IAF set to retire Abhinandan Varthaman’s MiG-21 squadron by September end

New Delhi, September 19 The Indian Air Force is set to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron ‘Sword Arms’ that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of when he had downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan a day after the Balakot strike in February 2019, sources said on Monday….

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Shashi Tharoor set to run for Congress president; Gehlot top choice as non-Gandhi chief

New Delhi, September 19 Former career diplomat at the UN and current member of the pro-reform G-23 grouping in the Congress Shashi Tharoor is all set to run in the upcoming election for the post of Congress president signalling an interesting fight ahead for the top job. Thiruvananthapuram MP Tharoor,…

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Temple attacked in UK’s Leicester after India-Pakistan Asia Cup match

New Delhi, September 19A religious flag atop a temple was taken down and burnt while South Asian mobs faced off against each other on the streets of Leicester on Sunday, the local police said in a statement.The Indian High Commission in London strongly condemned the violence against the Indian community…

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Don’t believe PM Modi behind misuse of CBI, ED: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, September 19West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she doesn’t believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behind the alleged excesses of central agencies in the state and blamed a section of the BJP leaders for misusing them to serve their interests.Banerjee, who was speaking on a…

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These former chief ministers have joined the BJP in the last few years. Check list

New Delhi, September 19 Capt Amarinder Singh joins the long list of former chief ministers of other parties who have joined the BJP in the last few years like Digamber Kamat and SM Krishna. Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union ministers Narendra Singh…

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EC writes to Law ministry; seeks limits around cash donations to political parties

New Delhi, September 19The Election Commission has proposed bringing down anonymous political donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 and cap cash donations at 20 per cent or at a maximum of Rs 20 crore to cleanse election funding of black money, sources said on Monday.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv…

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