Udhampur (Jammu & Kashmir): Northern Army commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi said Friday the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh is stable. However, he added that the situation is in a state of ‘heightened alert’. Dwivedi asserted that there would...
Washington: Karine Jean-Pierre will be the new White House Press Secretary, President Joe Biden has announced, becoming the first Black and openly gay person to hold the high-profile job. Jean-Pierre, 44, currently serves as the White House's principal deputy press secretary, will replace Jen Psaki,...
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition that sought they installation of loudspeakers in mosques, saying it is "not a fundamental right". A division bench comprising Justice Vivek Kumar Birla and Justice Vikas said: "The law says that it is not a constitutional...
United Nations/Geneva: The WHO Thursday said that 1.49 crore people were killed either by COVID-19 directly or due to the pandemic's impact on health systems and society, with the global health agency estimating that India had 47 lakh fatalities. In New Delhi, India strongly objected...
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government Thursday extended the curfew imposed in ten police stations of Jodhpur, where violence broke out between two communities Monday night, till May 6 midnight. Internet services shall also remain suspended till further orders, officials said. Meanwhile, the situation is under control...
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Wednesday said it is well prepared to face the eventuality of a cyclone hitting the state, and asked people not to start panic buying. The assurance came at a time when there is a possibility of a cyclonic storm in the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to grant bail to Mohammad Ibrahim Kaskar, nephew of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, in a 2019 case for allegedly issuing threats to a builder. A bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna said: "We see no reason to...
Seoul: North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the East Sea Wednesday, South Korea's military said, in the recalcitrant regime's latest saber-rattling that comes less than a week before President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from...
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch issued an advisory Tuesday. It alerted people not to avail of loans from unregistered and illegal apps available on internet and the play store. People must not try to avail loans from illegal apps...
Copenhagen: India had no role in exploiting the planet, but is at the forefront in the efforts to save it. This has happened because every person in India is backing the government which is fighting climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Tuesday. The...
By Aakar Patel Next week, on 3 November, America will have its midterm election. It is so called because it...
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By Dilip Cherian Five extensions in three months, including those of Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan and Home Secretary Govind Mohan,...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s second visit to India has ruffled quite a few feathers in New Delhi....
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By Aakar Patel The three democratic tools available to us are the vote, the court and protest. The only one...
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