NEW DELHI: In a diplomatic manoeuvre that could reshape regional equations, India announced on Friday that it will upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy. The decision was announced during Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s high-profile visit to New Delhi. On the same day, the Afghan foreign minister, from Indian soil,…
Afghanistan foreign minister visits Darul Uloom Deoband in UP (Pictur ecredit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Taliban’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited the Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur on Saturday, meeting Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani and other senior officials of the seminary. Muttaqi expressed gratitude for the warm reception and optimism about India-Afghanistan ties….
US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor meets PM Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi, marking the first high-level interaction between the two since Gor’s Senate confirmation as the next American envoy to India. The meeting comes amid ongoing trade tensions and hopes for renewed momentum in…
NEW DELHI: US Ambassador Sergio Gor called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he took charge of the vacant post since Donald Trump’s re-election as US President.During the meeting, Gor presented a signed picture of PM Modi and Trump to the Prime Minister. “Mr Prime Minister, you are great,” Trump wrote.In a social media post…
NEW DELHI: The opposition may send a delegation to Ladakh, where violence during a protest last month demanding statehood and tribal status under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution left four people dead and several injured, PTI reported on Saturday.Sources in several opposition parties said the delegation could go to the Union Territory towards the…
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced further 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese products from November 1 after China restricted exports of rare earth minerals.“Based on the fact that China has taken this unprecedented position… the United States of America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that…
NEW DELHI: Border Security Forces on Friday said it was fully prepared with a winter plan for the entire Jammu sector to stop any infiltration attempt by Pakistan-based terrorists, warning that India will not remain silent if they tried to exploit foggy conditions in the coming months. Shashank Anand, Inspector General of the BSF’s Jammu…
NEW DELHI: Politics in Bihar saw the dominance of RJD patriarch Lalu Yadav and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar for more than three decades. With Lalu and Nitish at the twilight of their careers, the upcoming assembly elections may lead Bihar into a phase of the “unknown,” with a new face possibly taking the…
NEW DELHI: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini assures action on anyone found guilty in the investigation around IPs officer Y Puran Kumar’s suicide.‘No matter how influential the culprit may be, they will not be spared,” said Saini at the BJP state executive meeting.Further assuring thorough investigation he added, “This is an unfortunate incident. The…
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders slammed the government after women journalists were barred from a Taliban press conference in New Delhi, raising concerns over gender discrimination and democratic norms. Meanwhile, US troops began arriving in Israel to support the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire, coordinating humanitarian aid and security alongside regional partners, while thousands…
