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US president Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato, calling the transatlantic alliance a “paper tiger” amid growing differences with European partners over the ongoing Iran conflict.In an interview with The Telegraph, Trump said leaving Nato was now “beyond reconsideration,” adding, “I was never swayed by…
Vijay at an Iftar event in Mamallapuram on Wednesday CHENNAI: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay on Wednesday dismissed speculation about his party joining any alliance, stating that there would be no compromise on its core principles of secularism and social justice.Speaking at an Iftar event in Mamallapuram, Vijay said, “From the time we entered…
NEW DELHI: Virtually ending speculation over any revival of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday declared that the BJP will contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections on its own and seek to form its own government in the state.Addressing the party’s “Badlav” rally at…
Panaji: The lone Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is witnessing a battle of political survival between former chief minister and defence minister Manohar Parrikar’s son, Utpal, with the help of Congress and AAP, and revenue minister and BJP Panaji MLA Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate.Utpal, who lost the 2022 state assembly election as an independent…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In the volatile chessboard of Middle-East and Gulf politics, few alignments have been as striking as the quiet convergence between Sunni-majority Saudi Arabia and Jewish state of Israel over the question of Shia-dominated Iran. Long divided by ideology, history, and the unresolved Palestinian question, the two countries have found common cause…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Israel on February 25-26 at the invitation of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.This will be PM Modi’s second visit to the Jew nation. In 2017, he became the first Indian prime minister to travel to the country. During that visit, the relationship between the two countries was…
Rahul Gandhi, Manickam Tagore, MK Stalin Puducherry, the Union territory nestled within Tamil Nadu, will head to the polls in April alongside the state. But a growing rift between the Congress and its ally, the DMK — which governs Tamil Nadu on its own despite their alliance — now threatens to spill into Puducherry just…
CHENNAI: DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant called on chief minister M K Stalin at the DMK headquarters in Chennai and confirmed DMDK’s entry into the DMK alliance. This is the first time that the DMDK had joined the DMK alliance since the party was founded in 2005.Speaking to reporters after meeting Stalin, Premallatha said the…
NEW DELHI: The sudden death of Ajit Pawar has left his party, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), with many challenges. After losing its most skilful political manager, the party is now in a Catch-22 situation over a possible merger with the rival faction, while also keeping the alliance with the BJP intact.As “Ajit Dada” was…
NEW DELHI: The Congress is finally in action mode in Tamil Nadu. After a weekend brainstorming with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in the national capital, the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee has convened a crucial Executive Committee meeting tomorrow to focus on preparations for the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. But the…
