Washington: US President Joe Biden's top economic adviser has said that the US warned India against partnering too closely with Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, BBC reported. "Our message to the Indian government is that the costs and consequences for them of moving into...
New Delhi: India reported Wednesday its first case of coronavirus variant ‘XE’. The positive patient was found in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said in a media release. One case of the ‘Kappa’ variant has also been detected. The patients with the new variants...
Bangalore: Mosques in Karnataka have started receiving notices from the police to use their loudspeakers within the permissible decibel levels. The move comes after some right-wing outfits launched a campaign demanding shutting down of such loudspeakers. They said that the noise from the loudspeakers caused...
Washington: The United States, United Kingdom and Australia have announced they will work together via the recently created security alliance known as AUKUS to develop hypersonic missiles. The move comes amid growing concern by the US and allies about China's growing military assertiveness in the...
Kendrapara: In a tragic incident, a dalit man was forced to carry his eight-year-old daughter's body on a bike from a hospital to his village in Kendrapara district Tuesday. Baisakhi, the daughter of Sunakar Kandi of Chhachina village in Derabish block, around 75 km from...
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels. Among the 22, four of the channels are based out of Pakistan. The channels were blocked after allegations that they were spreading fake news that could impact...
Denver: Jared Polis, Governor of the US state of Colorado, has signed a landmark legislation, guaranteeing women's right to abortion. Polis signed into law the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which codifies women's right to make reproductive health-care decisions free from government interference, reports Xinhua news...
Bucha (Ukraine): Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine. Some Western leaders called for further sanctions in response, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the east of...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Monday that extrajudicial confession is a weak piece of evidence. It stated that conviction based solely on it without any corroboration would not be justified. A Supreme Court bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai made the...
Colombo: A 36-hour curfew which was imposed in Sri Lanka in the wake of the political unrest, was lifted Monday, with public transportation resuming normal services. All public transportation, including trains, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), and private buses, resumed their services from 6 am...
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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