New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Saturday stepped up his attack on the Election Commission, alleging that the polling system in the country is "already dead" and the 2024 Lok Sabha election was "rigged". Addressing the inaugural function of the day-long legal conclave on the...
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday called on citizens to adopt the spirit of "swadeshi" and support locally-made products, stressing that true service to the nation lies in promoting indigenous goods, especially amid "global economic uncertainties". Addressing a public meeting in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi,...
Srinagar: Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district Saturday, officials said. The overnight encounter began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in a forest area at Akhal in the south Kashmir district, following...
New Delhi: After US President Donald Trump claimed that India has stopped purchasing Russian oil, government sources Saturday clarified there is no such pause on the oil imports from Russia. According to government sources, “India's energy purchases are driven by national interests and market forces....
Islamabad: Pakistan received a USD 5 billion offer from multinational donors and agencies to execute the multibillion-dollar Reko Diq copper and gold mining project in the Balochistan region, according to a media report. The commitments received from foreign donors were more than the funding requirement...
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Saturday said he has heard that India is no longer going to buy oil from Russia, which he hailed as a "good step" but added that he wasn't sure about the development. “Well, I understand India no longer is...
Washington: In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he's ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country's former president, Dmitry Medvedev, who has raised the prospect of war online. Trump posted on his...
New Delhi: India Friday categorically rejected as "baseless" a British parliamentary report that named it among countries engaged in "transnational repression" in the UK. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the allegations stemmed from "unverified" and "dubious sources" predominantly linked to proscribed entities and...
Patna: Over 65 lakh enumeration forms were "not included" in the draft electoral rolls prepared as part of special intensive revision (SIR) by the Election Commission in Bihar, where assembly polls are due later this year, bringing down the total number of registered voters to...
Ottawa: Canada has named Jeff David as Consul General in Mumbai, its first diplomatic appointment to India since New Delhi recalled its envoy and five other diplomats and expelled an equal number of Canadian diplomats in October last year. David will become Consul General in...
In a landmark verdict, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, that country’s highest judicial authority, on 11 September convicted former president...
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An American scholar has written a book in which he tries to explain China’s recent rise. Dan Wang’s thesis is...
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India’s top anti-corruption watchdog, the CVC, has just delivered a stinging reality check to the CBI, and it’s not a...
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The memories of the deadly al-Qaeda strikes on 9/11 on iconic US building complexes are still alive even after several...
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