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New York, Sept 26: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Wednesday (local time) said that Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is a "crook" and Indian officials are "free to interrogate him". "Got subsequent information that Mehul Choksi is a crook, he does not add value to our country. He will be deported ultimately after he exhausts appeals. Indian officials are free to investigate based on his

Dehradun, Sept 26: Take 650 mg of paracetamol instead of the usual dose of 500 mg -- this is what Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat advised dengue patients amid reports of the disease affecting 4,800 people in the state. Rawat was on Wednesday reacting to claims that the mosquito-borne disease had become an epidemic in Uttarakhand this year. “Dengue is far from acquiring epidemic

Jammu and Kashmir, Sept 25: A group of Muslim intellectuals on Wednesday called for the easing of restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir while asserting that the state is an integral part of India and national interest is paramount. India First, a group of Muslim intellectuals, also issued a release saying that as members of the civil society, they are concerned at the current human sufferings

New Delhi, Sept 25: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said those who do not feel proud of U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the father of India, do not consider themselves Indians. India is being respected in a way which was rare in the past, Mr. Singh said on the sidelines of the launch of CPGRAMS reforms in the Department of Posts. “People who

New Delhi, Sept 25: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said those who do not feel proud of U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the father of India, do not consider themselves Indians. India is being respected in a way which was rare in the past, Mr. Singh said on the sidelines of the launch of CPGRAMS reforms in the Department of Posts. “People who

Mumbai, Sept 25: Triggering a political earthquake ahead of the October 21 Assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a money laundering case against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar, his nephew Ajit Pawar, and several other politicians and officials in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank (MSCB) scam worth around Rs 25,000 crore

Washington, Sept 25: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the initiation of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump over the latter's controversial phone call with the Ukrainian president. "Today, I'm announcing the House of Representatives is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry," said the Democratic congresswoman from California in a speech on Tuesday, after

Lucknow, Sep 25: The 23-year-old law student, who accused BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand of rape, was arrested after "enough" digital and forensic evidence were found and statements of people recorded, SIT Chief Naveen Arora said on Wednesday. "We have enough evidences that Rs 5 crore extortion money was demanded from Chinmayanand. Those arrested said that they sent messages to Chinmayanand on

Chandigarh, Sept 25: Two days after a Punjab Police probe revealed use of drones to deliver weapons from across the border, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said this has added a "new and serious dimension on Pakistan's sinister designs" after abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir. He urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to handle the "drone problem" at the earliest. The Punjab

New York, Sept 25: India has no problem talking to Pakistan but it has a problem talking to “Terroristan”, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said here, asserting that Islamabad has created an entire industry of terrorism to deal with the Kashmir issue. Jaishankar, addressing a New York audience at cultural organization Asia Society Tuesday, said when India decided to revoke Article 370 and