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NEW DELHI: In a fresh escalation of tensions within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee described fellow party leader Mahua Moitra as “below standard” and a “wasteful lady,” remarks likely to deepen their ongoing feud.Speaking to reporters, Kalyan said, “Mahua Moitra is not my subject matter that I need to talk about…

NEW DELHI: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka has sent notice to leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, seeking documents to back his allegations of voter fraud during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi has been asked to provide evidence on which he based his claim that a voter named…

File photo: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Picture credit: AP) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday launched a surprise military exercise, codenamed “Dawn”, to test the readiness of its general headquarters and key command centers.As per the Jerusalem Post, directed by chief of staff major general Eyal Zamir, the drill aims to assess the army’s…

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has come a long way from receiving a small rocket from the United States six decades ago to preparing to launch American satellites from Indian soil. In the next couple of months, Isro will be launching a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the US, the agency’s chairman, V…

NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said India has emerged as the leading supplier of smartphones to the United States, with electronics manufacturing in the country now valued at Rs 12 lakh crore.Speaking at the inauguration of metro projects in Bengaluru, Vaishnaw said India’s electronic production has grown sixfold in the past 11…

Himachal Pradesh is facing another spell of heavy rain, with the weather office issuing an orange warning for the next four days. The ongoing monsoon fury has already claimed 219 lives and caused losses of nearly Rs 1,988 crore since June 20. Authorities have urged residents to remain on alert, warning that the scale of…

A senior Chinese diplomat, Liu Jianchao, who has been widely seen as a potential future foreign minister, has been detained by authorities for questioning, WSJ reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.Liu, 61, currently heads the international department of the ruling Communist Party, which manages ties with foreign political parties. He was reportedly…

NEW DELHI: A domestic dispute turned violent in Fasanganj Kachnaw village of Jagdishpur area on Saturday night when a woman allegedly attacked her husband with a knife and chopped off his genitals, police said on Sunday. The victim, Ansar Ahmad (38), was in a heated argument with his second wife, Nazneen Bano, when the incident…

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday took a veiled jab at US President Donald Trump over the recent tariff hikes on Indian goods, accusing unnamed global powers of trying to derail India’s economic momentum. Without naming Trump, Singh said, “Some ‘boss’ is jealous, unable to accept India’s growth; trying to disrupt the country’s…