Bashir Badr in his Bhopal home, where he spent his last decades. NEW DELHI: In 2008, during Hajj, Bashir Badr slipped away into the crowd while his wife, Rahat Badr, searched frantically until a Pakistani admirer recognised the celebrated poet and led him back to their Indian camp. Years later, the family recalled it as…
The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level – “critical” – amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran, according to two current US officials and one former official who spoke to NBC News.The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency posted an internal…
Cops probe owner for int’l human trafficking NEW DELHI: Delhi Police is now investigating Lovkesh Bajaj, whose B&B went up in flames and led to 21 deaths in Hauz Rani, for his suspected involvement in an international human trafficking racket. He likely used medical tourism as a front to smuggle foreign nationals into India illegally,…
Vladimir Putin with PM Modi NEW DELHI: Russian president Vladimir Putin said sanctions threats against India would “boomerang immediately”, affriming that New Delhi has always been “guided by its national interests”.Putin said India was free to choose the products that “they consider to be most up to date, most applicable for them and obviously offering…
After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in New Delhi or expected to reach there by next week. KOLKATA: After a split in its state legislative wing, Trinamool’s parliamentary party is also headed for a split, with several MPs already in…
CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: The High Commission of India in London on Friday condemned what it described as “indecorous audience behavior” during Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant’s lecture at Birkbeck College, after videos surfaced online showing an attendee attempting to raise questions about dissent and democracy in India during the event.“Such indecorous…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said differences with senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said differences with senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy had been resolved, a day after the minister offered to resign over the allocation of portfolios in the new state cabinet.Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar…
Image courtesy: Instagram/@vaibhav_sooryavanshi09 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has officially unveiled India’s men’s squad for the Ireland, England and 2026 Asian Games in Japan, with Shreyas Iyer appointed captain and teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi receiving his maiden call-up to the senior national T20 side.The selection marks a significant shift in India’s…
PATNA: Educationist and a coaching institute owner Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, will not surrender in the Patna Civil Court, his lawyer Arvind Kumar Mahuar said on Saturday. The legal team will file for bail on Monday. “The time to file an anticipatory bail plea in court ended on Saturday. We will file…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. PANAJI: A 23-year-old college student from Goa’s Mapusa allegedly shot himself dead Friday, hours after a purported video of him throwing garbage along a roadside went viral and resulted in an FIR.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said he would order an inquiry into the death of Samuel de Braganca, who…