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India and Russia have “almost” finalised the date for President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India for the annual India-Russia summit, said NSA Ajit Doval during his visit to Moscow. Both sides had said last year Putin would travel to India in 2025 for the annual summit but they have not been able to confirm a…

NEW DELHI: “Give the bully an inch, he will take a mile,” wrote Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong in a post on X, a day after US President Donald Trump slapped an additional 25% tariff on India for its trade with Russia. The remark was seen by some as expressing solidarity with countries like India and…

NEW DELHI: Comedian Kapil Sharma’s cafe in Canada came under attack yet again as unidentified gunmen fired shots at the restaurant in Surrey early Thursday, reports Rajshekhar Jha. This was the second shooting at Kap’s Cafe within a month. Around 9-10 shots were fired at the restaurant, of which at least six hit its walls…

KOCHI: In a throwback to the 2007 Malappuram gold heist, where burglars famously drilled through the floor of Kerala Gramin Bank to steal 80kg of gold, a thief in Aluva recently tried the same tactic – this time, to steal coconut oil. Though the digging attempt failed, he still managed to escape with 30 litres…

NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc bigwigs met at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s new official residence for a dinner on Thursday, with the gathering designed to reinforce the message of unity amid joint protests and close coordination during the Parliament session that has brought its proceedings to a halt over the electoral rolls review (SIR) in Bihar.The…

NEW DELHI: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva dialled PM Modi to discuss “imposition of unilateral tariffs”, exploring possibility of greater integration between the two countries. Backing India’s upcoming Brics presidency, Lula accepted Modi’s invitation to visit India early next year, according to a readout by his office.Both Brazil and India have been slapped…

DIBRUGARH: Elephants ambling down highways in eastern Assam isn’t rare. But Maniki’s march was unmissable. She was limping – a mahout on her back, her shattered foreleg folding with every step. The pain was visible. Someone recorded it. The truth exploded online.Maniki, 48, was being forced to walk from Kakopathar in Tinsukia district to Dibrugarh…

NEW DELHI: After scathingly criticising an Allahabad HC judge’s poor knowledge in criminal law and permanently de-rostering him from criminal cases, Supreme Court Thursday decided to re-hear the case following strong criticism of its order that encroached upon the HC chief justice’s prerogative of preparing the roster for allotment of cases to judges.CJI B R…