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‘Hopeful that statehood promise will be met before situation worsens in J&K’: Omar Abdullah to Centre

‘Hopeful that statehood promise will be met before situation worsens in J&K’: Omar Abdullah to CentreSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 06:55 IST

Asked about his next step if J&K is not given statehood soon, Abdullah said “all the ways are open before us”.

As part of the 2021–2026 revival plan, the Chhattisgarh State Wildlife Board translocated 77 blackbucks – 50 from the National Zoological Park in New Delhi and 27 from the Kanan Pendari Zoological Garden, Bilaspur. (Express photo)

It went locally extinct for 50 years. Then, the blackbuck made a miraculous comeback in Chhattisgarh’s Barnawapara sanctuarySubscriber Only

October 21, 2025 15:40 IST

Poaching, habitat loss, and human encroachment drove the blackbuck population down, with the state declaring it locally extinct in 2017. That changed when the state came up with a five-year revival plan.

More dominoes fall in Maoist ranks, key bombmaker behind 2000 attack on Chandrababu Naidu among 170 who will surrender today

More dominoes fall in Maoist ranks, key ‘bombmaker’ behind 2000 attack on Chandrababu Naidu among 170 who will surrender todaySubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 11:43 IST

Takkalappalli Vasudeva Rao alias Rupesh, 59, is also believed to have been involved in the killings of former Andhra Pradesh home minister A Madhav Reddy and young IPS officer Umesh Chandra in 1999.

The court was hearing a plea filed by a woman, employed as a Group ‘A’ officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service.

Govt to Delhi HC: CHRI diverted funds to benefit Bangladesh, Pakistan, AfghanistanSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 05:48 IST

This “diversion of benefits to unfriendly nations constitutes a grave concern and poses a potential threat to national security”, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said in an affidavit submitted to the court.

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258 Maoists surrendered in two days: Amit Shah

October 17, 2025 04:48 IST

He also gave a clear message to the Maoists that if they surrender, they will be welcomed but those who choose to wield the gun will face the wrath of security forces. “We are committed to uprooting Naxalism before 31st March 2026,” he said on X.

SC stays HC order upholding police custody of two woman journalists

SC stays HC order upholding police custody of two woman journalists

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

The duo was arrested in March this year in connection with a “derogatory” video shot at the headquarters of the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS).

Govt clears decks to let Adani plant for Bangladesh link to India grid

EXCLUSIVE: Centre approves Adani Power’s plan to link Godda plant — till now supplying only Bangladesh — to Indian gridSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 07:21 IST

Adani Power Limited’s Godda power plant, which was declared as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) by the Central Government in March 2019, supplies electricity exclusively to Bangladesh.

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Opposition parties question PM’s ‘silence’, say key decisions outsourced to US

October 17, 2025 04:18 IST

TMC deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Sagarika Ghose said “Trump’s claim must be directly answered”. “Has the Modi government given an assurance to Trump that it is stopping Russian oil purchase and, if not, is Trump’s claim false,” she said.

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India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav is guest at Adda today

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

On Friday, Suryakumar will be the guest at the Express Adda in his hometown Mumbai. He will be in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, and Devendra Pandey, Deputy Associate Editor, The Indian Express.

Top court sets aside Allahabad HC order for CBI probe, says should be last resort

SC sets aside HC order for CBI probe into UP Assembly Secretariat recruitment ‘irregularities’

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

The bench said that the Supreme Court “has consistently cautioned that a CBI investigation should not be directed as a matter of routine or merely because a party casts certain aspersions or harbors a subjective lack of confidence in the State police”.

Southwest monsoon has withdrawn as per schedule: IMD

Southwest monsoon has withdrawn as per schedule: IMD

October 17, 2025 05:50 IST

This year, Kerala witnessed early monsoon on May 24 as against its usual arrival on June 1. The usual date for the complete monsoon retreat from the country is October 15.

