Jammu: Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta Tuesday strongly rejected China's claim over the Shaksgam valley, asserting that the entire region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belongs to India. He also asserted that no expansionist attempt would be tolerated. China Monday reaffirmed its territorial claims over the...
Mumbai: Gangster Abu Salem, convicted in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, is an "international criminal" and hence can be granted only two-day emergency parole with police escort, the Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court Tuesday. Salem had sought 14 days' parole, citing his...
New Delhi: Supreme Court of India Tuesday said it will ask states to pay a "heavy compensation" for dog-bite incidents as it flagged its concern over the lack of implementation of norms on stray animals for the past five years. A Bench of Justices Vikram...
Gandhinagar: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Tuesday left for home after concluding his two-day visit to India. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, and other dignitaries saw him off at Ahmedabad Airport. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Merz held delegation-level talks...
New Delhi: Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Tuesday asked major food delivery and quick-commerce platforms to do away with rigid “10-minute” delivery time commitments, stressing that the safety of delivery partners must come before speed. Mandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy and Zomato...
New Delhi: The government Tuesday dismissed claims by some Pakistani social media accounts that India has suspended trade operations with Afghanistan due to unrest in Iran, saying the reports were completely false. It said that a fabricated letter is being circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts...
New Delhi: Operation Sindoor remains ongoing and any misadventure by the adversary will be dealt with effectively, Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said Tuesday, sending a firm message to Pakistan. The Army Chief, addressing a press conference, said the situation along the Line of Actual...
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that any country “doing business" with Iran will have to pay a 25 per cent tariff on its trade with Washington, a move that could impact Tehran's major trading partners such as India, China and the UAE. "Effective...
Ahmedabad/New Delhi: India and Germany Monday unveiled measures to boost cooperation in areas of defence, trade, critical minerals and semiconductors, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowing to bolster overall bilateral ties to jointly navigate challenges arising out of geopolitical upheaval. Following...
Shimla: An eight-year-old child was among the three individuals killed in a massive fire that engulfed a four-storey building primarily occupied by migrant families from Bihar and Nepal, officials said. The fire broke out near UCO Bank in the Arki market of the Solan district,...
Aakar Patel My generation (I am 56) grew up on the expectation that India would compete with China and become...
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