Image: IANS NEW DELHI: India hit out at Bangladesh and suspended visa operations at its mission in Chittagong on Sunday, amid a wave of protests there with an anti-India hue sparked by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi, which has seen the lynching of a Hindu man.Describing as “horrend-ous” the killing of 25-year-old...
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Mahayuti sweeps Phase 1 of Maharashtra local body polls
Image: IANS PUNE/NAGPUR: BJP-led Mahayuti delivered a sweeping verdict after two rounds of the first phase of Maharashtra’s civic elections, winning presidents’ posts in nearly 207 of 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats, mirroring its assembly election performance just over a year ago. Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was reduced to 44 posts. Results were declared...
Looking at RSS through BJP lens a big mistake: Mohan Bhagwat
KOLKATA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said seeing the Sangh through the lens of BJP would be a “big mistake”. Bhagwat, who tried to define “Hindus” and the “Indian society”, said the goal of the Sangh is organisation of Hindu society, but it is not aimed at opposing others.Speaking at Kolkata...
North India shivers from intense cold, relief unlikely in 48 hours
NEW DELHI/KULLU: A sharp cold wave tightened its grip across north India on Sunday, with snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and northeastern Himachal Pradesh, while scattered rain and dense fog pushed down temperatures across the plains of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.IMD has forecast continued snowfall, rain and fog...
‘Eggs in India safe for consumption’: FSSAI rejects cancer risk claim; explains how
NEW DELHI: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) firmly rejected claims linking eggs to cancer risk, saying eggs sold in India are safe for consumption and that recent reports and social media posts are scientifically unsupported and alarmist.Clarifying concerns over alleged presence of nitrofuran metabolites (AOZ) – trace marker residues that may...
How Trump Tariffs may make Zara and H&M’s ‘China problem’ that of entire Europe
FILE – Clothes by Chinese company Shein are seen in the BHV (Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville) department store in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) Less than a decade old, Chinese retail giant Shein has already become the world’s No. 1 player in terms of market share and the player that has gained the most...
Poll bonds scrapped by SC, trusts now swell BJP coffers with 84% of funds in 2024-25
NEW DELHI: Rather than having an adverse impact on BJP’s coffers, scrapping of electoral bonds in Feb 2024 ended up boosting its donations kitty in 2024-25, with electoral trusts alone disbursing over Rs 3,577 crore to the party.In 2023-24, BJP’s total receipts through voluntary contributions had stood at Rs 3,967 crore, of which Rs 1,686...
Terrorists force villager to give food in Jammu & Kashmir, combing operation on
file photo JAMMU: Terrorists stormed a villager’s house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Saturday evening and forced him to provide food before fleeing into a nearby forest, prompting security forces to launch a massive search operation.“The entire forest belt surrounding Chore Motu village and its adjoining forest hamlets in the Majalta area was...
Woody Marks injury update: Insiders break silence as return vs Raiders remain unclear
Woody Marks sustained an ankle injury.(Image via Getty Images) Woody Marks, the Houston Texans’ star player, had to leave the last match against the Arizona Cardinals after he sustained a brutal ankle injury.As the Houston Texans gear up to face the Las Vegas Raiders today, all eyes are on Woody Marks’ return to the field...
Delhi airport assault: Pilot alleges casteist abuse; claims passenger threatened family
NEW DELHI: Air India Express Captain Virender Sejwal, who got into a brawl with a passenger, Ankit Dewan, at Delhi airport‘s Terminal 1 last Friday, has accused the latter of making “casteist remarks” and issuing “absolutely unfathomable threats to female members of his family, including a child.” In a statement on the pilot’s behalf on...
