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Washington, October 20The United States is aware of reports of Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo allegedly being prevented from travelling to the country, a State Department official has said.Mattoo had on Tuesday said she was stopped at the IGI Airport in Delhi from flying to the US to received…

Rome, October 20 Italy’s presumed next premier, Giorgia Meloni, issued a stark warning to Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday that he risked losing influence in any new government over his friendship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as she asserted a strong pro-NATO, pro-European position about Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Italy…

Parveen AroraKarnal, October 19In spite of strict checking on the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border by the district administration, paddy from the neighbouring state continues to arrive at grain markets in Karnal, Gharaunda, Kunjpura, Indri, Taraori, Nissing and others.Karnal SDM Anubhav Mehta said a paddy-laden Canter from UP was confiscated on Tuesday…

New Delhi, October 19 China has yet again blocked a joint move by India and the US to sanction two Pakistan-based terrorists at the UNSC. One of them is the son of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed. Beijing’s fourth and fifth blocking since June this year ironically took place just…

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, October 19The Congress on Wednesday elected Karnataka strongman Mallikarjun Kharge as its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years in an overwhelming mandate that places onerous responsibilities on the new chief.Editorial: New Cong chiefEven as the counting was underway, rival Shashi Tharoor’s poll agents complained of “voter fraud”…

New Delhi, October 19One of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case, Mitesh Chimanlal Bhatt, who was released for “good behaviour”, is an accused in a case of outraging a woman’s modesty while out on parole during June 2020, revealed the annexure of an affidavit submitted to the Supreme…

Bhanu P LohumiShimla, October 19The BJP has played a gamble as it dropped 10 of its MLAs and changed the constituencies of two ministers to combat anti-incumbency even as the threat of rebellion loomed large with resentment brewing among aspirants who have been denied the ticket. There are 19 new…

Bhanu P Lohumi Shimla, October 19 The BJP has played a gamble as it dropped 10 of its MLAs and changed the constituencies of two ministers to combat anti-incumbency even as the threat of rebellion loomed large with resentment brewing among aspirants who have been denied the ticket. There…

Karnal, October 19Rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim on Wednesday organised a virtual ‘Satsang’ which was attended by many political leaders, including the Karnal Mayor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, sparking a fresh controversy.Ram Rahim, who is serving a jail term after being convicted in rape…

New Delhi, October 19India on Wednesday issued a travel advisory asking its citizens to leave the country at the earliest.Indians were asked to leave by any available means in view of the deteriorating situation and recent escalation of hostilities all across Ukraine, said the Indian mission in Kyiv.On October 10,…

London, October 19 Britain’s Suella Braverman has left her job as interior minister, the Guardian reported on Wednesday, adding to the turmoil surrounding Prime Minister Liz Truss’s six-week premiership. The Sun’s political editor said Braverman had been fired. If confirmed Braverman’s departure would mark the second of Truss’s most senior…

London, October 19 Britain’s Suella Braverman quit as interior minister on Wednesday, saying she had to go after she breached government rules but that she had concerns over the direction of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government. The second senior minister to leave the government in less than a week, Braverman’s…

New Delhi, October 19 Bilkis Bano case convicts were out of jail for around 1,000 days even before being released on remission of life sentence and one of them even got charge-sheeted for outraging the modesty of a woman in 2020 while out on parole, the Gujarat government has told…

Mumbai, October 19India’s voice on the global stage can only gain in authority and credibility from a strong commitment to inclusivity and respect for human rights at home, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.Addressing students of the IIT Bombay here, Guterres said, “As an elected member of…