New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Azerbaijan October 23, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. During his visit, EAM Jaishankar will hold talks with Azzrbaijan's counterpart to review bilateral ties between the two nations....
Kolkata: Kolkata Police Thursday detained a person in connection with an alleged announcement made before the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede that killed 19 people, an official said. The person has been questioned to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the alleged announcement, he said. Earlier in...
Berlin: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Thursday called for setting a bold bilateral trade target of 310 billion euros between India and Germany, urging businesses from both countries to identify opportunities to maximise benefits from the India-EU trade agreement once it comes into effect....
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday said he spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and invited him to light a torch together with Indian pilot Smit Machchhar on the Jewish state's Independence Day. In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister also...
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthis Thursday claimed that its forces engaged in a rescue operation after Saudi Arabia targeted an Indian yacht carrying 14 Indian nationals near Zuqar Island in the southern Red Sea. Citing preliminary information, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said that the Yemeni Armed...
Riyadh/New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are actively engaging with concerned airlines and tour operators to facilitate the early return of affected pilgrims, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Thursday. An Indian national was among two people...
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Thursday said that continuing to build economic partnership and energy security cooperation makes both India and the US stronger as he wrapped up his three-day visit, which took him to the country's financial capital Mumbai and a...
Dubai: Seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged in the Strait of Hormuz overnight after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines, Tehran said Thursday, a markedly high number as tensions wind upward over concerns about a return to all-out war. With days...
New Delhi: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi made her social media debut Thursday by joining Instagram and sharing a post on her upcoming book 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'. Gandhi's memoir is set for a worldwide release November 10. "Hello everyone, I'm truly...
New Delhi: An online meeting of the INDIA bloc will be held Thursday evening to discuss the roadmap for protests regarding the vote chori issue and to press for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation, sources said. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will chair the meeting,...
More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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By Dilip Cherian The litany of extensions continues. The latest is Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, whose tenure the Modi...
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