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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram NEW DELHI: In what can potentially speed up the trial of P Chidambaram in the Aircel Maxis and the INX Media money laundering cases, the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday told a special PMLA court here that it had got the necessary nod from the home ministry for the prosecution of…

NEW DELHI: The tension between India and Bangladesh, which resulted in fewer visas by both sides, resulted in an over 9% fall in foreign tourist arrivals to 90.2 lakh in 2025, with the eastern neighbour slipping from the second largest source to being the fifth biggest.Latest official data estimated tourist arrivals from Bangladesh at 4.7…

Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a must-win game for India to stay alive in the T20 World Cup semifinal race, and they delivered in emphatic fashion. Defending champions India crushed Zimbabwe by 72 runs in their Super Eights clash at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, keeping their hopes alive while giving their net…

Pakistan’s defence minister on Friday declared “open war” on the Afghan Taliban government, following renewed clashes along the shared border. “Our patience has reached its limit. Now it is open war between us and you,” Khawaja Asif posted on X.The escalation came after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani troops along the frontier, prompting Islamabad to launch…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday banned the Class 8 social science textbook that had a section on corruption in judiciary, prohibited its circulation in all forms and asked the school education secretary and NCERT chairperson to show cause why contempt proceedings not be initiated against them despite the Centre tendering an unconditional and unqualified…

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has insisted she “never knew Jeffrey Epstein” after a tense, six-hour closed-door deposition before Congress, saying she answered “every one of their questions as fully as I could”.Speaking to reporters after the session in Chappaqua, New York, Clinton said: “I never met Jeffrey Epstein, never had any connection…

Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has praised Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for his performance in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, saying his campaign stands out among recent fast-bowling efforts in domestic cricket.Posting on X, Karthik urged young cricketers to follow Nabi’s example if they aim to represent India.“Watching this Ranji Trophy campaign and following…

NEW DELHI: Almost all states have reaped a bounty after implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) with their own tax revenue efforts getting a major boost.A decadal study by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on the implementation of GST and its impact on the own tax revenue of states showed that the average…

NAINITAL: Two men lured a 15-year-old Class 10 student away on the pretext of visiting a tourist spot, allegedly forced her to consume alcohol and raped her in their car at a secluded spot in Haldwani’s Kathgodam area. The accused worked as taxi drivers, and were arrested following a complaint by the survivor’s family.Police said…

Tensions flared at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Thursday after a student protest escalated into clashes with police, leading to the detention of 51 students and injuries on both sides, as reported by news agency PTI.The unrest began when the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) organised a “Long March” from the campus to the Ministry…