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Australia introduces fingerprint and facial image requirements for certain new visa applications from India, effective Oct 26 NEW DELHI: The Australian government on Monday expanded biometric collection requirements for visa applicants in India from October 26, introducing fingerprint and facial image collection for certain new visa applications.The change covers applications filed on or after that…

Rahul Gandhi acquitted in 2018 defamation case NEW DELHI: A special MP/MLA court in Sultanpur on Monday dismissed a 2018 criminal defamation case against Lok Sabha leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi regarding his remarks against Amit Shah.The case against Rahul relates to alleged objectionable remarks he made about Amit Shah, who was…

PM Narendra Modi congratulated Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his re-election, pledging to deepen bilateral ties and advance shared Global South priorities NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his re-election, saying India and Brazil would work together to strengthen cooperation and…

Police complaint filed against Kharge over controversial PM Modi remark (Photo: ANI). NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday lodged a police complaint in Patna against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the complainant demanding an apology within 24 hours.The complaint was filed by BJP worker Krishna…

Multi-agency raids in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur exposed over Rs 270 crore in narco-hawala transactions NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on cross-border narco-hawala networks in northeastern states, multi-agency search operations by at least 38 teams at 38 locations simultaneously, revealed illicit transactions of over Rs 270 crore, and led to arrest of six people…

NEW DELHI: Keralam BJP president and former Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar on Sunday said chief minister VD Satheesan should refrain from encouraging “Jinnah worship”, accusing him of indulging in “selective secularism.“His remarks came in response to a social media post by Satheesan after a YouTuber was booked for allegedly making communal remarks in a video….