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Bhubaneswar: BJD President and Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Monday strongly criticized BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his recent remarks on Biju Patnaik, terming them "outrageous" and "baseless allegations" against a leader widely regarded as the pride of Odisha. The controversy erupted after Dubey questioned Biju Patnaik's role during the Sino-Indian War. In his statement, the BJP MP alleged that then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru conducted the war effort with Americ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday refuted allegations that he disrespected Biju Patnaik, asserting that he always held the former Odisha chief minister in high regard. "There has never been any lack of respect for Biju Patnaik. When the Congress treated Biju Babu unjustly, it was the Jana Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party that stood by him. What I said that day, and what I repeat again today, is that I am running a continuous series exposing the deeds of the Nehru-Gand ...Read More >
Bengaluru -- Orbital compute infrastructure start-up Starcloud has raised $170m at a $1.1bn valuation as companies including Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin race to move power-hungry AI data centres off-planet. Led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures, the fundraise underscores surging investor appetite for space infrastructure bets as massive AI computing requirements strain terrestrial energy grids and data centre capacity, even as space-based systems offer access to near-continuous s ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: A political storm has erupted after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made controversial remarks about legendary leader Biju Patnaik, prompting a sharp response from BJD president and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. Reacting strongly on Monday, Naveen Patnaik termed Dubey's comments "outrageous" and questioned his understanding of history. Dubey had earlier claimed that Biju Patnaik acted as a "link" between the US government, the CIA, and then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dur ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Even as BJD MPs staged a walk out from Rajya Sabha over 'derogatory' remarks against Odisha's legendary leader Biju Patnaik, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday clarified that his comments were part of his ongoing series critiquing the Nehru-Gandhi family, and not a direct attack on the former Chief Minister. Speaking to reporters, Dubey described Biju Patnaik as a "tall freedom fighter" and emphasised that the BJP (and its predecessor, Jan Sangh) had stood by him when the Congress al ...Read More >
A team of American climbers, handpicked by the C.I.A. for their mountaineering skills -- and their willingness to keep their mouths shut -- were fighting their way up one of the highest mountains in the Himalayas. Step by step, they trudged up the razor-toothed ridge, the wind slamming their faces, their crampons clinging precariously to the ice. One misplaced foot, one careless slip, and it was a 2,000-foot drop, straight down. Just below the peak, the Americans and their Indian comrades got ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the autumn of 1965, as the Cold War tightened its grip on the world, a small group of American and Indian climbers set out on a mission that few people knew about and even fewer would ever acknowledge. Their destination was Nanda Devi, one of India's most formidable Himalayan peaks. Their cargo was far more dangerous than ropes, tents or food supplies. Hidden inside metal casing was a plutonium-powered generator designed to spy on China. China had recently tested an atomic bomb, r ...Read More >
New Delhi: The United States intelligence community was certain that India and Pakistan would go to war after the 2001 Parliament attack, former CIA officer John Kiriakou has said, recalling tense days in Islamabad when American diplomats were told to prepare for the worst. In an interview, Kiriakou, who served as the CIA's counter-terrorism chief in Pakistan, said that after the December 2001 terror strike in New Delhi, the US "was sure" that a war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours was ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a key revelation, former CIA Officer John Kiriakou has said that Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, who was the most wanted terrorist for the United States after terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had escaped from Tora Bora hills in the guise of a woman. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Kiriakou, who was in the CIA for 15 years and was the chief of CIA counterterrorism operations in Pakistan, also said they did not know that the translator for the commander of Central Comm ...Read More >
Haryana DGP O P Singh also said police must now become proactive, solution-oriented, coordinated and citizen-centric. Haryana DGP O P Singh on Friday emphasised that polite behaviour with the public is crucial and asked police officials to use simple and courteous words like 'please', 'sorry' and 'thank you', saying this will improve the image of the police and strengthen public trust. The DGP chaired a meeting with all commissioners of police (CPs), superintendents of police (SPs) and station ...Read More >
Pistol recovered; duo linked to ₹20-lakh extortion threat, says DGP Gaurav Yadav. Further probe on to trace linkages: ADGP AGTF Promod Ban In a breakthrough in the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure place, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Punjab, in a joint operation with Hoshiarpur Police, arrested Krishan Gopal and his son Keshav, both residents of Baincha village in Hoshiarpur, in connection with the targeted firing at Ganpati Jewellers on October 18. Director General of ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Tension simmered in Indana village of Nuh on Saturday after a police raid to investigate a case of vehicle thefts from Punjab escalated into violence. The confrontation resulted in several policemen being injured after being pelted with stones, shots being fired, and multiple vehicles damaged.According to officials, the incident occurred around 11.30am when a joint team of the Tauru and Punhana CIA units raided the house of Azad, a former councillor and main accused. As soon as Azad spo ...Read More >
Ferozepur: The district police have foiled an attempt at cross-border smuggling of narcotics on Sunday. Acting on a specific input, the police nabbed a drug smuggler and recovered 15.775 kg of heroin smuggled through floodwater by Pakistan-based drug smugglers.Giving information on X, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the police arrested Sonu Singh, a resident of the border village Habibwala in Ferozepur, and recovered 15.775 kg of heroin from him. According to police officials, the initial investiga ...Read More >
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): In a major crackdown, the Ferozepur Police arrested a 22-year-old drug smuggler and recovered 15 kilograms and 775 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 75 crore, which was smuggled in from Pakistan, said the police. The arrest was made by the CIA staff based on secret information indicating that a large consignment had arrived from across the border. The accused, identified as Sonu, was apprehended from an embankment on the Sutlej River in ...Read More >
