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The unrest escalated into clashes with police, vandalism of two police vehicles and damage to campus property. PATIALA: Rumours of a haunted hostel and two missing female students triggered a massive protest by students at a private university in Rajpura through Friday night and into early Saturday. The unrest escalated into clashes with police, vandalism...

Jaishankar addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN, defends India’s right to defend against terrorism NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar defended India’s right to defend itself against terorism, while taking a veiled jab at Pakistan about “spreading misinformation” and that it’s on “the perpetrator of terrorism to mend its ways”.While not...

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the Commission had issued the statement only after the media reports and nationwide protests seeking Kumar’s removal. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday demanded the immediate suspension of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and called for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation or prosecution. Their demand...

EAM Jaishankar speaks at UNGA NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday and called for exercising restraint amid continued attacks on commercial ships and seafarers in Gulf region amid the Iran-US war.“Countries far from conflicts are being penalized for no fault of theirs. Those most impacted often...

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (Photo: Reuters). Russia on Saturday backed a permanent seat for India and Brazil on the United Nations Security Council, while strongly opposing the same for more Western countries.During his speech at the General Assembly, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said no additional seats...

NEW DELHI: BJP allies in the party-led ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Saturday welcomed the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) statement in response to a media report claiming a “rift” between Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and the two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Sergio Agüero celebrates the goal that delivered Manchester City their first Premier League title in 2012, the moment that announced the arrival of a new footballing empire. Hello and welcome to a special edition of Offside, where we make sense of the ‘guilty verdict’ against Manchester City on 114 out of 115 charges, decode what...

The dispute arose when his grandchildren challenged the nature of the original purchase. (Image for representative purpose only) What is the validity of oral partition in property related cases, especially when related documents support the claim? A recent judgment of the Madras High Court is important in this regard since it lays down a key...

FIP seeks formal consideration of its inputs in AI171 probe NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the civil aviation ministry to ensure that its technical submissions on the Air India AI171 crash are formally considered before the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) finalises its probe report.The AAIB investigation into the June...

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng speaks during the 81st session of the UNGA (Photo: AP). Chinese Vice President Han Zheng indirectly asked the United States to respect the sovereignty of Iran and Cuba during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday.“Major countries should have special responsibilities for safeguarding international peace and security, and...