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Donald Trump, Sergio Gor, PM Narendra Modi (File – agencies) US ambassador-designate to India, Sergio Gor, on Thursday described President Donald Trump’s personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “something unique,” saying the US President makes it a point to avoid criticising Modi even when expressing displeasure with India’s policy decisions.“If you have noticed,…

Who is this tiny king when big dictators everywhere have gone?” Indian politician Chandra Shekhar said addressing Nepali politicians in Kathmandu in Jan 1990. Outlawed by the palace since 1961, Nepali Congress (NC) and the now defunct United Left Front were then about to launch a pro-democracy movement against King Birendra, and the Janata Party…

NEW DELHI: CP Radhakrishnan on Friday took oath as the 15th vice-president of India at a formal ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan. The oath was administered by President Droupadi Murmu.The swearing-in ceremony was attended by senior leaders including Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh. Former vice-presidents Jagdeep Dhankhar, Venkaiah Naidu and Hamid Ansari were…

NEW DELHI: Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday asked auto companies to give “reasonably good” discounts to consumers if they scrap their old, polluting vehicles, and said he has approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for fresh GST benefits to those replacing outdated models. Addressing the 65th annual convention…

NEW DELHI: At a time when India’s family structures are facing pressure from urbanisation, migration and changing lifestyles, the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has called for major research on ‘kutumb vyavastha’ – the traditional Indian family system, in an initiative which reflects Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh‘s concern about the protection of traditional family…

NEW DELHI: Chiming with the arguments of Trinamool Congress and others for boycott of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the bill on dismissal of jailed ministers and chief ministers, Congress accused the governing BJP of using parliamentary committees to bulldoze legislations without giving any space to arguments of opposition parties. It lamented that govt…