Washington: The United States (US) has backed Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks, even as border fighting escalated between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban, with President Donald Trump praising Pakistan’s leadership and a State Department spokesperson telling IANS that Washington supports Pakistan’s right...
Washington: US President Donald Trump Wednesday threatened an attack on Iran. It remains unclear what Trump will decide about using force against Iran, though he laid down two red lines - the killing of peaceful demonstrators and the possible mass execution of detainees. At least...
Washington: Former US President Bill Clinton told House lawmakers that he had “no idea” about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and insisted he "saw nothing and I did nothing wrong" during his association with the disgraced financier. Clinton appeared for a closed-door deposition before the Republican-led House...
New Delhi: NCERT Friday issued an advisory asking anyone with copies of the banned Class-VIII textbook that had a chapter on "judicial corruption" be returned to the council headquarters. In a strongly worded advisory, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) also called...
Islamabad: Pakistan Friday said it considers itself in an "open war" with Afghanistan, as its forces killed more than 130 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia in response to what Islamabad described as the cross-border attack by the Afghan Taliban. The 2,611-km-long...
Mumbai: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Mumbai Friday at the start of a four-day India visit. He will meet business leaders in Mumbai. Carney will fly to New Delhi March 1 and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi there March 2, as per the...
Kochi: In a dramatic turn within 24 hours of a judicial setback, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court Friday lifted the interim stay on the release of The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond, paving the way for the film’s screening. The Division...
New Delhi: India's GDP growth estimate has been raised to 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal from 7.4 per cent after the government revised the calculation methodology, including change in base year and adding data from GST and e-Vahan portal, to better reflect economic...
New Delhi: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is watching developments following the US Supreme Court's verdict against tariffs, pointing out that the joint statement on the proposed interim trade deal provides for a rebalancing of the pact "should circumstances change". The minister's remarks...
New Delhi: Supreme Court collegium has taken a "policy decision" that a judge, who is proposed to take over the high court as its chief justice, may be transferred well in advance, preferably two months before the vacancy arises. The collegium, headed by Chief Justice...
The widening conflict in West Asia is beginning to cast a shadow over India’s economic outlook. The country’s heavy dependence...
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On 4 November 2013, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to over 120 heads of Indian missions and outlined the...
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In Rajasthan, accountability has recently discovered a rather dramatic sense of urgency. A ten-minute technical glitch at Prime Minister Narendra...
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The energy crisis engulfing the whole world is deepening with no sign of the war between Israel-USA and Iran ending...
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