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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar sought a candid and constructive approach to bilateral ties, as India and China seek to move ahead after a difficult period in the relationship, in a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. Going into the meeting with Wang, their first on Indian soil in over three years, he…

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing EC-opposition clash, INDIA bloc on Monday floated the possibility of moving for impeachment of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, whom it accused of acting like a “BJP spokesman” and intimidating opposition parties. It said Election Commission is no longer capable of ensuring a level playing field and, instead, is led…

Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin NEW DELHI: Russian President Putin dialled PM Modi Monday to share his “insights” on his meeting with President Trump in Alaska. “India has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the (Ukraine) conflict and supports all efforts in this regard,” Modi posted on X. Putin and he agreed to continue his…

BENGALURU: Karnataka Police booked a 51-year-old former MLA from UP on charges of raping a 40-year-old woman inside a Bengaluru hotel room after promising to marry her.The woman filed a complaint Sunday against Bhagwan Sharma alias Guddu Pandit from UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district. “We are issuing a notice to the suspect, directing him to…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said on Monday that defence services cadets who are not inducted into the force because of injury during training should not be left high and dry as it would dishearten people joining the forces and favoured that the govt extend a helping hand bearing their medical expenditure and also rehabilitating them…

NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc will announce its candidate for vice-presidential election Tuesday, after discussions Monday resulted in an exchange of ideas, and the names of a senior scientist from Tamil Nadu and a Dalit intellectual ranking among the probables. The bloc will meet again to finalise the name.Sources said former Isro scientist Mylswamy…