NEW DELHI: Ten days after ED carried out searches at several premises in Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai on officials of I-PAC, a political consultancy firm whose clients include Trinamool and DMK, the agency on Monday arrested one of its directors and co-founder, Vinesh Chandel. He will be produced before a special court in Delhi...
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2 Congress workers among three arrested by NIA for Malda siege
MALDA: NIA has made its first arrests over the April 1 siege of judicial officers involved in SIR verifications at Mothabari in Malda, picking up two members of Congress and one of ISF. Congress’ Sahadat Hossain and Asif Sk were taken into custody on Sunday alongside ISF’s Golam Rabbani. Sayem Choudhury, the local Congress candidate,...
SC refuses to junk land-for-rail jobs FIR against Lalu
NEW DELHI: In a setback to Lalu Prasad, the Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash FIR against him in the land-for-jobs case but granted him exemption from appearance before the trial court and also allowed him to raise the issue of requirement of sanction during the trial. “We do not say anything about the...
Delimitation must be preceded by census: Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Amplifying the opposition’s protest, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi Monday raised questions about the delimitation being planned by the Modi govt by arguing that it must be preceded by a census and delimitation should be “politically equitable”. She has also sought “OBC sub-quota” for women, underlining that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had...
YouTuber Deshae Frost responds to viral boat clip, denies slapping woman
Image Via Instagram Deshae Frost has been forced to answer a viral video that came back to the forefront, supposedly depicting him engaged in a fight with a woman while on a boat. Since its appearance in April 2026, the video has caused quite a stir on social media sites after people saw him physically...
Clear stand on free compulsory pre-primary education, SC tells govt
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought responses of the Centre and state govts on a PIL seeking fair implementation of provisions of free and compulsory education at the pre-primary level as provided under National Education Policy 2020 and bringing this within the ambit of right to education guaranteed under Article 21A of the Constitution....
Soon, access to nicotine gums may get tougher
NEW DELHI: Access to quitting aids like nicotine gums and lozenges may soon be tightened, raising concerns among experts it could become harder for smokers to quit. The trigger is a recommendation by the Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) to restrict over-the-counter (OTC) access to most nicotine replacement products. The proposal exempts only unflavoured 2-mg...
SC wants govt response to PIL seeking hike in MSP for grains
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and states on a PIL seeking a sufficient increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for the procurement of grains to enable farmers to recover at least the input cost and prevent thousands of them from ending their lives out of financial distress. A...
Wangchuk renews push for talks, says Ladakh ‘hangs between trust and mistrust’
SRINAGAR: Environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk urged the Centre Monday to initiate dialogue on Ladakh’s key issues, issuing the appeal almost a month after his release from jail and saying the Union territory is “hanging between trust and mistrust”.“Today marks a month since the revocation of my National Security Act (NSA)...
J&K: Sighting of terror suspects prompts search ops in Kathua
JAMMU: Residents of Safiyan village in J&K’s Kathua district allegedly spotted two armed terror suspects on Monday morning, prompting security personnel to launch search operations in multiple border areas in the district.Villagers allegedly saw the duo, carrying heavy backpacks, move from Safiyan towards the forests of Ambanall in Rajbagh, officials said. “On being informed, a...
