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CBI asks for more trouble by letting Ajit Doval ‘guide’ it in Christian Michel extradition

CBI has given fresh legs to allegations by a senior officer that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval influenced investigations.

Former J&K finance minister Haseeb Drabu resigns from PDP

The letter, which was posted by Drabu on his personal Twitter handle, said his exit from the PDP had been coming for a while now.

15,000 deaths in five years due to pothole accidents is alarming, says Supreme Court

This indicates that authorities concerned are not maintaining the roads properly, a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said.

BJP leader named in Bulandshahr violence case releases video claiming innocence

A day after the key accused in the case, a Bajrang Dal leader, released a video claiming his innocence, a BJP leader has also done the same.

Govt removes Kashmiri from language portal after Kashmiri Pandits object

Kashmiri Pandits claim the version of language put out is based on the script widely used by Muslims in the Valley.

Delhi Sikh shrine body chief refuses to resign despite orders from Akali Dal chief

At a meeting of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Thursday, fresh elections for the executive committee were announced.

Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath meets family of policeman killed in Bulandshahr violence

The UP government announced an extraordinary pension, and a road and a college to be named after the police inspector.

Calcutta High Court says can’t give permission to BJP rath yatra rallies after state refuses

The West Bengal government refused to allow the BJP rally scheduled for Friday in Cooch Behar on the grounds that it might cause communal tension.

Mumbai consumers cry foul over high Adani Power bills, state promises relief

Adani Power insists the ‘inflated’ electricity bills are due to some back-to-back coincidental factors, but regulator is set to announce its findings Friday.

Navjot Kaur Sidhu given ‘clean chit’ in probe into Amritsar train tragedy

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu was the chief guest at a Dussehra event in Amritsar where a train tragedy claimed 60 lives. 

On Camera

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.