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NEW DELHI: On the eve of PM Modi’s birthday, Congress on Tuesday said schoolchildren are being forced to “glorify” one person through govt diktats and demanded an “end to shameless misuse of power”.Referring to news reports that BJP-governed Odisha govt has asked schools to join the campaign to celebrate the PM’s birthday on Sept 17…
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump touched down in London on Tuesday for a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom, marked by royal pageantry, trade deals and political controversy.Trump, who will be hosted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, described the monarch as “an elegant gentleman” who…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday latched on to former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi‘s praise of Rahul Gandhi as having a “positive mindset” to target the Congress neta, saying he has been a “darling” of Pakistan & people of the neighbouring country can choose him as their leader.Afridi was critical of PM Modi and his dispensation…
NEW DELHI: Expressing deep concern about the recent attacks in Doha and their impact on the security situation in the region, India unequivocally condemned the violation of the sovereignty of Qatar at an urgent debate in UN Human Rights Council on the Israel military aggression. PM Modi too had earlier condemned the attacks on Qatar.“Such…
Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer Tyler Robinson Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly confessed to his romantic partner in a series of text messages that prosecutors say reveal his planning, motive and fears in the aftermath of the shooting. The exchanges, released in court documents, show Robinson grappling with what…
NEW DELHI: In an acknowledgement of Indian missiles having decimated the primary Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) headquarters in Bahawalpur during Op Sindoor, Masood Ilyas Kashmiri, a top JeM commander, has been captured on video as saying that JeM supremo Maulana Masood Azhar‘s family was ripped apart in Bahawalpur on May 7.In the 15-minute speech posted on pro-Jaish…
NEW DELHI: The armed forces should go beyond the traditional concepts of war, remaining alert and ready to also deal with ‘invisible challenges’ emanating from unconventional threats such as information, ideological, ecological and biological warfare, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.Addressing the ongoing combined commanders’ conference in Kolkata, Singh stressed the need for a…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Tuesday asked states, which have enacted anti-conversion legislations and most of which are governed by BJP, to file their responses to pleas challenging stringent provisions in those laws criminalising inter-faith marriages. The laws seek to prohibit conversion through threat, allurement, deceit or influence. At the same time, SC put the onus…
Pakistan’s deputy PM and foreign minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has revealed that India categorically refused any third-party mediation in resolving bilateral issues with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, contrary to claims made by US President Donald Trump.During an interview with Al Jazeera, Dar stated that Islamabad had raised the issue of third-party mediation with US secretary…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday called for scaling up action and execution in the fight against drugs right from points of entry and masterminds of the cartels to local sale and distribution level. He also launched the NCB’s drug disposal campaign and destroyed 1.37 lakh kilograms of drugs worth Rs 4,800…
