The attack took place in the early hours of April 27 near an under-construction building in the Naya Nagar area of Mira Road, a suburb of Mumbai….

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Sikkim NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a two-day visit to Sikkim, on Tuesday shared pictures of himself playing football with youngsters in Gangtok.Dressed in a blue sports jacket featuring the tricolour, PM Modi is seen walking alongside a group of young footballers in matching kits, each carrying…

NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Monday ended criminal proceedings against Godfrey Phillips India CMD Bina Modi, her personal security guard Surendra Prasad, and senior lawyer Lalit Bhasin in connection with the alleged assault on her son Samir during a board meeting in 2024, after Samir withdrew the charges.Samir, appearing through video conference, informed Justice Saurabh Banerjee…

Kolkata: The NIA Sunday arrested one of the prime accused in the Bhangar bomb blast case in Bengal, in which one person was killed and three others were seriously injured in March this year. The explosion had taken place in Dakshin Bamunia village of Bhangar area. The accused, Ahidul Islam Molla of South 24 Parganas,…

BJP president Nitin Nabin (second, right) welcomes Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, others to BJP New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan has officially accepted the merger of seven AAP MPs with BJP – taking the governing party’s strength in the 245-member upper House to 113.With Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan…

Indian and Chinese national flags New Delhi: India and China remain in touch to strengthen cooperation under Brics mechanism, with Beijing endorsing India’s ongoing presidency of group and Indian govt appreciating China’s support for activities hosted by India under the mechanism. Chinese special envoy Zhai Jun, who was here last week for the West Asia…

Vikram Misri (File photo) New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri is likely to travel to Nepal next month for what will be the first high-level bilateral visit since the new govt led by PM Balendra Shah assumed office. While Nepalese media reported that the visit could take place on May 11-12, official sources said the…