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NEW DELHI: West Bengal’s BJP government on Monday operationalised its “detect, delete and deport” policy, with Malda becoming the first district in the state to establish a holding centre for illegal foreign nationals.The facility has begun housing nine suspected Bangladeshi nationals, officials said.The holding centre, located at Chandan Park in English Bazar, was made operational…

A decision on the speculation surrounding a possible leadership change in Karnataka is expected within the next two to three days, top Congress sources said, as cited by ANI. This followed a meeting between the party high command, the chief minister and the deputy chief minister. A range of key political matters, including the Rajya…

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, with party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia accusing him of indulging in “toolkit politics” and attempting to spread instability amid rising concerns over inflation and fuel prices.The remarks came after Rahul claimed during a meeting of the Congress Minority Department advisory council…

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee have expressed “fondness and full support” for the satirical digital collective Cockroach Janta Party, TMC Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien said on Monday.In a post on X, O’Brien said both leaders remained focused on “fighting the good fight” amid a series…

Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday directed police to promptly register sexual crime cases, speed up investigations and ensure “severe punishment” for those involved in heinous offences, following the alleged sexual assault and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Coimbatore.Duringa meeting with senior officials,…

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump share a similarity in “destruction,” adding that this is why they keep praising each other.Kharge’s remarks came a day after Trump made a surprise live audio call to US ambassador to…

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami CHENNAI; MLAs S Jayakumar (Perundurai), Maragatham Kumaravel (Maduranthakam -sc) and P Sathyabama (Dharapuram – SC) on Monday submitted their resignation to Speaker J C D Prabhakar. They were among the 25 MLAs from C Ve Shanmugam- S P Velumani camp who voted in favour of Tamiliga Vettri Kahagam govt…

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday slammed the PM Modi-led Centre over the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that the government was burdening common people despite stable international crude oil prices.In a post on X, Kharge said, “The Daily Assault of FUEL LOOT is not over yet! 4th hike in…

NEW DELHI: India, which harboured nearly 8% of global biodiversity within only about 2.4% of the world’s land area, emerged as the leader in issuing Internationally Recognised Certificates of Compliance (IRCCs) for granting access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge under a global protocol, accounting for 60% of all such certificates issued worldwide, a…

Representational IMage (Image credit: ANI) MUMBAI: An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 operating a night flight to Kannur suffered damage during take-off at Muscat airport after the aircraft lined up with runway edge lights instead of the runway centreline at night, said sources. Oman’s Air Accidents Investigation Sector (AAIS) has classified the occurrence as an…