New Delhi: Calling itself the “custodian of the Constitution”, the Supreme Court Thursday asked if it could “sit idle” if a constitutional functionary like Governor failed to discharge duties as it reserved the verdict on the presidential reference on grant of assent to bills. In...
Orem: Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed at a Utah college event in what the governor called a political assassination. Authorities say Kirk was killed...
Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued a video statement following the fatal shooting of conservative activist and popular influencer Charlie Kirk, 31, who was killed during a campus event in Utah. The shooting occurred around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday (local time) during a student Q&A...
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has asked the European Union (EU) to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on India and China as part of a joint effort to increase pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, the Financial Times...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday reacted warmly to US President Donald Trump's positive assessment of trade talks between the two countries, expressing confidence that the ongoing negotiations will pave the way for unlocking the limitless potential of the partnership between them. India and...
New Delhi: NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan was elected the next vice president of India Tuesday as he bagged 452 votes against the opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy's 300, winning the contest with a bigger-than-expected margin, indicating cross-voting from the rival camp. Announcing the result...
Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned Tuesday in the face of massive anti-government protests rocking the country, officials said. Oli stepped down shortly after hundreds of demonstrators entered his office, shouting anti-government slogans. Hours before his resignation, the demonstrators set on fire the...
Kathmandu: As sporadic protests continued in the capital Kathmandu and outside against the government’s violent reactions to GenZ protest Monday that took the lives of at least 19 people, local administrations of Kathmandu Valley have reimposed curfew in Kathmandu Valley. Following the incident, Home Minister...
New Delhi: Three parties have decided to abstain from the Vice-Presidential election. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) of Odisha, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of Punjab, and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of Telangana have chosen to stay away and will not align with any...
Kathmandu: Violent protests by youths against a government ban on social media sites rocked Nepal Monday, with police's use of force leaving at least 19 people dead and over 300 others injured, and Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak resigning over the situation. The Nepali Army was...
By Dilip Cherian A 10-officer reshuffle at the Additional Secretary level may look like routine housekeeping, but if you look...
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Lately, the Supreme Court’s intervention in high-profile cases does not necessarily arouse confidence and reassurance that wrongs may be righted....
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The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping turned out to be a rather tame...
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After remaining deafeningly silent on a media report casting serious doubts about the fairness and functioning of the Election Commission...
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