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Founding Editor
NAZ ASGHAR
Founding Editor
GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN
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NILOVA ROY CHAUDHARY
Consulting Editor
SHAKEEL AHMAD
Consulting Editor
CHANDER SHEKHAR LUTHRA
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ARNAB BANNERJI
Delhi riots: Tahir Hussain, four others get life imprisonment in Ankit Sharma murder case
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau...
Taslima Nasrin returns to Kolkata after being forced to leave 19 years ago
Kolkata: Renowned Bangladeshi author and poet Taslima Nasrin returned to Kolkata on Friday, nearly 19 years after her departure due to the outbreak of violence in certain areas of...
Preliminary UNSC poll shows UNCTAD head front-runner in secretary-general race
United Nations: UNCTAD head Rebecca Grynspan led the first informal Security Council poll to become the next secretary-general, while former Guyana Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett surprisingly emerged as the...
Delhi HC issues notice on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in 2020 riots conspiracy case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Delhi Police on jailed former JNU student Umar Khalid's regular bail plea in the 2020 northeast Delhi...
Pakistan: Death toll from Balochistan coal mine explosion rises to 34
Quetta, July 31 (IANS) The death toll from the methane gas explosion at a coal mine in the Sorange area of Pakistan's Balochistan has climbed to 34 while rescue...
Assam flood toll rises to 80; over 2.12 lakh people affected in 8 districts
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Friday, with more than 2.12 lakh people continuing to reel under the impact of inundation across eight districts, while the cumulative...
Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday; Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill cleared
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha cleared the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill on Friday, amid noisy protests and constant sloganeering by the Opposition. The Bill, presented by...
Muthanga verdict ends 23-year legal battle in Kerala; 35 acquitted, 21 found guilty
Wayanad:More than 23 years after the Muthanga police firing shook Kerala's social and political landscape, the Wayanad District Principal Sessions Court on Friday delivered its long-awaited verdict in the...
Bharat Tiwari encounter case: Bihar STF officer arrested; probe intensifies
Patna:A major development has emerged in the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case, with Bhojpur Police arresting the STF officer who allegedly fired the fatal shot at Bharat Tiwari. The...
CENTCOM says US forces redirected 24 vessels, boarded two as Iran blockade tightens
Washington: The US military has released fresh details of its enforcement operations against Iran, saying American forces have redirected dozens of commercial vessels while maintaining an extensive surveillance and...
Hamas to quit governing Gaza under roadmap
Washington: Hamas has agreed to relinquish both its civilian and military role in governing Gaza under a new internationally backed roadmap that would hand control of the territory to...
US sanctions Iran’s Mahan Air network
Washington: The United States imposed fresh sanctions on a global network accused of supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting companies in Iran and other countries that Washington...
