Mass exit from BJD in Bhadrak

Bhadrak: In a major setback to BJD in Bhadrak Lok Sabha constituency, several senior leaders, including former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and ex-MLA of Dhamangar Muktikanta Mandal, Saturday resigned from the party’s primary membership following recent suspensions and internal discord....

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AAP submits petition to RS chairman seeking termination of seven ‘defector’ MPs

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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said Sunday that he has submitted a petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan seeking the disqualification of seven party MPs in the Upper House, who recently quit the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP. Addressing a press conference, the AAP Rajya Sabha member also said the party would pursue legal action in the matter if needed, alleging that the...

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Russia crude oil import data ‘confidential’; CIC backs denial by Petroleum Ministry’s PPAC

US, Venezuela, Oil tanker

New Delhi: Data on oil imports from Russia to India cannot be provided as it is exempted under the RTI Act due to its "commercial and confidential" nature, according to the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) under the Oil Ministry, with the Central Information Commission too backing it, citing strategic and economic interests of the country. The case relates to an RTI plea seeking details of crude oil imported from...

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Alleged WH dinner shooter identified as California tutor, computer programmer

Shooter of WH dinner

Washington: Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer. A May 2025 profile photo of Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, appears to match the appearance of the man in a photo of the alleged attacker being taken into custody that was posted Saturday night by...

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China launches Pakistan’s PRSC-EO3 satellite from Taiyuan centre

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Beijing: China launched a Pakistani satellite from its Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in north China's Shanxi Province Saturday night. The satellite named PRSC-EO3 was lifted off at 8:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-6 carrier rocket and successfully entered its planned orbit, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. This is the fourth Pakistani satellite launched by China since last year. China launched three Pakistani satellites last year. China has been...

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IPL 2026: CSK post 158/7 against Gujarat Titans

Chennai: Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad made 74 not out to guide Chennai Super Kings to 158 for 7 after a sluggish start in their IPL match against Gujarat Titans Sunday. Gaikwad faced 60 balls and hit six fours and four sixes to top-score for CSK who were asked to bat first. Jamie Overton then played a little cameo...

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Parliamentary panel ‘taken aback’ by unvetted NMC regulations

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has said it was "taken aback" to find that crucial regulations issued by the National Medical Commission were not vetted by the Union law ministry, an essential prerequisite to prevent future infirmities. In its report on "Infirmities in the regulations framed under the National Medical Commission Act", the Lok Sabha Committee on...

 

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