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NEW DELHI: In a major diplomatic initiative following Operation Sindoor, the central government has deployed seven all-party delegations of Members of Parliament to key global capitals starting May 23, with the objective of presenting a united national stance against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.51 political leaders, including parliamentarians and former ministers from various parties, and 8 former ambassadors…

BENGALURU: BJP on Tuesday slammed the ruling Congress party in Karnataka for holding its ‘Sadhana Samavesha’ event to mark two years in power, while Bengaluru faced severe flooding due to continuous rainfall since Sunday night.“There is a flood situation in Bengaluru and elsewhere in Karnataka. We are seeing Bengaluru being submerged in rains. People are…

Sunny Deol shoots for Border 2 in Uttarakhand, meets Uttarakhand Film Development Council CEO Banshidhar Tiwari The CEO of the Uttarakhand Film Development Council Banshidhar Tiwari visited the set of Border 2 in Halduwala, Dehradun on Friday. Accompanied by Joint CEO Dr Nitin Upadhyay, the delegation met lead actor Sunny Deol and renowned director Anurag…

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a passenger train’s engine near Gasal Railway Station in Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal on Tuesday. The authorities rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control.No casualties have been reported so far. “The train was stopped due to the timely response of the driver and…

NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja on Tuesday claimed that it is “unacceptable” for the government to brief foreign countries on Operation Sindoor while keeping the Indians “in dark”, as calls grow for a special session of Parliament to discuss the matter.The CPI general secretary took to X claiming that, “the…

NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh’s anti-corruption bureau on Tuesday arrested senior Jharkhand IASVinay Kumar Choubey in connection with the liquor scam.Earlier in September 2024, the agency’s economic offence wing had filed an FIR against then excise secretary Choubey alleging to have caused significant financial loss to Jharkhand’s exchequer by altering the state’s liquor policy.Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate…

NEW DELHI: Actress Ranya Rao on Tuesday was granted bail by a special court in Bengaluru. Rao, the daughter of senior IPS officer Ramchandra Rao-Ranya Rao was arrested in connection with a gold smuggling case.The case surfaced on March 3, when Ranya, also known as Harshavardhani Ranya, was arrested at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru…

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday once again claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had prior intel of the Pahalgam terror attack, citing the PM’s cancellation of a planned visit to Kashmir shortly before the April 22 attack. The Congress president also accused the Modi government of failing to prevent the attack, alleging…

NEW DELHI: The central government on Tuesday extended the tenure of Intelligence Bureau director Tapan Kumar Deka by one year “until further notice”.“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension in service of Shri Tapan Kumar Deka, IPS (HP:88) as Director, Intelligence Bureau for a period of one year beyond 30.06.2025 or until…

VIJAYANAGARA: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi asserted on Tuesday that the Karnataka government would provide ownership rights to one lakh families of the state.Addressing the gathering in Vijayanagara, the Congress leader said that whoever owns land in Karnataka must also have ownership rights.“I got to know that a lot of people in Karnataka…