'Security issue': Bangladesh halts visa services in India; tensions high amid violence against minorities | India News

‘Security issue’: Bangladesh halts visa services in India; tensions high amid violence against minorities | India News

Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday announced that it has asked its key diplomatic missions in India, including the High Commission in New Delhi, to temporarily suspend visa services citing “security concerns”.“What I have done is that I have asked our three missions (in India) to keep their visa sections closed for the time being. It’s…

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Maharashtra civic polls: Gauri Lankesh murder accused in fray; to run as independent for Jalna corporation | India News

Maharashtra civic polls: Gauri Lankesh murder accused in fray; to run as independent for Jalna corporation | India News

Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5, 2017 NEW DELHI: Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, will contest the January 15 Jalna Municipal Corporation election in Maharashtra as an independent candidate.He is running from Ward 13, facing opponents from the ruling BJP and several other parties, while deputy…

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'Peaceful till CM came': ED's big charge against Mamata; raids linked to coal case trigger row | India News

‘Peaceful till CM came’: ED’s big charge against Mamata; raids linked to coal case trigger row | India News

Earlier, Banerjee rejected the allegations and accused the central agency of attempting to seize the TMC’s internal documents and election strategy (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate on Thursday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of obstructing an ongoing money-laundering investigation, claiming that search operations were conducted “in a peaceful and professional manner till…

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Cash discovery row: SC reserves order on Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea; denies time extension to reply | India News

Cash discovery row: SC reserves order on Justice Yashwant Varma’s plea; denies time extension to reply | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on a plea filed by Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the validity of a parliamentary committee probing corruption charges against him. The case relates to the recovery of a large sum of cash from his official residence last year.The apex body has…

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‘Could not shake our eternal faith’: PM Modi recalls Somnath temple attack; shares throwback pictures | India News

‘Could not shake our eternal faith’: PM Modi recalls Somnath temple attack; shares throwback pictures | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday kicked off the Somnath Swabhiman Parv, sharing pictures from his visit to the Somnath temple in 2001 and describing the year-long celebrations as a tribute to country’s civilisational resilience.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said the Somnath Swabhiman Parv is about remembering “the countless children…

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EC officials deliver SIR notice to Amartya home in Santiniketan; flags age difference between Nobel laureate and his late mother | India News

EC officials deliver SIR notice to Amartya home in Santiniketan; flags age difference between Nobel laureate and his late mother | India News

SANTINIKETAN: The age gap between Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and his late mother, Amita Sen, is around 19-and-a-half years. But on Wednesday, an SIR hearing notice reached his Santiniketan house, Pratichi, because the EC found that the age difference was below 15 years.As per the 2025 SIR draft roll, the age of Amartya Sen is…

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'Not only dog bites': SC flags road accidents due to strays; highlights civic lapses, warns states | India News

‘Not only dog bites’: SC flags road accidents due to strays; highlights civic lapses, warns states | India News

NEW DELHI: Flagging lapses by civic authorities, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that fatalities across the country are being caused not just by dog bites, but also by road accidents involving stray animals.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria made the remarks while hearing pleas seeking modification of its…

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