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‘We stand by you. You belong here’: Australian minister’s message to Indians amid anti-immigrant protestsSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 07:22 IST

On a two-day visit to New Delhi, Australian Minister for Multicultural Affairs Anne Aly hailed the role of Indian-Australians in strengthening trade, economic relations; says modern Australia is a migrant nation

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Dalit man ‘assaulted, urinated on’ in Madhya Pradesh after ‘objecting to illegal mining’Subscriber Only

October 17, 2025 05:49 IST

According to the police, the incident stemmed from a dispute over the decision to fill gravel in the village area.

PM Narendra Modi with UK PM Keir Starmer in Mumbai.

‘There should be no double standards’: India responds to UK sanctions over Russian oil trade

October 16, 2025 21:35 IST

The response followed London’s move unveiled by Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of a meeting in Washington DC, includes 90 new designations — among them India’s Nayara Energy.

The Tipra Motha had earlier stated that it would approach the apex court seeking its intervention in clearing these Bills.

Tipra Motha founder Pradyot Kishore to move Supreme Court over ‘denial’ of customary laws and land rights to tribalsSubscriber Only

October 16, 2025 21:33 IST

Earlier this month, the Tipra Motha had claimed that a total of 37 Bills passed by the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are still pending with the state government and the Governor.

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Majority utilising Ayushman Bharat to seek care in private-sector hospitals at higher costs: ReportSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 05:49 IST

66% of the total treatments worth Rs 1.29 lakh crore were in the private sector. Most sought treatments are haemodialysis and common medical maladies such as fever.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has announced the return of the traditional Darbar Move after four years.

Darbar Move: 150-year-old practice of shifting govt offices from Srinagar to Jammu, and vice versa to make comeback after four yearsSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 04:29 IST

J&K CM Omar Abdullah announced the revival of the practice this winter, stating his cabinet had given its nod for restoration of “full Darbar Move’’ and that the LG has approved the file.

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Nagma Mohamed Mallick to be India’s new envoy in Tokyo

October 16, 2025 22:31 IST

Mallick, 1991-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is presently serving as India's ambassador to Poland.

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Those who defamed Zubeen when he was alive now worship him: CM Sarma

October 16, 2025 20:48 IST

Some political parties are attempting to instigate the common people, who are the real fans of the singer, to create a situation which is indeed condemnable, the Chief Minister had said.

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Two Indore collegians booked for social media letter falsely announcing principal’s death

October 16, 2025 20:42 IST

The two have been charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for intentionally fabricating a false document with intent to defame a person. They can face imprisonment of up to three years and a fine, he added.

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (File Photo)

‘Old practice to blame neighbours’: India rebukes Pakistan over Afghan clashes, calls Islamabad a ‘sponsor of terror’

October 17, 2025 05:51 IST

Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also underlined New Delhi’s support for Afghanistan’s sovereignty and independence.

India will upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy in the coming days, restoring full diplomatic ties with Afghanistan.

India’s technical mission in Kabul will transition into embassy in next few days: MEA spokespersonSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 04:28 IST

On the Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India remains fully committed to the latter's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.

While addressing the two-day conference, Extradition of Fugitives - Challenges and Strategies, organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi, Shah said, “India cannot be truly secure until those residing abroad who harm the country’s economy, sovereignty, and security begin to fear the Indian justice system.”

Must adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards economic offenders, cyber criminals and fugitives: Amit Shah

October 17, 2025 04:22 IST

Amit Shah said India’s extradition system requires two key elements of purpose and process, as he pointed out five objectives.

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Journey of sacred footwear of Guru Gobind Singh, wife to kick off on October 23, to conclude with enshrinement in PatnaSubscriber Only

October 16, 2025 19:28 IST

The sacred relics will make their way through Faridabad, Agra, Bareilly, Mahangapur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi and Sasaram before reaching Patna Sahib on November 1

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Key accused held in Sabarimala gold misappropriation caseSubscriber Only

October 17, 2025 09:08 IST

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Unnikrishnan Potty, who allegedly sponsored gold plating of temple items in 2019, has been arrested from his Thiruvananthapuram residence.

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