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NEW DELHI: London-based academician and researcher Francesca Orsini was on Monday denied entry into India upon arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, as she “was blacklisted in March this year for having violated the conditions of her tourist visa by undertaking research during her previous visits”, according to govt sources.Orsini, Professor Emerita of…

US President on Tuesday claimed that he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two leaders talked about trade and Pakistan situation. The conversation came on the occasion of Diwali, as he went on to light lamps at the White House.“Let me extend our warmest wishes to the people of India. I just spoke…

AGRA: Upset over a “paltry” Diwali bonus, workers at a toll plaza on the Agra–Lucknow expressway staged a silent protest by leaving the boom barriers open and letting more than 5,000 vehicles pass without paying the toll of Rs 650.Unlike most protests, this one was swift, quiet — and if you happened to be driving…

NEW DELHI: India Tuesday restored its embassy in Kabul, upgrading its technical mission to the level of an embassy, following the announcement made during Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s recent visit to India. As per understanding between the two sides, India will designate the head of the mission in Kabul as chargé d’affaires before…

A US Marshal and an undocumented immigrant were shot during a federal operation in South Los Angeles on Tuesday, reports Fox 11. Both sustained injuries that are not considered life-threatening and were taken to the hospital for treatment.The incident occurred around 8:50 am in the 400 block of E. 20th Street in the Historic South-Central…

NEW DELHI: Congress is rushing senior politician Ashok Gehlot to Patna for a meeting with RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav to resolve Bihar assembly election-related issues, ranging from “friendly fights” to manifesto release and campaign plan. Opposition sources said Congress general secretary KC Venugopal held a discussion with Tejashwi, following which Gehlot, state in-charge Krishna Allavaru…

NEW DELHI: A push for social engineering in search of additional votes appears to have given way to the governing NDA focusing on consolidation of its traditional support base for the Bihar assembly polls. This turn is most telling in the significant cut in the number of Yadav candidates fielded by its two biggest constituents,…

NEW DELHI: Widespread bursting of firecrackers beyond the time window permitted by Supreme Court on Diwali night drove Delhi’s air quality deeper into the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday.The surge of toxic smoke, laden with pollutants and heavy metals, caused the city’s average hourly PM2.5 levels to touch 675 micrograms/cubic metre at midnight, the highest…

SRINAGAR: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Dr Gitanjali J Angmo submitted Tuesday a detailed representation to Ladakh administration, National Security Act (NSA) advisory board, and Union home ministry, calling the charges against her husband “flimsy, childish and baseless”.The representation responds to the NSA order issued on Sept 27 and the grounds of arrest dated…

LUCKNOW: Prayagraj police on Tuesday arrested Rachit Madhyan, the man accused of mowing down six people with his high-end Jaguar car in Prayagraj on Sunday evening.He was taken into custody from a private hospital in Lucknow, where he had been admitted since the accident, the police said.Officials said he will be brought to Prayagraj and…