India-US trade deal: Congress accepts Amit Shah’s debate challenge, flags US maize & cotton imports as blow to farmers | India News

Randeep Surjewala (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Not ruling out a nationwide movement against the Indo-US trade deal and accepting home minister Amit Shah’s challenge for a debate, Congress said the US production of jowar, maize, soybean and cotton is at such a higher scale that their import will completely overwhelm the farmers of India.AICC spokesman…

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Watch: Drunk man naps on track as train stops inches away | India News

NEW DELHI: Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) city’s busiest rail hub witnessed a dangerous incident when a man, reportedly intoxicated, was found sleeping on a railway track, halting Harbour Line services and delaying thousands of daily commuters.The incident, captured in a video that is now circulating widely on social media, shows the man lying…

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Karnataka court awards death penalty: 3 sentenced for gang-raping Israeli tourist, murdering youth in Koppal | India News

Representative image (AI-generated) NEW DELHI: A civil court in Karnataka on Monday sentenced three men to death for sexually assaulting an Israeli tourist and murdering a youth in Koppal district last year.The Gangavathi Civil Court pronounced the quantum of punishment, awarding capital punishment to the convict: Mallesh alias Handi Malla, Sharanabasava and Chaitanya Sai. The…

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SC stays recovery proceedings against Rajasthan government for not refunding to a contractor | India News

NEW DELHI: Facing the embarrassment of recovery proceedings for failing to refund a contractor — with some movable property, including furniture and vehicles, already seized — the Rajasthan government received relief from the Supreme Court on Monday. The top court stayed the proceedings against it.A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh…

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‘How can you indulge in physical relationship before marriage’: SC goes ‘old-fashioned’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Calling itself “old-fashioned”, the Supreme Court on Monday questioned how two people could indulge in a physical relationship before marriage, even if it is consensual. The bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing the bail application of a man accused of rape on the pretext of marriage. It questioned…

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Evening news wrap: SC refuses to hear pleas seeking FIR against Assam CM Himanta; 8 burnt alive in Rajasthan factory blaze & more | India News

The Supreme Court refused to hear pleas seeking a FIR and SIT probe against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over his alleged “target-shooting” video, directing petitioners to the Gauhati High Court. At least eight workers died and two were feared trapped after explosions triggered a massive fire at an illegal firecracker unit in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan….

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Congress says Om Birla’s Dhaka visit a ‘gift’ for silencing LoP in Lok Sabha | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh made a stark remark against Om Birla‘s Bangladesh visit calling it a reward from the Centre for not letting the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, speak in the Lok Sabha. Om Birla will be visiting Dhaka for the swearing-in ceremony of Bangladesh PM-elect Tarique Rahman.Speaking to ANI, Singh…

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Bhupen Borah’s big u-turn: Assam Congress leader withdraws resignation after talks with party leadership | India News

NEW DELHI: Assam Congress MP and former state unit chief Bhupen Borah on Monday withdrew his resignation after holding long discussions with the party’s central leadership, including Rahul Gandhi. Congress’s Assam in-charge Bhanwar Jitendra Singh, sharing about the resignation withdrawal by the Congress leader said that internal differences had been resolved through dialogue.Congress’s Assam in-charge…

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‘Fact, fiction and WhatsApp forwards’: Karti Chidambaram on his ‘cameo’ in Dhurandhar | India News

Karti Chidambaram (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Karti Chidambaram dismissed social media claims linking him and his father, former Union minister P Chidambaram, to a scene in the recently released film Dhurandhar, calling the allegations a blend of “fact, fiction and WhatsApp forwards”.In an interview to ANI, the Sivaganga MP talked about his “cameo”…

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‘Will not take any step in secrecy’: Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah resigns ahead of assembly elections | India News

File photo of Bhupen Borah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the party ahead of the upcoming elections in the state.In his letter to the Congress, he claimed that he was being “ignored” by the party leadership and was not being accorded his due in the state unit.“I…

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