Washington: The top Democrat on the US House Armed Services Committee called for greater scrutiny of the Pentagon, identifying the Iran war, military operations in Latin America and contracts awarded to private companies as priorities for the next Congress. Representative Adam Smith of Washington Wednesday...
Washington: Democrats swept Texas from the top of the ballot to the state House in the US Midterm elections, ousting Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, winning the Attorney General's office that Ken Paxton used to investigate H-1B visa use, and taking control of the Texas House...
Washington: Indian American Democrats are in line to lead legislative chambers in two US states, Michigan and Arizona, after Tuesday's elections, in which at least 30 Indian American candidates won state legislative seats. In Los Angeles, city council member Nithya Raman held her lead over...
Dubai: Iran has exempted commercial ships from four countries, including India and China, from transit restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, a top Iranian official has said, amid continued attacks on vessels attempting to cross the strategic waterway. Amir Hayat Moghadam, Deputy Chairman of the...
Kathmandu: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri paid a courtesy call on Nepal's Minister for Energy and Water Resources Biraj Bhakta Shrestha Wednesday and discussed expanding cooperation in the energy sector, according to an official statement. Misri is in Nepal on a two-day visit at the invitation...
Islamabad: Pakistan Wednesday ratified a defence cooperation agreement with Kuwait, nearly five months after the two countries concluded the pact to strengthen bilateral military ties. The decision was taken at a federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. The federal cabinet...
Washington: US President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on capturing both chambers of Congress but blamed Republican losses on his absence from the ballot, as Democratic leaders promised lower living costs and tougher scrutiny of his administration following Tuesday's sweeping midterm election results. Moving the political...
Islamabad: Pakistan is considering international arbitration against Etisalat, a UAE-based telecommunications company, over an outstanding payment of USD 800 million from the sale of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), along with its opportunity cost since 2008 and applicable damages. The matter was discussed at a...
Washington: Several Indian-Americans have made a strong showing in the US midterm elections, with five winning seats in the House of Representatives so far and Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller securing another term. The results of several other Indian-American candidates contesting elections to the US...
Kyiv: Overnight attacks on critical infrastructure triggered power and water outages across Kyiv and surrounding regions Wednesday as rescuers combed through rubble in southern Ukraine, still searching for survivors three days after one of the deadliest attacks there in nearly five years of war. Monday,...
The demonstration by scores of policemen and officers outside the Delhi Police headquarters on 2 November to protest against some...
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More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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