NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case

National Investigation Agency - NIA

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key conspirator in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, according to an official statement issued Thursday. Muzammil Shareef was picked up Wednesday and placed in custody as a co-conspirator after NIA teams cracked down at 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and one in Uttar Pradesh, it said. The NIA, which took over the...

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Height of hypocrisy: Congress hits back at PM over his jibe after lawyers’ letter to CJI

Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his criticism of the party over a lawyers' letter to the chief justice of India against a "vested interest group", saying the PM's brazenness in orchestrating an attack on the judiciary, in the name of defending it, is the "height of hypocrisy". Earlier in the day, Modi said it is a "vintage Congress culture" to browbeat and bully...

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HAL conducts successful first flight of light combat aircraft Tejas Mk1A

HAL conducts successful first flight of light combat aircraft Tejas Mk1A

Bengaluru: The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mk1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru Thursday, the public sector aerospace and defence company said. According to HAL, the Tejas Mk1A aircraft did a successful sortie with a flying time of 18 minutes. The plane was piloted by Chief Test Pilot Group Captain KK Venugopal (Retired). “HAL achieved this significant...

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Ukraine FM arrives in India to build on talks between PM Modi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Dmytro Kuleba

New Delhi: Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba arrived in New Delhi Thursday to reinvigorate bilateral ties with India. He will build on the dialogue between Prime Narendra Modi and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for peace. In a first high-level visit by a Ukrainian leader since the start of hostilities with Russia in 2022, Kuleba began his two-day official visit at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. "I began my...

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NIA arrests key conspirator in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key conspirator in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, according to an official statement issued Thursday. Muzammil Shareef was picked up Wednesday and placed in custody as a co-conspirator after NIA teams cracked down at 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, five in Tamil...

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