Following NSA Ajit Doval’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, PM Narendra Modi spoke to Putin Friday, reiterating his invitation to the president for the annual India-Russia summit and underlining India’s consistent position for peaceful resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Doval had said on Thursday that the date for Putin’s visit, which has been on the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin amid rising tariff tensions from the Donald Trump administration over India’s Russian oil purchases.“Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in…
Kirti Vardhan Singh (AP file photo) Minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday said the government is in touch with China to restart border trade through three key mountain passes, Lipulekh in Uttarakhand, Shipki La in Himachal Pradesh, and Nathu La in Sikkim. The minister was responding to a question raised…
Kanhaiya Lal’s son Yash Sahu (right) garlanding the slain tailor’s photo NEW DELHI: After Udaipur Files — a film based on the Kanhaiya Lal murder case — released on Friday following legal clearance, his son brought the slain Udaipur tailor’s photograph to the theatre to watch the movie. A video shared by news agency ANI…
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, long a fierce critic of the Election Commission of India (ECI), on Thursday presented what he called “criminal evidence” to back his “vote chori” charge in recent polls that left the Congress in tatters.In his presentation, the Lok Sabha leader of opposition alleged serious lapses in the electoral rolls of Mahadevapura…
NEW DELHI: “Siyawar Ram Chandra Ki Jai” and not the usual “Jai Shree Ram”, that’s how Union home minister Amit Shah began his speech in poll-bound Bihar on Friday. Shah invoked Sita while laying the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Janki Mandir, revered as her birthplace, a familiar strategy for the Bharatiya Janata Party,…
Today’s evening news wrap includes updates on national politics, foreign affairs, business and international security. An SBI report revealed that India’s fuel bill may rise by $ 12 billion in FY27 if it stops Russian oil. Centre withdrew Income Tax Bill in Lok Sabha and the new Bill is set to be introduced on August…
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun (official website of China’s foreign ministry) China welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Tianjin later this month, said the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, reacting to reports of PM Modi’s upcoming visit to the neighbouring nation.“China welcomes Prime Minister Modi…
Rahul Gandhi; Election Commission NEW DELHI: A day after unveiling his “atom bomb” of evidence against the Election Commission of India (ECI), Rahul Gandhi on Friday posed five questions to the poll body, repeating his charge that it carried out “voter theft” in collusion with the ruling BJP during the 2024 Lok Sabha and later…
Representative image (TOI) Bengaluru: India’s third satellite launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota is slated to be fully operational only by March 2029, according to the Department of Space. The ambitious project, seen as critical to the country’s growing space programme, is progressing through key milestones following financial sanction earlier this…
