New Delhi: Ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved a fresh application urging the Apex Court to restrain the Election Commission of India...
Ghaziabad: Three minor sisters allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the ninth floor of a residential building in Ghaziabad. Police have also recovered a suicide note in which the girls reportedly said they could not live without online Korean games. Their father was unaware...
Washington: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held separate meetings with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, holding wide-ranging discussions on the India-US strategic and economic partnership. “Delighted to meet US @SecRubio this afternoon,” Jaishankar said in a post on X...
Kathmandu: The Nepal government Tuesday decided to withdraw the controversial social media bill, which was under consideration in Parliament. The Social Media Bill 2025, registered by the then-government led by deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli last year, drew criticism from all quarters over...
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's wife and son were questioned separately by police Tuesday in connection with two different cases, officials said. The former first lady, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, was questioned in connection with a case filed in 2015 over alleged financial irregularities involving...
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday that India has a very good trade deal with the US, better than competitors, without compromising interest of the agriculture and dairy sectors. Without giving details of what has been agreed with Washington, Goyal said the trade deal...
London: British police Tuesday are assessing whether former Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson should face a criminal investigation for leaking sensitive government information to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The UK government is seeking ways to kick Mandelson out of Parliament and remove the noble...
Yerevan: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan-led delegation and Armenia's Minister of Defence Suren Papkyan Tuesday held discussions focusing on strengthening defence cooperation across various security issues related to the two nations. Following the meeting, Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS HQ)...
Chennai: A police complaint has been filed against actor-politician Vijay and folk singer Velmurugan, alleging that a devotional song dedicated to Lord Murugan was mocked and distorted during the third anniversary celebrations of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) February 2. Advocate Kutrala Nathan lodged the...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp while hearing their appeals against a Competition Commission of India order imposing a penalty of Rs 213.14 crore over the privacy policy, saying tech giants cannot play with the...
The fresh Indo-US trade deal announced by US President Donald Trump 2 February will see American tariffs on Indian goods...
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China’s President Xi Jinping now finds himself in an enviable position enjoying kind of a special superpower status as countries,...
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For an economy plagued by multiple ailments – a daily depreciating currency, growing household debt, high unemployment and inequality, exodus...
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By Aakar Patel As a democratic society, it is expected that India’s authorities follow the rule of law. This includes...
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