NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs on Thursday said that it has taken up the recruitment of Indian nationals in Russian Army and asked Moscow to end this practice amid its ongoing war with Ukraine.Responding to media queries, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that it has underlined the “risks and dangers” in joining the Russian…
During the arrest, the police recovered digital devices containing incriminating material and multiple SIM card envelopes. NEW DELHI: While tracking an Indian SIM card being used in Bahawalpur in Pakistan, Delhi Police’s special cell has stumbled upon an espionage module. It has arrested a 43-year-old Nepal national who was allegedly engaged in anti-India activities at…
NEW DELHI: Further expanding the ‘Fast Track Immigration – Trusted Traveller Program’ (FTI-TTP), which uses biometric authentication to enable faster immigration of pre-verified flyers through automated e-gates, home minister Amit Shah will Thursday launch the facility at Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Tiruchirappalli and Amritsar international airports, reports Bharti Jain.The programme was launched at the Indira Gandhi…
South Point School’s ex-students association, uniting 4,000 alumni, honored retired teachers on Teachers’ Day. The Junior School was transformed into a nostalgic cinema hall, screening the Bengali film ‘Hirer Aangti’. Meghnath Roy Chowdhury highlighted the event’s recreation of an old-fashioned movie outing. For over three decades, the ex-students’ community of South Point School and High…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged European Union to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on Chinese and Indian goods as part of a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a US official and an EU diplomat, quoted by Reuters. “The source of the money for the Russian war…
NEW DELHI: Calling fake news a “serious threat” to public order and democratic process, a parliamentary panel has recommended amending penal provisions, increasing fines and fixing accountability to deal with the issue.In its draft report adopted Tuesday, Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, called for a mandatory fact-checking…
Permanent Mission of India cousellor Kshitij Tyagi. NEW DELHI:At the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, India delivered a strong rebuke to Pakistan, stating it requires no guidance from a country that continues to support and harbour terrorist networks that pose threats to global security.“We are compelled, once again, to address provocations from a…
A PIL meant to oust a neighbour has ricocheted on the petitioner himself. Allahabad HC has ordered eviction of Omraj, a resident of Handia in UP’s Prayagraj, after finding his house built on gram sabha pond land. Omraj had filed a PIL accusing fellow villager Lalmani Patel of stealing land from the public pond.Omraj had…
NEW DELHI: Amid the focus on trade ties, India and the EU also held the 15th round of their counterterrorism dialogue, with both sides condemning the heinous Pahalgam terrorist attack and the EU reiterating its condolences to India for the murder of innocent civilians.The two sides reiterated their strong condemnation of terrorism in all its…
Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah ‘Balen’ has emerged as the most-important leader in Nepal. Many political analysts are betting on him to become Nepal’s next Prime Minister. Popularly known as Balen, 35-year-old Nepali rapper is young people’s favourite in the current political crisis. In the past few years, Balen emerged as the country’s most-important…
