Put off trips to Nepal, says MEA; airlines cancel flights; tourists and trucks stranded | India News

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs issued an advisory on Tuesday asking Indian citizens to postpone travel to neighbouring Nepal till the situation there stabilises.“Indian citizens presently in Nepal are advised to shelter in their current places of residence, avoid going out onto the streets and exercise due caution. They are also advised to…

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‘Trump gave green light’: Blasts in Doha; Israel confirms strike on Hamas leaders

Several explosions were reported in Qatar’s capital, Doha, on Tuesday, with witnesses saying smoke was seen rising over the Katara district, according to Israeli media citing senior government officials.According to Israeli Army Radio, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) carried out a targeted strike against senior Hamas officials. The IDF…

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‘Looking forward to speak with my good friend Modi’: Trump says US-India trade talks to continue; confident of successful outcome | India News

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration will continue negotiations with India to resolve trade barriers between the two countries. He added that he looks forward to speaking with “my very good friend, Prime Minister Modi, in the upcoming weeks.”Sharing a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote,“I am pleased to announce that India,…

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VP election: NDA’s CP Radhakrishnan elected with more-than-expected margin | India News

NEW DELHI: BJP-led NDA’s candidate Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Tuesday elected as India’s 15th Vice-President, defeating joint opposition candidate and former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy with a margin that was wider than estimated and pointed to possible cross-voting within the opposition camp.Radhakrishnan, 67, secured 452 votes while Reddy, 79, polled 300, according…

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President, Governors can’t stall bills even if unconstitutional: 4 opposition states to SC | India News

NEW DELHI: Opposition-governed states of Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala and Telangana Tuesday told Supreme Court that Constitution confers no discretion on President and governors to stall a bill passed by legislature even on the ground it is unconstitutional or repugnant to a central law.Advocating the supremacy of the cabinet system of governance at the Centre and…

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Omar Abdullah seeks long-term solution as NH closure worries Kashmiri fruit growers | India News

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The Srinagar-Jammu highway (NH-44) has remained shut for traffic for the past 15 days due to landslides at several stretches, leaving Kashmiri fruit growers worried about their produce rotting in view of the prolonged closure. CM Omar Abdullah Tuesday assured them that restoration work on NH-44 was being monitored hourly and all possible measures…

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