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PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) said on Thursday that he was eager to contest a substantial number of seats in the West Bengal assembly elections, in which his ally BJP has a lot at stake. JD (U) National Secretary General Ghulam Rasool Baliyavi said the party’s unit …

NEW DELHI: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday wrote to Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla claiming that he was not allowed to speak freely at the meeting of the Parliamentary Defense Commission and sought their intervention, the sources said. In his letter, Gandhi urged the president to ensure that the …

NEW DELHI: The 23 ‘dissidents’ in Congress, whose letter urging a full-time party chief has caused a stir, are likely to meet with Acting President Sonia Gandhi later this week. Rahul Gandhi is also likely to attend the meeting, the sources said. The meeting could be aimed at a rapprochement …

NEW DELHI: Union minister for agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday I wrote a letter to farmers protesting against the new Center agricultural laws, saying that a misunderstanding has been created and that the reforms were in the interest of farmers. “Please be confident that these reforms made in the …

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday he said that he will issue his order on Friday on a batch of petitions seeking the initiation of criminal proceedings for contempt of stand-up comic book artist Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the Supreme Court. The pleas came to …

NEW DELHI: With the BJP making some headway in local body elections in Kerala, party president JP Nadda on Thursday he thanked state voters and said his party will continue to expose the “corrupt, communal and hypocrite“policy of both the LDF and UDF fronts. The CPM-led LDF emerged as the …

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal tore up copies of the Centerthree new ones related to agriculture laws at legislative Assembly Thursday. Addressing the Delhi Assembly, the prime minister said that he cannot betray the country’s farmers. He urged the Center not to become worse than British and appealed …

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the Allahabad Superior Court verdict that had annulled the detention of Dr. Kafeel Khan under the National security law (NSA) and ordered his immediate release. A bank headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, who was listening to the Uttar …

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday he recognized the law of farmers to non-violent protests, and said he was considering establishing an “impartial and independent” panel of agricultural experts and farmers unions to resolve the stalemate of three contentious farm laws. A bank headed by Chief Justice, SA Bobde, …

CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) Thursday marked its second successful mission of the year by launching the 42nd. communication satellite CMS-01. PSLV-C50 carrying CMS-01 took off into the cloudy skies over Sriharikota at 3.41pm. It was the 52nd flight of the PSLV from the Sriharikota spaceport and the …