Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is concerned regarding the slow rate of verification of identification documents provided by "unmapped" voters who have participated in the current hearing sessions concerning the draft voters' list in West Bengal. Amid this situation, the Commission has directed...
Dubai: Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation early Thursday as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. The closure ran for over four hours, according to pilot guidance issued by Iran, which lies...
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the G77, as a “strong pillar of multilateralism”, remains indispensable when international cooperation is under strain in a world facing multifarious crises. “We begin this year amid raging conflicts, widening inequalities, mounting debt burdens, and an erosion...
Mumbai: The voting for Municipal Corporations across the state, which began at 7.30 am Thursday, was plagued by administrative mismanagement. The primary victim of this inefficiency was Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, who was forced to run from pillar to post for an hour before he...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu Thursday extended warm greetings to the Indian Army on the occasion of Army Day, describing the day as a tribute to the courage, dedication and supreme sacrifice of soldiers who serve the nation with unwavering resolve. In her message, the...
New Delhi: India Wednesday asked all its nationals residing in Iran to leave by available means and avoid any travel to the country as tensions mounted over possible military intervention by the US over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests that killed over 2,500 people. In...
Dhaka: Bangladesh must adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards violence against foreign students backed by credible prosecution and not hollow assurances, a report highlighted Wednesday, urging local universities to move beyond imposing curfews and stand up for their students outside campus gates. “There are many ways...
New Delhi: Editors Guild of India Wednesday urged governments of India and Pakistan to lift restrictions on news websites and restore access to cross-border journalism. In a statement here, the Guild admitted that there have been instances of media in both countries crossing bounds of...
New Delhi: India Wednesday underlined the need to take positive steps to create the right environment for improving ties with China as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri hosted Sun Haiyan, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), focusing on initiatives to rebuild the...
Beijing: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing Wednesday night, beginning a four-day visit designed to repair foundering relations between the two nations as Canada looks to develop relations with countries other than the United States. It's the first visit of a Canadian leader...
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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By Dilip Cherian Three hours is barely enough time for a working lunch in New Delhi. Yet when UAE President...
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