Khwaja Shahid, a commander of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, has been found beheaded near the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He was one of the masterminds behind the 2018 attack on an Indian Army camp in J&K’s Sunjuwan. The circumstances surrounding his abduction and killing remain unclear, and no group has claimed responsibility....
Read MoreBas de Leede, the Netherlands all-rounder, believes that his team can make the World Cup their best event if they win their last two games against England and India. Despite acknowledging the difficulty of the task, de Leede is confident in his team’s ability to beat England, who are currently 10th in the rankings.
Read MoreThe Congress party in India has adopted different strategies in the states of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh to secure a repeat term in power. In Rajasthan, the party has decided to retain a majority of its MLAs, trusting that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s appeal and record will help lift the party’s chances. Meanwhile, in Chhattisgarh,...
Read MoreChhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has demanded action from the Election Commission against attempts to damage his government’s reputation on the eve of assembly polls. Baghel accused the BJP of using the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and income tax department as weapons to contest the election on their behalf. He also accused the BJP of having...
Read MoreThe Meitei people living and working in Mizoram fled the state due to the ethnic conflict in Manipur and many sought refuge in Assam between May and July, fearing attacks by locals. Many of them are registered voters in Mizoram, but will miss the polls on Tuesday in their adoptive state. Most of these...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has supported Madras High Court judge Justice N Anand Venkatesh’s decision to examine the validity of a trial judge’s quick acquittal of Tamil Nadu education minister K Ponmudy and his wife in a corruption case. Justice Venkatesh had questioned the unusual speed at which the trial judge proceeded with the case...
Read MoreFormer Indian cricket selector Dilip Vengsarkar recalled the first time he saw Virat Kohli play and how impressed he was with his game and determination. He credits the selection committee for backing his decision to pick Kohli for the ODI series in Sri Lanka in 2008. Vengsarkar praises Kohli for his ability to rejuvenate...
Read MoreWith opposition-governed Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Kerala moving the Supreme Court, accusing governors of abusing their constitutional position to withhold assent to bills passed by the assemblies, a three-judge bench headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud said “soul-searching is needed on both sides” to make the constitutional scheme of governance work. The comment from...
Read MoreMaoist IED explosions left two polling personnel and an equal number of paramilitary jawans wounded in Bastar’s Kanker and Narayanpur districts on Monday, a day before the first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh. Maoists have called for a boycott of the assembly polls. In the fortnight leading up to the polls, five people, including...
Read MoreDelhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj stated that if Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is arrested in the excise policy case, he will run the government from prison, with officers and cabinet ministers attending meetings in jail. Bharadwaj made this statement after a meeting of MLAs convened by Kejriwal in response to the summons issued by the...
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