Mumbai: The Congress Wednesday suspended from the party 12 newly-elected councillors in Maharashtra's Ambernath Municipal Council, along with its block president, for forging an alliance with the BJP after last month's civic polls. The BJP forged a post-poll understanding with the Congress and Ajit Pawar's...
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission's Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has withdrawn the letter of permission granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi for non-compliance with minimum standards. An order issued by the MARB...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday, with both leaders discussing ways to further strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership. The two leaders also discussed the regional situation and reaffirmed their shared resolve to fight terrorism. "Glad...
Luxembourg: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has said that India is concerned over the recent developments in Venezuela following the US "capture" of President Nicolas Maduro. Maduro remains in a New York jail following his capture by US forces. The EAM urged all parties...
Washington: US Navy electronic-warfare aircraft known as EA-18G Growlers apparently played a key role in blinding Venezuela’s air defences during the military operation that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro, a media report said. In a major defence story, The Wall Street Journal...
Male: The surge in Hindu killings across Bangladesh underscores a familiar pattern with violence against Hindu minorities intensifying whenever the state's grip weakens. Hindu traders and small business owners are frequently targetted in the country because they are economically prominent yet socially vulnerable, a report...
Colombo: Three Indian nationals were arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly possessing 50 kg of cannabis, valued at LKR 500 million, in the largest narcotics haul at Colombo international airport, officials said Tuesday. The suspects, including two women, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)...
New Delhi: Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan Tuesday stirred a hornet’s nest by insinuating a Venezuela-like operation in India and asking whether the US forces will conduct a similar operation to what they did to their incumbent President. Prithviraj Chavan, speaking to IANS, hurled a poser,...
Berlin: Several European leaders pushed back Tuesday US President Donald Trump's comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland. The leaders issued a statement reaffirming the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island “belongs to its people.” The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom...
New Delhi: Non-coal mining project developers will not have to show proof of land acquisition as a prerequisite for environmental clearance now, according to a recent environment ministry memorandum. So far, the ministry required proof of land acquisition. However, the norm was reconsidered following requests...
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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently, at a gathering at Udaipur’s Bhupal Nobles’ University, sought to brand the ‘educated’ citizens...
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It was a moment of geopolitical déjà vu. On the same calendar day, separated by thirty-six years, United States forces...
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