Dushyant Kumar Gautam sworn in as Sikkim governor, Congress vows stir | India News

Newly sworn-in Sikkim Governor Dushyant Gautam during the swearing-in ceremony GANGTOK/DELHI: Dushyant Kumar Gautam was sworn in as the 19th governor of Sikkim Monday, succeeding Om Prakash Mathur.Slamming the governing BJP for sticking with Gautam’s appointment as governor despite the shadow of a murder case, Congress said its protest over the issue will intensify and…

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‘State-sponsored terrorism’: Mamata Banerjee demands release of CJP’s Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka | India News

“From Kolkata to Delhi to Mumbai – throughout the country, atrocities have reached unprecedented levels,” Banerjee said NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the government of perpetrating “state-sponsored terrorism” and “police-sponsored atrocities” as she demanded the release of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka. The…

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400-plus Indian-origin scholars, alumni from 27 countries warn against ‘anarchy’ | India News

It calls for resolving differences through “debate, discussion, dialogue and dissent” within the constitutional framework NEW DELHI: Days after competing groups of Harvard-linked Indians took opposing positions on protests against the Election Commission, more than 400 Indian-origin students, researchers and alumni associated with universities across 27 countries have issued a statement warning against efforts to…

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Hours after custody extension, Delhi Police transfers CJP leaders’ trespassing case to crime branch | India News

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday transferred the trespassing case against Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das to the crime branch, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.This came hours after a Delhi court extended the CJP leaders’ judicial custody by two days for allegedly entering Jantar Mantar, which is no longer…

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‘May compromise security’: Delhi HC upholds IAF decision to withhold details of PM Modi, Manmohan Singh’s foreign visits | India News

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has upheld the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) decision to deny access to records of foreign visits undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor, Manmohan Singh, setting aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order directing the force to disclose the flight records.Justice Amit Mahajan ruled that the CIC…

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Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh: Manipur violence: CM condemns killing of three civilians, orders tighter security in vulnerable areas | India News

Manipur CM condemns ‘killing of innocent civilians’ as security forces launch combing operation Manipur chief minister Y Khemchand Singh on Monday condemned the killing of three civilians by suspected militants in the border area of Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts and directed officials to strengthen security in vulnerable areas of the state.The three victims were…

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Cyber unit flags rise in social media fraud using deepfake videos of PM, ministers to promote fake schemes | India News

Deceptive advertisements on Facebook and Instagram impersonate well-known public figures, including the Prime Minister. NEW DELHI: The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) under the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) has flagged a rise in financial fraud through deceptive advertisements on Facebook and Instagram that impersonate well-known public figures, including the Prime Minister, finance…

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‘No specific period prescribed’: Rijiju writes to Kharge on delay in proroguing Monsoon Session | India News

NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday responded to Congress president and Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging the “unusual delay” in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which ended on August 13 but has yet to be formally prorogued.Also Read | ‘Don’t try to bulldoze another…

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