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Toll on under expansion 2-lane highways to be halved, partially opened e-ways to be on par with NHs

NEW DELHI: In a relief for highway commuters, toll on under expansion stretches — from two-lane to four-lane — will soon be halved during the construction period and the user fee on partially opened expressways such as Delhi-Mumbai an Read More

‘Shah Rukh Khan is a traitor’: BJP targets KKR owner over picking Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman; Congress defends him

Shah Rukh Khan, Mustafizur Rahman NEW DELHI: Hindu religious leaders and BJP figures have launched sharp attacks on Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan over his IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) selecting Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafi Read More

A life in defence of the unloved: Tale of India’s ‘Snake Man’

Romulus Whitaker Romulus Whitaker Romulus Whitaker Romulus Whitaker Romulus Whitaker A tiger appeared without warning, gliding like a shadow along the forest edge as a boat drifte Read More

1st Vande Bharat sleeper to connect Guwahati to Howrah

Vande Bharat sleeper NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper train between Guwahati and Howrah later this month, barely months before the assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal. Read More

Gold stripped from Sabarimala through organised op: SIT

Sabarimala temple THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/THRISSUR: Gold embedded in sacred structures of Sabarimala temple in central Kerala was allegedly stripped, diverted and converted through a planned operation involving temple officials, intermed Read More

‘Mandir-masjid’ issues do not sway elections: Dilip Ghosh

Dilip Ghosh (File photo) KOLKATA: Former Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh escalated tensions within the party after Wednesday’s meeting with Union minister Amit Shah, questioning the electoral utility of “mandir-masjid po Read More

‘Padmaavat’ protests: Court refuses to permit Gujarat govt to withdraw case against 19 Karni Sena activists

Gujarat govt’s plea rejected AHMEDABAD: A sessions court refused to permit Gujarat govt to withdraw a criminal case against 19 Karni Sena activists, who were booked for vandalising a mall, torching vehicles and damaging proper Read More

To convince wife against divorce, man seeks bail; NIA court denies

Representational image AHMEDABAD: A special NIA court here refused temporary bail to a man accused in a 500-kg heroin smuggling case. He had sought 30-day release to convince his wife not to seek divorce, reports Saeed Khan. Read More