[ad_1] India was closely monitoring the situation as Afghanistan and Pakistan seemed poised for a dangerous escalation, with Islamabad declaring that the two countries were in an “open war” following Pakistan’s airstrikes on “terrorist hideouts” in Afghanistan and the latter’s retaliatory action. The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has unravelled dramatically in the past few […]
[ad_1] Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) The United States has escalated pressure on Iran’s leadership, formally designating the country a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” as tensions mount over its nuclear programme. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move, accusing Tehran of using foreign nationals as political […]
[ad_1] NEW DEHI: “Congress will suffer,” cautioned Community Party of India (Marxist) general secretary MA Baby on the party’s decision to not fight the West Bengal assembly polls in alliance with the Left. The Congress leadership should have explored possibilities with the Left to bolster the fight to keep BJP-RSS out, he said. The Congress […]
[ad_1] Now, it’s a very common scene: A man driving in a car, slows the vehicle, pulls down the windows and bam, throws a handful of orange peels in the middle of the road. But what happens next is not quite common: local authorities stop the car, ask the man to step out of his […]
[ad_1] Several methodological improvements have been made in the way GDP is calculated. (AI image) India has retained its tag of the world’s fastest growing major economy in the third quarter of the financial year 2025-2026, with a better-than-expected GDP growth of 7.8%. This is despite the third quarter being the first full three months […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to Indian Youth Congress general secretary Nigam Bhandhari until March 24 in the AI event protest case.The Congress’s youth wing worker had sought anticipatory bail.He had sought anticipatory bail. He has been directed to cooperate with the investigation, reported news agency ANI.The protest took […]
[ad_1] Harvard University has found itself at the centre of a growing online storm after an artwork featured on its Department of South Asian Studies website drew sharp criticism and allegations of bias. The Coalition of Hindus of North America ignited the debate after calling out the university for what it described as “blatant Hinduphobia” […]
[ad_1] Arvind Kejriwal comes home to his family after the court verdict. NEW DELHI: It was an emotional moment at the Kejriwal household on Friday after the names of former Delhi chief minister Arvind and his deputy CM Manish Sisodia were cleared in the liquor excise policy case.Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia were welcomed with […]
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Rouse Avenue court on Friday acquitted former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in 2022 Delhi excise policy case. Special judge Jitendra Singh pronounced the order in the case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court had earlier reserved its decision on 12 […]
[ad_1] New GDP series: FAQs answered The Gross Domestic Product or GDP data for the third quarter of the current financial year 2025-26 is set to be released later in the day today. This will be the first GDP data based on the new series that the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has adopted. […]
