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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 : Already on the mat, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan appeared to have got some relief after the statement of Swapna Suresh, prime accused in the gold smuggling case, to the Enforcement Directorate, surfaced in the media, w…

New Delhi, Oct 20 : Stressing that he still misses the thrill of reporting on crime, but considering the era where even tweets from a celebrity can become front page news, one of India’s best known crime writers and former journalist S.Hussain Zaidi,…

Jaipur, Oct 19 : Born and brought up at Rajasthan’s Pidawa (In Jhalawar district) in a family of Sufi followers, Professor Azhar Hashmi recently retired as assistant professor from Vikram University in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh.His father, despite being…

Panaji, Oct 19 : Parties at Goa’s night clubs should not start right away, but tourism activity should be conducted by maintaining social distancing norms, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday.Sawant’s comments came a day after photographs of …

New Delhi, Oct 19 : In a message to China on getting a wider footprint in the Indo-Pacific region, India invited Australia to take part in an annual naval drill — Malabar Exercise — in the Indian Ocean region along with the US and Japan to which Au…

Mumbai, Oct 19 : The kind of challenges confronting Indian Muslims today are actually ‘blessings in disguise’ that will not only help the community but also spur the country to emerge stronger in future, said Haji Syed Salman Chishty, world-renowned …

Kolkata, Oct 19 : The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed all Durga Puja pandals (marquees) in West Bengal to be made no-entry zones for the public.The order came just a few days before the commencement of the biggest five-day festival of the Beng…

New Delhi, Oct 19 : Kaleemul Hafeez began his career as a works engineer in the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) in Delhi, turned entrepreneur and then evolved into an educationist.These days, Hafeez runs a well-known school and coaching cen…

New Delhi, Oct 19 : Islam is not confined to ritualistic ‘prayers’ and an appearance. A scientific study will unveil what is elaborated in the Quran and what is binding on all those who claim to be Muslims; to absorb this and put it into practice is …

Lucknow, Oct 19 : The ‘Green Gang’ group, comprising over 1,000 women members, is set to expand their operations under the ‘Mission Shakti’ campaign to more than 50 additional villages in Uttar Pradesh over the next six months.The women are already w…