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NEW DELHI: Fresh drama erupted around the Delhi chief minister’s residence on Tuesday as AAP leader Atishi accused the BJP-led Union government of “snatching his house” for the second time in three months. when canceling the assignment. The conflict over the CM’s house intensified after BJP’s Amit Malviya intervened to counter the Delhi CM saying…

NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, when asked on Tuesday about possible action against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Ramesh Bidhuri for his comments against Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said he strongly condemned derogatory comments against women but he refrained from naming Bidhuri directly. He said that after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC)…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider a petition seeking cancellation of the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) 70th Combined Preliminary Competitive Examination held on December 13. The petition, which also called for action against officials accused of excessive force on protesting candidates, was due to be filed in the patna high…

Prashant Kishor (file photo) NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, the founder of the Jan Suraaj Partyhas been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Tuesday at Medanta Hospital in Patna. The political strategist-turned-politician was hospitalized this morning after suffering from dehydration and an infection, according to party sources cited by news agency PTI.The treating doctor…

PTI file photo of Asaram Bapu. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Asaram Bapu, who will be released till March 31 on medical grounds. Asaram is serving a life sentence for a 2013 rape case.The court cited Asaram’s age and several health problems, including heart disease, as grounds for bail….

NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai On Tuesday they lifted the coffins of DRG jawans who lost their lives in an improvised explosive device explosion in Bijapur.Paying tributes to the fallen soldiers, CM Sai claimed that the attack was carried out because “Naxalites are nervous”. The CM also said that sacrifice of soldiers…

Amit Shah (left) and Arvind Kejriwal NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday shared a satirical video on social media, comparing BJP’s Amit Shah with the protagonist of Bollywood film ‘Ghajini’, known for his short-term memory loss. The video, which reimagines a scene from the film, accuses the BJP of forgetting its promises to…

NEW DELHI: With many pollutants thermal power plants By failing to meet the third deadline to implement the sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission standards notified in 2015, the Ministry of Environment has granted them a fourth extension, extending the deadline by three more years to install pollution control equipment.To relieve defaulters, the ministry has extended the…

Justin Trudeau’s nine-year tenure as Canada’s prime minister ended after losing the support of former allies. The 53-year-old son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau won three consecutive terms, a rare feat in canadian politics. He navigated Canada through the Covid-19 pandemic and renegotiations of the North American trade deal with the United States and…

What is HMPV?The discovery of human metapneumovirusor HMPV, dates back to 2000, when a group of Dutch scientists set out to discover what caused acute respiratory infections in humans. They found an unknown pathogen.By 2001, Dutch scientists had sequenced the metapneumovirus using a complex combination of specialized cultures and molecular techniques. But later serological studies…