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The White House on Wednesday clarified that the United States has not formally sought an extension of the ongoing ceasefire with Iran, even as diplomatic engagements between the two sides continue.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed media reports suggesting otherwise. “Bad reporting this morning that we had formally requested an extension of the ceasefire. That is...

NEW DELHI: Under a formula that proposes to increase the share of all states proportionately and by 50% in Lok Sabha, Kerala’s share will rise from 20 to 30, which is seven more than what it would have got under the last “finished” enumeration. Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will rise from 28 to 42,...

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NEW DELHI: In a setback to Congress’s Pawan Khera, Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana high court order granting him transit anticipatory bail, making him vulnerable to arrest by Assam police which have been looking for him in a case registered on a complaint by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife.Expressing surprise at Telangana...

NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Wednesday called for a stringent nationwide law to curb illegal religious conversions, alleging that such activities pose a threat to national security.VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain expressed concern over what he described as “continuous reports” of conversion-related activities, including allegations linked to corporate workplaces. Referring to an...

NEW DELHI: ED’s headquarters investigation unit in Delhi on Wednesday conducted searches at ten premises in Jalandhar and Gurgaon associated with AAP’s deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Ashok Mittal and Lovely Professional University, in a suspected case of Foreign Exchange Management Act violations.Mittal is chancellor of Lovely Professional University while his son, Pratham, runs associated...

The blaze, which broke out around 5:30 pm, spread rapidly through the densely packed settlement, triggering a series of explosions as more than 50 LPG cylinders, kept in different shanties by residents, went off in succession LUCKNOW: Over 1,000 people, most of them migrant workers from nearby districts and other states, were rendered homeless after...

File photo SRINAGAR: Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) rejected a proposal for a territorial or regional council for Ladakh and reiterated its demand for statehood and Sixth Schedule safeguards after meeting lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena during his recent visit to Kargil.KDA, an amalgam of political and religious groups, said it remains open to fresh proposals...

LONDON: A shady network of immigration advisers in the UK is charging migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh thousands of pounds to pretend they are gay in order to get asylum.BBC undercover reporters posed as students from Pakistan and Bangladesh whose visas were expiring but had no genuine basis to claim asylum. They unearthed how immigration...

Nirav Modi (ANI image) LONDON: Fugitive jeweller Nirav Modi has applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in France for an injunction to prevent his removal to India.A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman told TOI: “Nirav Modi is due to be removed but he has lodged a rule 39 application to stay his removal...