NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will represent India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected govt of Bangladesh led by Tarique Rahman, chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), in Dhaka on Feb 17. Foreign secretary Vikram Misri will accompany him, according to official sources.BNP had invited PM Narendra Modi for the oath…
Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar Israel is not interested in allowing countries “that are not conducive to promoting moderation and peace” to play any executive role in Gaza, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar has said, referring to Pakistan joining the Board of Peace on Gaza.“While Islamabad was invited to join the Board of…
New Delhi: Observing that the fundamental right to speech and expression did not give anyone the licence to denigrate a citizen or a community, Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of the title of the film ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ and made it clear to the producers that it would not allow its release if the name was…
“Mother, I won’t go to school; I feel a tiger follows me.” When Kiran Gedam’s 4-year old son told her this, a chill ran down her spine. Kiran lives in a village on the outskirts of the Tadoba Tiger Sanctuary. It is surrounded by dense forest on all sides, and there is a constant fear…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said Monday it would under no circumstance allow stalling of special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls in 12 states but said it was open to suggestions to ensure genuine voters are not left out, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The CJI-led bench extended by a week the Feb 7 deadline for submission…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would not allow any “impediment” in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in states, Live Law reported. The top court was hearing a group of petitions concerning the West Bengal SIR, including a plea by Mamata Banerjee that, among other issues, challenges…
US President Donald Trump refused to apologise Friday for a video posted on his social media account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys, though he said he condemned the post as the White House shifted the blame to staff.The video shared on Trump’s Truth Social account Thursday sparked censure across the US political spectrum,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after scoring a century in the U-19 World Cup final. (ICC Media Zone) NEW DELHI: The meme “Bihar is not for beginners” remains a popular trend on social media. Be it the stolen bridges, Bihar elections, Bihar’s politicians or even the dialect. For example, after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi helped India win the U-19 World…
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, and India captain Suryakumar Yadav. The impasse over the India-Pakistan T20 WC match showed no signs of being resolved, after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif weighed in on the issue, calling their boycott of the February 15 match against India in Colombo an “appropriate decision”. It was a “considered stance” to support…
NEW DELHI: As India is finalising the details of its trade deal with the US, a report suggested that the Narendra Modi-led government was willing to wait out US President Donald Trump‘s term for the trade agreement and Washington was also informed of the same.According to a report by news outlet Bloomberg, national security adviser…