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Lalu: Should we give Congress seats for it to lose?
RJD president Lalu Prasad on Sunday questioned the utility of Congress as an ally in assembly election and drew sharp reaction from the grand old party as well as the NDA leaders for calling AICC in-charge for Bihar, Bhakta Charan Das, a ‘Bhakchonhar’ (imprudent person).
Cong ‘convinced’ Amarinder trying to wean away Hindu voters
With Amarinder Singh finally announcing that he will launch a party and ally with BJP, Congress is convinced that he is angling to wean away Hindu voters in urban constituencies to dent the party in the Punjab assembly elections in early 2022. The idea behind the Congress renegade’s plan, as articulated by him, is what the party always suspected when it alleged that ‘Captain’ as Punjab chief minister was in league with BJP and Akali Dal.
Priority list being drawn up of kids with comorbidities for vaccine rollout
A comprehensive priority list of children with comorbidities is being worked out for the combined launch of ZyCoV-D and Covaxin in India, according to a senior official from the Centre’s Covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI).
Witness’ PSO’s affidavit claims payoff, NCB denies charge
The seizure of contraband from a cruise liner on October 2 night leading to the arrest of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan has become murkier with the personal bodyguard of a witness filing an affidavit levelling serious allegations of a payoff to a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) official.
Army, police no longer all-male bastions: Modi
Lauding the rise in the number of women in police and central armed forces, which has more than doubled in the past six years, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Army and police are no longer meant only for men, and expressed hope that this trend will lead to “new age policing”, with the women in uniform becoming role models for “lakhs of daughters” of the country.
Executive hirings up 30% over pre-Covid levels
Executive hiring is back with a bang. And this is coming not only on the back of pent-up demand but also new opportunities opening up across sectors like green & renewable energy, electric vehicles, education, foodtech, aerospace, defence, consumer space and startups.
China passes new land border law amid military standoff with India
Asserting that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China are "sacred and inviolable", the country's national legislature has adopted a new law on the protection and exploitation of the land border areas, which could have a bearing on Beijing's border dispute with India.
‘Treat users with small quantity of drugs as victims, not culprits’
The social justice and empowerment ministry has suggested that the existing definition of the word ‘addict’ may be removed and instead such a person be referred to as a ‘user’ and ‘substance dependent’, in an effort to improve the NDPS Act.
T20 WC: Babar, Rizwan star as Pakistan break India jinx with 10-wicket rout
A supremely stylish Babar Azam broke a 29-year-old jinx by guiding Pakistan to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over India in the ICC T20 World Cup on Sunday, their first in 13 attempts against the bitter arch-rivals at a global event.
Bajrang Dal activists attack 'Ashram-3' sets for 'wrong portrayal'
Bhopal, Bajrang Dal activists allegedly ransacked the set of the third season of web-series 'Ashram' here and also threw ink on its producer-director Prakash Jha, accusing him of portraying Hindus wrongly, police said.
Hardik injures shoulder, sent for precautionary scans
The Indian team's troubles on Sunday were compounded after all-rounder-turned-specialist batter Hardik Pandya injured his shoulder while batting during the T20 World Cup game against Pakistan, after which he did not come out to field.
കോണ്‍ഗ്രസ് തൃണമൂലില്‍ ലയിക്കേണ്ട സമയമായെന്ന് മന്ത്രി, മമത ബിജെപിയുടെ ഏജന്റെന്ന് അധീറിന്റെ മറുപടി
കൊല്‍ക്കത്ത: തൃണമൂല്‍ കോണ്‍ഗ്രസും കോണ്‍ഗ്രസും തമ്മിലുള്ള അകല്‍ച്ച വര്‍ധിക്കുന്നു. ഇരുവരും പരസ്പരം വാക്‌പോര് നടത്തികൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയാണ്. കോണ്‍ഗ്രസിന് തൃണമൂലില്‍ ലയിക്കാനുള്ള സമയമായെന്ന് മന്ത്രി ഫിര്‍ഹാദ് ഹഖീം പറഞ്ഞു. ഉപതിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ് നടക്കുന്ന കര്‍ദാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലെ റാലിയിലാണ് ഇത്തരമൊരു കാര്യം ഫിര്‍ഹാദ് ഉന്നയിച്ചത്. കോണ്‍ഗ്രസിന് ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ പ്രതിസന്ധിയെ അതിജീവിക്കണമെങ്കില്‍ അത് മാത്രമാണ് മുന്നിലുള്ള വഴിയെന്നും മന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു. അതേസമയം ഗോവയിലും അസമിലും
Husband of U.K. charity worker jailed in Iran begins 2nd hunger strike
News/World: The husband of U.K. charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained for more than five years in Iran, has gone on a hunger strike again after a court decided she has to spend another year in prison.
കാശ്മീരില്‍ സിആര്‍പിഎഫ് ക്യാമ്പിന് സമീപം 16 കാരനെ മരിച്ച നിലയില്‍ കണ്ടത്തി
ജമ്മുകാശ്മീര്‍: ദക്ഷിണ കാശ്മീരിലെ സോഫിയാനിലെ സൈന്‍പൂര ഏരിയയില്‍ ഒരാളെ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ട നിലയില്‍ കണ്ടെത്തി. ഞായറാഴ്ച പുലര്‍ച്ചെയായിരുന്നു സംഭവം. മരണത്തെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള അന്വേഷണം നടക്കുകയാണെന്ന് അധികൃതര്‍ അറിയിച്ചു. പഴ കച്ചവടക്കാരന്‍ ഷാഹിദ് അജാസാണ് കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടത്. സിആര്‍പിഎഫ് ക്യാമ്പിന് സമീപത്ത് നിന്നാണ് അജാസിന് വെടിയേറ്റത്. ഒരു വാഹനത്തിനരികില്‍ അജാസ് കിടക്കുന്നതും തല ചക്രത്തില്‍ അമര്‍ന്നതും, കാലുകള്‍ നീട്ടി, പച്ചക്കറികളും
