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Mehbooba Mufti accuses NC of widening Kashmir’s divide with rest of India, urges Centre to hold talks. SRINAGAR: Days after National Conference president Farooq Abdullah made a controversial statement hailing Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on Kashmir, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday launched an attack on the NC leadership across generations, accusing it of creating distrust between…

Homebuyers’ body FPCE urges PM Modi to restructure RERA as consumer protection law NEW DELHI: With homebuyers continuing to face years of delays in getting possession of their homes despite RERA’s enactment, pan-India homebuyers’ body FPCE has urged PM Narendra Modi to overhaul the law by separating consumer protection from real estate sector promotion. It…

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Lok Dal general secretary Trilok Tyagi on Monday projected Union minister and party chief Jayant Chaudhary as a key face of the BJP-led NDA’s campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, saying the alliance would form the next government under his leadership.Tyagi said the RLD was working to strengthen its organisation…

BENGALURU: Researchers from IISc have developed a low-cost, 3D-printed device that could help scientists understand why cancer drugs are less effective in deeper regions of solid tumours.The device recreates the nutrient- and oxygen-deprived conditions found inside tumours and allows researchers to examine how cancer cells respond to drugs at different depths.The platform, developed by researchers…

The previous time the CRPF went such a long period without an operational fatality was before January 1979. NEW DELHI: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has completed 12 consecutive months without losing any personnel in operational fatalities, marking an achievement not recorded in the force in 47 years.CRPF Director General GP Singh congratulated personnel…

The NCP’s defence came even as the absence of Sunetra Pawar during the meeting with Amit Shah. NEW DELHI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday sought to put speculation about an internal rift to rest, with party leaders dismissing reports of differences following a high-profile meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and a…

Tej Pratap Yadav said crowds gathering around him at public events have raised concerns about his safety. NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav has once again sought enhanced security from the Centre and the Bihar government, saying the crowds gathering around him at public events have raised concerns about his safety.In…

NEW DELHI: Severe cyclonic storm Murasu is set to make landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall and winds of up to 120 kmph. The approaching cyclone has put several coastal states on alert, disrupted flight operations and triggered evacuation and relief…

NEW DELHI: Cyclone Murasu, which has intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm, is expected to cross the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing winds of up to 120 kmph, extremely heavy rainfall and the threat of coastal flooding. The cyclone is forecast to make landfall south…

Imran Khan apologises to Bombay HC, SC allows green crackers & more​ Imran Khan tendered anapology in the Bombay HC over joining an anti-SIR protest as a US citizen; Leave India notice stays in abeyance until December 7. Supreme Court allowed green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR on November 7 and 8, with a complete ban from…