Washington: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration's record on Russia sanctions, arguing that it has imposed tougher measures on Moscow's oil sector than any previous US government, despite continuing criticism over Washington's approach to the war in Ukraine. At a White House...
New Delhi: Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing will be on an official visit to India from May 30 to June 3 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will begin his visit to India from Bodh Gaya Saturday. During his visit, President...
New Delhi: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Rahul Gandhi have been engaged in a fierce public spat over the CBSE exam row, with Pradhan accusing Gandhi of politicising the issue and being frustrated and the Congress leader hitting back, asserting that attacking him would not...
Kolkata: Former Rajya Sabha MP and TMC leader Santanu Sen Thursday resigned as the party's national spokesperson and slammed the outfit over the controversy surrounding the R G Kar rape and murder case and described the poll defeat as a public rejection of "unethical practices"....
New Delhi: The CBI Thursday arrested former judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the case of her daughter-in-law Twisha Sharma's death, a day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed her anticipatory bail. A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team questioned Singh at her residence...
Dubai: The US military Thursday slammed Iran for violating a fragile ceasefire after Kuwait reported coming under attack in the latest flare-up that threatened ongoing negotiations to end the war. US Central Command said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran late Wednesday night,...
New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin Thursday appointed new party chiefs for its four state units, naming Union minister Harsh Malhotra as the Delhi BJP president. While Archana Gupta was appointed as the BJP Haryana president, Sardar Kewal Singh Dhillon was made the party's...
Beirut: The Israeli military early Thursday pounded Lebanon's fourth-largest city, killing at least 14 people across the south of the country in its ongoing military escalation against the Hezbollah group ahead of crucial talks in Washington. Among those killed in the flurry of strikes were...
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday chaired a review meeting at the CBSE headquarters here to assess the progress of the Class XII evaluation and post-result processes. The meeting comes at a time when the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is...
New Delhi: Amid the controversy over its On-Screen Marking System, the CBSE Thursday asserted that it was a secure and robust IT platform and that no compromise or vulnerability has been reported in the actual evaluation portal. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) also...
By Aakar Patel Friend Ram Madhav has written a fine piece on Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaching an important milestone....
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By Dilip Cherian The Centre’s decision to significantly expand the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a lot more than a routine...
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The ongoing visit of Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing to India is fraught with geopolitical significance. India's reputation as a...
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An unwarranted observation by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has stirred the Indian youth out of its seeming...
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