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Rijiju said that Prime Minister’s remarks were not meant for opposition leaders. NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks on “dimagi naxals” were not meant for the opposition leaders.Amid opposition’s criticism over PM’s remarks during his Independence Day speech, Rijiju said that the “dimagi naxals”...

Pakistan hockey team player (File photo) Pakistan may have endured a difficult run against India in recent years, but captain Abu Bakar Mahmood believes the numbers will count for little when the arch-rivals meet at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup on August 19. With India ranked higher and coming off a 3-1 win over...

“Will probe if anyone threatened him”, CM Suvendu said. NEW DELHI: West Begal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said he would ensure probe into suicide of TMC leader Asish Banerjee to ascertain if the former ex-deputy speaker was “threatened”.“Will probe if anyone threatened him”, CM Suvendu said as per news agency PTI, hours after the TMC leader...

19% in Lok Sabha, 39% in Rajya Sabha: How Monsoon Session unfolded beyond the Parliament NEW DELHI: For 25 days, Parliament’s Monsoon Session played out on two different stages.Inside the Houses, proceedings were repeatedly disrupted, adjournments were frequent and Question Hour had barely any time remaining. Outside, political activity rarely stopped. Students marched, opposition leaders...

Sunil Gavaskar. (BCCI Photo) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned India’s approach to player fitness after a series of injuries left several key players on the sidelines, while defending the physios at the BCCI‘s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.Jasprit Bumrah, Sai Sudharsan, Washington Sundar, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana are...

The controversy erupted after visuals from the Independence Day programme at the Congress headquarters showed senior party leaders speaking among themselves NEW DELHI: BJP leaders on Sunday lodged a formal complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at the Urwa Police Station in Karnataka. The move escalated a political row over the recitation of...

The foxes reduced seabird populations, which meant less nutrient-rich guano reached the islands. Arctic foxes introduced to more than 400 Alaskan islands for fur changed far more than the local wildlife. According to a study published in journal Science, by preying on seabirds, they disrupted the flow of nutrients from the ocean to land and...

Bihar’s 67.25% assembly poll turnout topped US, UK, France after SIR: CEC NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said the “successful” Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar last year helped increase voter turnout in the assembly elections that followed.Speaking to reporters at Patna airport, Kumar, who is on...

Australian captain Pat Cummins, leads his players from the field following their nine wicket loss to Banglade (Image via AP) Former Australia captains and batters Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden have called for changes to Australia’s Test team after Bangladesh inflicted a historic nine-wicket defeat on Pat Cummins‘ side in Darwin.Australia were comprehensively outplayed in...

USCIS says no grace period will be available for Form I-539 and Form I-765 change The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that two of its important immigration forms will be replaced with new editions, starting September 15. The change will be applicable to Form I-539, Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status, and Form...