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Nandigram, Rejinagar results to indicate political mood after BJP’s rise to power (Representative file photo) NEW DELHI: BJP’s candidates maintained comfortable leads in Nandigram and Rejinagar as counting continued for the West Bengal assembly bypolls, with the Congress emerging as the runner-up in both constituencies.In Nandigram, BJP candidate Hasirani Rath was leading by 9,600 votes…

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, actor Prakash Raj, and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee join hands during the party’s protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Freedom Park, in Bengaluru NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka on Friday issued a message to police personnel across…

CJP alleges Rajasthan Police took leader on 100-km ride before dropping him home NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has accused Rajasthan Police of forcibly detaining its national organisational co-in-charge Deepak Baliyan from his residence in Alwar district and manhandling him despite his fractured leg, while police maintained that he had not been detained.The…

NHAI in SC against HC’s blanket ban on tree felling, says impedes infra projects NEW DELHI: In what appeared to be a clash between environment protection and strategic infrastructure in a border state, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked Punjab govt its plan on allocation of land for compensatory afforestation in lieu of tree felling…

Riyadh airport blast triggers flight suspensions by Air India, Akasa Air and IndiGo NEW DELHI: Air India, Akasa Air and IndiGo have temporarily suspended or curtailed flights to Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, following reports of explosions, including a loud blast at the city’s international airport, on Thursday.Akasa Air suspended flights to and from Riyadh through…

NEW DELHI: Generative AI has begun cutting into entry-level white-collar hiring in India even as the demand for wo-rkers with AI skills grows, signalling a labour market where some junior roles may disa-ppear while new occupations emerge, World Bank has said.In ‘The World Development Report 2026: The Promise of Artificial Intelligence’, it said GenAI reduced…

Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment process was manipulated through an organised mechanism to generate proceeds of crime, ED said NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday claimed that in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) paper leak case, candidates for the veterinary officers’ exam were taken to resorts/Airbnb a day before the exam, provided test…

File photo: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said the Jharkhand’s DGP appointment process prima facie violated its Prakash Singh judgement, which mandated consideration of officers with six months or more residual tenure for the top police post, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. It issued a notice to Tadasha Singh, who was appointed to the…

SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir High Court ordered Thursday revival of Kashmir student’s passport so that she can complete her MBBS in Iran.The authorities had impounded Ibra Khan’s passport based on a CID adverse report about an FIR against her father in 1997, although she was born in 2005. The report cited “aspersions” against Khan’s father…

JAMMU: An Army patrolling team detected a stray, old landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday, which was later destroyed.Officials said the landmine was found in Balakote, Mendhar sector, following which Army personnel immediately secured the vicinity. The bomb disposal squad was informed, and a team arrived at the spot…