NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit the United States from June 30 to July 2 at the invitation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During the visit, he will take part in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (QFMM), scheduled for July 1 in Washington, DCThe Quad foreign […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the Emergency imposed 50 years ago, calling it one of the darkest chapters in India’s democratic history in his monthly Mann ki Baat address.Referring to the Emergency imposed in 1975, PM Modi said, “Those who imposed Emergency not only murdered the spirit of the Constitution but […]
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday publicly distanced itself from party MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra over their controversial remarks on the Kolkata law college gang-rape case, prompting Banerjee to hit back at the party’s statement, saying a “moral and intellectual alignment” was lacking.In an official post on X, the party said, […]
MUMBAI: Uddhav and Raj Thackeray will hold a joint protest march of their parties here on July 5 against what they allege is the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra’s schools from Class 1 through the new three-language policy. This will be the first time that the two will come together on a political platform after […]
Iran fired missiles at the US-operated Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar late Monday, prompting loud explosions across Doha and nearby Lusail, according to multiple media reports. The missile barrage, confirmed by Iranian state TV, came just hours after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution.Iranian television described the strike as “a mighty and successful […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Monday criticised US President Donald Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities, saying it goes against his own statements supporting continued talks with Iran. The party also criticised the Central government for not speaking out against the US bombing or Israel’s actions.“President Trump’s decision to unleash […]
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday brought home 311 more citizens from the Iranian city of Mashhad amid intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel, taking the total number of evacuees to 1,428 under the ongoing Operation Sindhu. The latest batch of Indians arrived in Delhi at 4:30 pm on a special chartered flight. “Three-hundred eleven Indian […]
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered the removal of three Air India officials who are incharge of crew rostering following “lapses in licensing, rest, and recency requirements”. The regulator has also issued a show-cause to the airline for operating two flights — Bangalore-London on May 16 & 17 — by […]
Indians evacuated from Iran arrived in New Delhi NEW DELHI: A flight carrying 290 Indian students, primarily from Jammu and Kashmir, arrived at Delhi Airport from Mashhad, Iran, on Friday night after Tehran opened its airspace. The Indian government launched Operation Sindhu to safely transport its citizens from the Middle Eastern region amidst growing tensions […]
Yamcha locals with two of the persons (faces pixelated) they saved. They say many of those who attempt suicide later express gratitude for being saved HYDERABAD: Residents of Yamcha, a hamlet on banks of the Godavari in Telangana’s Nizamabad – around 200km from Hyderabad – have prevented over 300 potential suicides in the past three […]
