US designation of TRF ‘timely and important’ step: India

New Delhi:  India on Friday welcomed the US designating The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, a global terrorist outfit, over the Pahalgam attack, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar describing it as a “strong affirmation” of India-US counter-terror cooperation. New Delhi said the designation of TRF is a “timely and important”…

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Chaitanya Baghel, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s son, arrested by ED in liquor scam

New Delhi: In a significant development in the multi-crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam investigation, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Chaitanya Baghel, son of former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. The arrest followed an early morning raid at his residence in Bhilai-3. Baghel was subsequently produced before the PMLA court in Raipur as…

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ED cracks down on ‘Changur Baba’: Properties worth Rs 40 crore seized

Balrampur: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized documents related to multiple properties associated with self-styled spiritual leader Changur Baba. The crackdown is part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities and money laundering linked to Baba and his close associates. The properties seized include- Changur Baba’s residence His son’s house Properties owned by his…

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India cautions NATO chief against applying double standards, signals intent to restart RIC talks

New Delhi: India has slammed comments by the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Mark Rutte, who earlier threatened secondary sanctions on New Delhi over its links to Moscow, warning the Western military alliance against following ‘double standards’. On Thursday, Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, said at a…

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Nimisha Priya case: In constant touch with Yemeni authorities, offering all possible help, says MEA

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday said it has been in “constant touch with local authorities” in Yemen and is providing “all possible assistance” in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse on death row in Sana’a. The statement comes a day after Yemeni authorities postponed her execution following sustained…

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