Brussels: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that America's allies in Europe must take the lead on the defence of their own continent and help turn NATO into a read hard-line military alliance. At a meeting of NATO defence ministers, Hegseth called for a reboot of the 32-nation organisation to turn it into a NATO 3.0...

Puri: Concerned over unauthorised dance performances before the chariots during Rath Yatra, a coalition of cultural and heritage organisations Wednesday submitted a six-point memorandum to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration and district authorities in Puri. The memorandum was submitted by Puri Parampara Suraksha Manch, Achyutant Trust and eight other organisations. A seven-member delegation led by forum convener...

New Delhi: The writing appeared to be on the wall for Shiv Sena (UBT) as six of its nine Lok Sabha MPs skipped its parliamentary party meeting Thursday, signalling that a formal crossover to the ruling Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde may be only a matter of time. Sena (UBT) MPs Arvind Sawant, Anil Desai and...

Bengaluru: Polling for seven seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council commenced at the Vidhana Soudha Thursday amid concerns over possible cross-voting by MLAs. The election to Legislative Council seats has turned into a high-stakes political battle, with the contest emerging as a matter of prestige for both the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Janata Dal...

New York: An Indian teenager died while trying to save his mother, who was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage after the horse suddenly bolted at the famous Central Park in New York City. Romanch Mahajan, 18, was on his first trip to New York with his family when the incident took place Wednesday, The New York Times...

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday came down heavily on the government after the US and Iran signed a peace deal, saying the pact being called the 'Islamabad MoU' shows the newfound regional standing and global influence of Pakistan, which is a severe setback to both the substance and style of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy. Congress...

Kolkata:  After ducking Bengal Police summons thrice for questioning in relation to alleged irregularities during Lionel Messi’s 'GOAT India Tour' event at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake December 13 last year, former West Bengal sports, youth affairs and power minister Aroop Biswas, Thursday morning, finally appeared before the cops. Aroop Biswas appeared at the Bidhannagar...

Ranchi: Police have intensified their investigation into the petrol bomb attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provincial office in Nivaranpur, Ranchi, and have detained four individuals in connection with the incident. Those detained include the driver of the vehicle allegedly used in the attack and two of the suspected attackers. According to police officials, the detainees...

Kolkata: The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will start from Thursday amid the crucial verdict to be passed by a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on the petition challenging the decision of Speaker Rathindra Bose to accept expelled Trinamool Congress Legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the new majority bloc of the...

Kolkata: The Kolkata Police Thursday denied the allegations raised by two Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha members and one Lok Sabha member on Wednesday, accusing the West Bengal government of deliberately withdrawing the security arrangement to which former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is entitled. Wednesday night, two Rajya Sabha members of Trinamool Congress, namely Derek O'Brien and Sagarika...