Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the plenary session at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin and called for a united global fight against terrorism. PM Modi delivered his message on terrorism with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in attendance.Emphasising that terrorism is a universal threat, PM Modi warned against selective approaches. “Security,…

Jairam Ramesh and Narendra Modi (Agencies) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of adopting “double standards” on terrorism after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin.In a sharp attack, Jairam said that India has long…

Representative Image (AI-generated) India’s school education system shows visible progress but persistent gaps continue to challenge the next phase of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Enrolment in classes IX to XII, especially among boys, digital infrastructure deficits, and teacher shortages in rural areas remain serious concerns. Dropout rates, though declining, trouble states like West…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday travelled in the same car to the destination of their bilateral meeting after the conclusion of SCO summit in China’s Tianjin.In a social media post on X, PM Modi shared the image and said, “After the proceedings at the SCO Summit venue,…

NEW DELHI: Deficiency in service at major airports — like taking more than the allowed time for baggage retrieval on conveyor belt, for check-in or security check and dirty toilets — could soon mean the operator being penalised by a reduction in user development fees (UDF) that passengers pay to ensure they don’t face any…