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NEW DELHI: India hit out at Bangladesh and suspended visa operations at its mission in Chittagong on Sunday, amid a wave of protests there with an anti-India hue sparked by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi, which has seen the lynching of a Hindu man.Describing as “horrend-ous” the killing of 25-year-old Dipu Chandra…
NEW DELHI: Rather than having an adverse impact on BJP’s coffers, scrapping of electoral bonds in Feb 2024 ended up boosting its donations kitty in 2024-25, with electoral trusts alone disbursing over Rs 3,577 crore to the party.In 2023-24, BJP’s total receipts through voluntary contributions had stood at Rs 3,967 crore, of which Rs 1,686…
NEW DELHI/KULLU: A sharp cold wave tightened its grip across north India on Sunday, with snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and northeastern Himachal Pradesh, while scattered rain and dense fog pushed down temperatures across the plains of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.IMD has forecast continued snowfall, rain and fog…
JAMMU: Terrorists stormed a villager’s house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Saturday evening and forced him to provide food before fleeing into a nearby forest, prompting security forces to launch a massive search operation.“The entire forest belt surrounding Chore Motu village and its adjoining forest hamlets in the Majalta area was cordoned off,…
In an electrifying finale, Kalyan Padala emerged as the champion of Bigg Boss Telugu 9, besting fellow contestant Thanuja Puttaswamy. His victory earned him a whopping Rs 35 lakhs and a brand-new SUV, along with an extra Rs 5 lakhs for his exceptional gameplay. Bigg Boss Telugu 9 concludes after declaring commoner contestant Kalyan Padala…
Vivek Ramaswamy (File photo) The TOI Correspondent from Washington: In a manic weekend of mutual MAGA bloodletting at a conservative conference where Trump devotees knifed each other verbally, Vivek Ramaswamy was just another collateral casualty. The biotech bro-turned-GOP gadfly, who thought being the party’s voice of reason was a viable career move in a mob…
Funeral procession of Osman Hadi in Dhaka (ANI file photo) Western diplomatic missions in Bangladesh, including the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, Germany and France, have “unusually” mourned the death of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, issuing condolence messages after he was killed earlier this month.Former foreign secretary and diplomat Kanwal…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently incarcerated for now over two years, on Saturday called on his supporters to prepare for nationwide protests and announced his intention to challenge the recent Toshakhana-II verdict, which he alleged was delivered in “haste” by the Islamabad…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Kolkata on Sunday (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday shared his views on live-in relationships while addressing a gathering in Kolkata. Speaking during the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bhagwat said live-in relationships reflected an unwillingness to take responsibility. “You’re not ready to take…
NEW DELHI: It looked as if India did not come at all to the ground while chasing a mammoth target of 348 against Pakistan in the Under-19 Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, as the Boys-in-Blue were dismissed for a mere 156 in just 26.2 overs to hand Pakistan a comfortable victory by 191…
