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Focus on 'effectively utilising' Chabahar port as Afghan minister begins India visit

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:52 PM

New Delhi/Kabul, Nov 19 (IANS) Afghan Industry and Commerce Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi arrived in New Delhi Wednesday afternoon, kicking off the official visit of a high-ranking government delegation from Kabul with the aim of activating and effectively utilising the capacities of India-developed Chabahar Port in Iran and attracting and drawing more investments.

After deportation from US, NIA arrests Anmol Bishnoi

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:47 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested Anmol Bishnoi, the brother and close aide of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, on his deportation from the US to India.

Bihar govt formation: Nitish elected JD(U) legislative party leader, BJP picks Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Sinha

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:46 PM

Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) Contrary to murmurs of surprises in store in the new Bihar government, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has chosen to stick to the "trinity" under whom the coalition achieved one of its biggest mandates and crossed the 200-mark in the 243-member Assembly.

Sathya Sai Baba’s life was a living embodiment of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: PM Modi

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:07 PM

Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sri Sathya Sai Baba's life was a living embodiment of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, and his words continue to guide and inspire people in their daily lives.

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 0.25 pc to 5.25 pc in Dec: Report

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:04 PM

Mumbai, Nov 19 (IANS) Leading global financial services firm Morgan Stanley expects the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent at its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, scheduled for the first week of December.

Superstar Yash's mother lodges police complaint against 5; accuses them of threat, blackmail

IANS | November 19, 2025 2:01 PM

Bengaluru, Nov 19 (IANS) Karnataka Police filed an FIR against five people, including a woman, based on a complaint by Kannada superstar Yash’s mother, Pushpa, who is also a film producer. The FIR has been registered against PRO Harish and four others.

Mamata Banerjee’s deft, analytic politics behind the emotive front

IANS | November 19, 2025 1:42 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Bihar election results have come as a dampener for the Congress and its ally, the Left parties, where the respective leaders are preparing to work out a strategy for at least a re-entry into the 294-member West Bengal Legislative Assembly when the state goes to polls next year.

Leaders hail gangster Anmol Bishnoi's extradition from US

IANS | November 19, 2025 1:29 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) As gangster Anmol Bishnoi, a key accused in the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, is being deported to India from the US, political leaders have hailed the development as a major breakthrough in the fight against organised crime.

'Theatrics over analysis, spectacle over service': 272 eminent citizens castigate Rahul, Cong for ‘maligning’ ECI

IANS | November 19, 2025 1:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) A group of 272 eminent citizens comprising former judges and ambassadors, retired bureaucrats, and Armed Forces veterans, has come down heavily on the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi over repeated targeting and tarnishing of the constitutional institutions, including the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Poster war begins in LoP Gandhi’s constituency as VHP thanks him for NDA victory in Bihar

IANS | November 19, 2025 1:21 PM

Raebareli, Nov 19 (IANS) A poster war has erupted in Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary constituency after a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader on Wednesday put up posters thanking the Congress MP for the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) victory in Bihar.

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Focus on 'effectively utilising' Chabahar port as Afghan minister begins India visit

After deportation from US, NIA arrests Anmol Bishnoi

Bihar govt formation: Nitish elected JD(U) legislative party leader, BJP picks Samrat Choudhury and Vijay Sinha

Sathya Sai Baba’s life was a living embodiment of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: PM Modi

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 0.25 pc to 5.25 pc in Dec: Report

Superstar Yash's mother lodges police complaint against 5; accuses them of threat, blackmail

Mamata Banerjee’s deft, analytic politics behind the emotive front

Leaders hail gangster Anmol Bishnoi's extradition from US

'Theatrics over analysis, spectacle over service': 272 eminent citizens castigate Rahul, Cong for ‘maligning’ ECI

Poster war begins in LoP Gandhi’s constituency as VHP thanks him for NDA victory in Bihar

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