As India’s ties with the US are thrown off kilter because of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented targeting of India for its trade with Russia, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Friday, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen India-Russia relations. The conversation took place a day after Modi’s show of Global South solidarity with…
A 26-year-old Indian man is facing deportation from the UK after repeatedly stalking a female colleague at London Zoo.Asish Jose Paul, originally from Kerala, ignored multiple police warnings, court bail conditions, and even a restraining order before being sent back, the Daily Mail reported.Paul bombarded former co-worker Lutaruta Masiulonyte with text messages, flowers and chocolates…
NEW DELHI: In its chargesheet filed against Robert Vadra on July 17, Enforcement Directorate has claimed that he received a 3.5-acre plot of land in Gurgaon as a bribe, contrary to his claim that he paid Rs 7.5 crore for it. The land, located in Sector 83, was later sold by Vadra to DLF for…
JAMMU: High court of J&K and Ladakh on Friday directed the ministry of home affairs (MHA) to file — within six weeks — a status report detailing its decision on the prosecution sanction of eight IAS officers allegedly involved in the 2012 arms licence case.The CBI has investigated the case and alleged irregularities in the…
NEW DELHI: A day after the Supreme Court found it worth examining whether ‘NOTA’ could be deemed a rival in a constituency where a single candidate is in the fray, the Centre strongly opposed the reasoning on Friday and said NOTA, being a mere option or expression, cannot be given the status of a candidate…
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Friday dismissed a report by news agency Reuters which claimed that India has put on hold talks for major defence purchases from the United States, calling them “false and fabricated.”“The news reports on India pausing the talks related to defence purchases with the US are false and fabricated. It…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court rebuked an Air India passenger who moved the court on Friday for a safety audit of the airlines’ entire fleet in the wake of AI-171 crash at Ahmedabad on June 12, saying it was unfair to target a single airline for a tragic incident.The passenger had flown an Air India flight…
SRINAGAR: J&K’s governing National Conference (NC) on Friday decried banning books as “unfortunate and deeply ill-conceived”, days after LG Manoj Sinha-led home department banned 25 titles, including some by Booker-prize winning author Arundhati Roy and constitutionalist AG Noorani.The NC statement came with a reassurance that it was trying to see how the ban could be…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has launched its longest-ever freight train, ‘Rudrastra,’ measuring about 4.5 kilometres in length.Formed by linking six standard-length rakes, the train consisted of 354 wagons and was powered by seven locomotives. It travelled from Ganjkhwaja to Garhwa Road, covering the 200-km route at an average speed of 40 km/h.Union minister of railways,…
Arvind Kejriwal (left), Bhagwant Mann (PTI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday launched 24 sectoral committees aimed at transforming Punjab’s industrial governance model. The committees will be responsible for drafting policies for each sector, shifting decision-making power from the bureaucracy to business owners, both large and…
