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New Delhi, September 29 The CBI has led a massive countrywide crackdown on narcotics networks in coordination with the NCB, Interpol and police in multiple states, leading to the arrest of 175 alleged drug peddlers, officials said on Thursday. As many as 127 FIRs have been filed by the agencies…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 29 Hectic consultations began on Thursday morning to find a suitable consensus candidate for the forthcoming Congress presidential poll with efforts under way to convince Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot to take up the mantle and signals given to former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 29 Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday opted out of the race for the post of Congress president. He took the decision after meeting Sonia Gandhi here. Earlier, hectic consultations began in the morning to find a suitable consensus candidate. Former Madhya Pradesh chief…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, September 29 In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday, Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot walked out of the party presidential race and chose to stay the Chief Minister of Rajasthan amid the organisation’s insistence on one person, one post rule. Gehlot opted out of the…

New Delhi, September 29 The Supreme Court on Thursday held that all women, irrespective of their marital status, are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and AS Bopanna delivered…

New York, September 29 An Indian-American Uber Eats delivery person has been stabbed several times in an attack in the US by a career criminal with more than 100 arrests on his rap sheet, according to a media report. Bharatbhai Patel was stabbed on the Lower East Side, New York,…

Udhampur/Jammu, September 29 A blast in a bus parked at a stand in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur city on Thursday morning, the second within a few hours, sent security agencies in a tizzy as they sounded a high alert, sources said. The roof and the backside of the bus were…

Begusarai, September 29A court in Bihar’s Begusarai on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against Ekta Kapoor, film producer and director, and her mother Shobha Kapoor on charges of insulting soldiers and hurting the sentiments of their family members in her web series ‘XXX’ (Season-2).The court of judge Vikas Kumar issued the…

Chandigarh, September 29 Two terrorists were killed in a gunfight with the security forces in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. Moments before the encounter, the terrorists were asked to surrender, but they refused. “On receipt of specific human information from JKP (Kulgam) regarding presence of terrorists in Avhotu…

New Delhi, September 28Hours after the Centre banned the PFI, several Opposition parties, including RJD and the Congress demanded a ban on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), BJP’s ideological fountainhead.RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav alleged that the RSS is an extremist group that needed to be banned too. Congress MP…

Ajay BanerjeeNew Delhi, September 28After an internal agenda note of the Indian Army on removing colonial legacies raised hackles of serving and retired officers, the Army has decided against tinkering with the name of regiments, their practices, ethos and system of regimentation.”Veterans can be assured that customs and traditions which…

New Delhi, September 28Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) has been appointed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). He will also function as the Secretary, Department of Military Affairs. The posts had been vacant since Gen Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash in December last year.In June, law was amended…

New Delhi, September 28 The government has banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its frontal organisations for five years under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, accusing the outfits of having “links” with global terror groups such as ISIS and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). Editorial: Ban on PFI…

Arjun Sharma Jammu, September 28 An explosion occurred in a parked bus in Udhampur district of Jammu division late on Wednesday evening. Two persons were reportedly injured in the blast. They were taken to the district hospital. The blast occurred inside a passenger bus that was parked near Domail Chowk…

New Delhi, September 28 Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot who reached Delhi on Wednesday to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi described the crisis in the state as an “internal family matter of the party” and added, “We will solve all these issues.” Gehlot will meet Sonia on Thursday. Noting that…