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): In a major crackdown, the Ferozepur Police arrested a 22-year-old drug smuggler and recovered 15 kilograms and 775 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 75 crore, which was smuggled in from Pakistan, said the police. The arrest was made by the CIA staff based on secret information indicating that a large consignment had arrived from across the border. The accused, identified as Sonu, was apprehended from an embankment on the Sutlej River in ...Read More >
New Delhi: Tensions between India's neighbouring countries Thailand and Cambodia seem to be reaching their peak. Cambodia has announced that it is going to start compulsory recruitment of citizens in the army in view of the border tension with Thailand. Cambodia's PM Hun Manet said on Monday, July 14, that compulsory recruitment of citizens in the army will start from next year. The provision making military recruitment compulsory was implemented in Cambodia's law in the year 2006. Tensions bet ...Read More >
Hisar: Hansi police have taken four minors into custody in connection with the alleged killing of the principal of Kartar Singh Memorial Senior Secondary School in Bas village of Narnaund subdivision of Hisar district.School operator and principal Jagbir Panu, 52, a resident of Putthi village, was stabbed to death Thursday morning. The police are currently interrogating all the four.In charge, CIA (crime investigation agency) staff, Hansi, sub-inspector Pradeep Kumar and police station in-charge ...Read More >
Mumbai: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, once distant cousins, are coming together to challenge the Maharashtra government's choice to implement Hindi as a compulsory language for Classes 1 to 5 according to the National Education Policy (NEP). They perceive this action as an infringement on local identity and language variety. Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are set to conduct a unified protest march on July 5, representing their first joint endeavour in twenty year ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amritsar Police have busted an arms-narcotics module operated by handlers based in Pakistan and Malaysia, arresting nine persons in two separate cases, officials said on Friday. Amritsar Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar stated that the network extended from Dubai to Pakistan and was being thoroughly investigated. 'Commissionerate police Amritsar has got a huge success in the 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' campaign. We have busted an arms-narco modul ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amritsar Police have busted an arms-narcotics module operated by handlers based in Pakistan and Malaysia, arresting nine persons in two separate cases, officials said on Friday. Amritsar Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar stated that the network extended from Dubai to Pakistan and was being thoroughly investigated. Also Read | Pune Techie Rape Case: Woman's Anger Over Forced Sex by Friend Led to False Accusation, Police Reveal. "Commissioner ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has levelled serious allegations against former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, claiming that Rajiv Gandhi acted as a 'middleman' in a proposed fighter aircraft deal during the 1970s, citing a past WikiLeaks report. The BJP MP also accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of 'excessive interference' in defence deals, citing those reports. In a social media post on X, Dubey wrote, 'In 2013, WikiLeaks made shocking revela ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30: BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey has shared a document released by the US intelligence agency CIA in 2011 and alleged that more than 150 Congress MPs were "funded" by the Soviet Union, who acted as "agents" of Russia. He said that this was happening under the leadership of late Congress leader H.K.L. Bhagat. Dubey shared some documents, which he claimed were released by the CIA in 2011, on his X handle on Monday. He titled his post as "Congress, Corruption, an ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP leader and Lok Sabha member Nishikant Dubey has shared a document released by the US intelligence agency CIA in 2011 and alleged that more than 150 Congress MPs were "funded" by the Soviet Union, who acted as "agents" of Russia. He said that this was happening under the leadership of late Congress leader H.K.L. Bhagat. Dubey shared some documents, which he claimed were released by the CIA in 2011, on his X handle on Monday. He titled his post as "Congre ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Sidharth Chattopadhyaya said on Friday there was evidence showing that SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia was working in "connivance" with drug smugglers and making "financial gain". The former officer, who had come to meet the vigilance bureau (VB) team which is probing the latest case against the SAD leader, said there was "much evidence" against Majithia in 2012 itself. "In 2012, it was Bikram Majithia and Sukhbir Badal's govt. I am not ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhish ...Read More >
Kurukshetra: Two bike-borne armed assailants fired multiple gunshots at a hotel located on NH-44 in Shahabad-Markanda town here Thursday. No one was injured in the shooting. The miscreants reportedly left behind a note with a name and contact number.The incident took place at the same spot where a liquor contractor was recently murdered. Talking to media persons, DSP (Shahabad) Ram Kumar said they got a call around 5am informing them about the shooting. A swift response team rushed to the scene, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: US Congressman Brad Sherman on Thursday made a pointed advise to a Pakistani delegation, led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, that the country should "do all it can" to eliminate terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad from the region and ensure protection of religious minorities in the country.In a social media post on X, Sherman said that he emphasised to the Pakistani delegation the importance of combatting terrorism and, in particular, the group Jaish-e-Mohammed, who murdered Daniel Pearl in 2 ...Read More >
The diplomacy in a fast-paced world revolves around the law of conservation of power. By power here I mean sources of energy which can drive moving objects at their utmost speeds. In the last 100 years, fossil fuels have changed the face of the Arab World. Now that the world is moving away from fossil fuels, there is a renewed competition to grab the first movers advantage. This intense competition will see diplomacy at its absolute ruthlessness, business wars in extreme forms, and manhandling o ...Read More >
Trump has also appointed Musk to head a body to improve govt efficiency. Musk, the owner of Tesla and X among other prominent firms, has long enjoyed a cosy relationship with China Donald Trump stunned the world with his remarkable comeback win in the United States of America presidential election on November 5. Now, he is shaking up Washington and the global corridors of power with a series of unconventional appointments to key positions in his incoming administration. Some of those picks appe ...Read More >
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