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NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading a parliamentary delegation to the United States in a diplomatic outreach to highlight India’s firm stance against terrorism, launched a scathing attack and called out the nation’s long-standing policy of harbouring terrorism.Taking aim at Pakistan’s parallel delegation led by former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto, Tharoor invoked…

Naveen Kumar (right), Representative image (left) LUCKNOW: A key sharpshooter and active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Naveen Kumar (37), was killed in a late night encounter with a joint team of UP STF and Delhi Police’s Special Cell on Wednesday night.The operation was launched based on intelligence inputs about the presence of wanted…

BHUBNESWAR: The Odisha Vigilance Department has recovered around Rs 2.1 crore in cash during simultaneous raids at seven locations linked to Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, chief engineer in the state’s Rural Development Department.The searches were carried out following allegations that Sarangi possessed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. In a dramatic sequence of events,…

In a bizarre oversight, the health department in Sundargarh district promoted Dr. Smruti Ranjan Samal, a block public health officer who passed away in April, to additional public health officer (TB). ROURKELA: In an apparent goof-up, a block public health officer of Birkera community health centre in Sundargarh district, who died over two months ago,…

NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Thursday asserted that a trade deal has to be mutually beneficial, and he expected that the proposed agreement with the US should help both countries gain from it.“These are very complicated negotiations, they are very intricate, and nothing is decided till everything is,” Jaishankar said. The comments come…

PRAYAGRAJ: Draped in white coats and wielding scalpels, two brothers with only school-level education carved out roles as surgeons in UP’s Kaushambi, performing operations inside a self-run hospital where no licensed doctor was in sight. Their bravado ended in tragedy when a six-year-old boy died after they removed a surgical rod from his leg –…

Israel’s military on Sunday said it struck an Iranian refuelling aircraft at Mashhad airport, calling it “the longest-range strike conducted since the beginning of the operation”. The target, 2,300 kilometres from Israel, was hit as part of an ongoing campaign against Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure. “The Air Force is working to achieve air superiority…