Amid efforts to bring the Gaza conflict to an end, PM Modi welcomed the release of all hostages after over two years of captivity. In a post on X, he said their freedom stands as a tribute to the courage of their families, the unwavering peace efforts of President Trump & the strong resolve of…
NEW DELHI: Noting that the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu shook “national conscience” and the case has “political undertone”, Supreme Court Monday decided to hand over the probe into the tragedy to CBI & also appointed a three-member panel headed by its former judge Ajay Rastogi to supervise the investigation.Questioning the fairness of the investigation,…
NEW DELHI: Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa arrived in Delhi on Monday for a four-day State Visit. He was received at the airport by union minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol.Ministry of external affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that President Ukhnaa was accorded a Guard of Honour and a ceremonial welcome…
Screengrab from viral video A heartwarming video of a US vlogger gifting a new bicycle to an Indian boy has gone viral on social media, drawing praise from viewers.The vlogger, known as @jaystreazy, shared the video on Saturday with the caption “Viewers Made This Possible.” The reel, which shows him surprising the boy named Samarth,…
Union minister Kiren Rijiju and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photos) NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju, highlighting West Bengal chief ministerMamata Banerjee’s “victim-blaming” remark on the Durgapur gangrape case, singled out the “illiberal gang” for being conspicuously silent on the matter.While taking the authorities of a private medical college in Durgapur to task for…
Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi; NC leader and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: The Congress will not contest the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections to four seats in Jammu and Kashmir from the “unsafe” fourth seat, the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit announced on Sunday.J&K…
Jitan Ram Manjhi with PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has finalised its seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, after days of intense negotiations among allies. After earlier demanding 15 seats for his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) chief and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi struck a…
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, alleging that it has “systematically corroded” the Right to Information (RTI) Act, as the landmark transparency law completed 20 years of its implementation.In a post on X, Kharge wrote: “In the last 11 years, the…
shehbaz sharif (left), Amir Muttaqi and S Jaishankar (File – agencies) Pakistan has lodged formal objections with Afghanistan’s Ambassador in Islamabad over several ‘elements of the India‑Afghanistan joint statement’, particularly the reference to Jammu and Kashmir as ‘part of India’. It also rejected remarks by Afghan foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi that “terrorism is…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice B R Gavai on Saturday said despite constitutional guarantees, many girls continue to be tragically denied their fundamental rights and even basic necessities for survival and face harmful practices like female genital mutilation (FGM). Interestingly, a PIL challenging the validity of FGM, practised among certain Muslims, is pending before a ninejudge…
