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Anti-defection questions arise after six Sena UBT MPs skip party meeting NEW DELHI: Can refusal of six Lok Sabha members of Sena UBT to attend a meeting despite a ‘whip’ issued by party chief Uddhav Thackeray be a valid ground to disqualify them under the Tenth Schedule for non-obedience?Uddhav’s Sena UBT is planning to seek...

Calcutta HC declined to stay the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP KOLKATA: Calcutta high court declined to stay Thursday the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of the opposition in the Bengal assembly, handing his camp an early courtroom edge on opening day of the first session under...

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking a national digital register for advocates New Delhi: With one in every three advocates being fake at a time when the judiciary is occupying a central space in India’s governance, a concerned Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the plea of the Bar Association of...

Representative Image America’s top energy regulator — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) — has ordered the country’s electric grid operators to reconsider rules for connecting very large energy users such as data centers, as demand from server warehouses strains power grids. Data centers are pushing US electricity use to record highs and requiring more electricity...

Image Used For Representational Purpose Only SURAT: Singanpor police have booked three persons on charges of rape and criminal intimidation after a young woman alleged that one of the accused drugged her with spiked coffee, recorded a nude video while she was unconscious, and later used it to repeatedly sexually assault and blackmail her.According to...

Indian national has appeared in a London court charged with fatally stabbing another Indian man in Southall LONDON: An Indian national has appeared in court in London charged with murdering another Indian by stabbing him to death outside a shop in Southall, west London.Navjot Singh (20), an Indian national, appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court on...

Manoj Sinha has terminated a Power Development Department official over alleged involvement in terror-related activities JAMMU: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated an official with the Power Development Department for his alleged involvement in terror activities.The accused, Mohammad Shafi Malik (51), was the ninth J&K govt employee dismissed from service this year. Five govt...

Omar Abdullah faces growing demands within his National Conference (NC) to expand his cabinet SRINAGAR: Nearly two years after taking office, J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah faces growing demands within his National Conference (NC) to expand his cabinet amid opposition allegations he has avoided doing so as there are too many hopefuls and it could...

Mojtaba Khamenei approved US-Iran MoU despite differences Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday that he authorised the memorandum of understanding signed by the Iranian and US presidents, despite holding a different view on the agreement.He said he granted approval after receiving assurances from President Masoud Pezeshkian and other senior officials that Iran’s rights...

Dr Manish Gupta (L), the victim, Meena (R) NEW DELHI: The arrest of dermatologist Dr Manish Gupta for bludgeoning and stabbing to death his domestic help of over 15 years has left residents of South Delhi‘s Mount Kailash struggling to reconcile the allegations with the man they thought they knew.As investigators work to establish the...