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India-China ties: Both sides to explore ‘early harvest’ on boundary delimitation; expert group to be set up | India News

Wang Yi and Ajit Doval NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough in India-China relations on Tuesday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi co-chaired the 24th round of the Special Representatives’ talks on the boundary issue to explore “early harvest” in border areas.The talks focused on long-standing border issues, where both […]

Karnataka: Bengaluru City University to carry Manmohan Singh’s name; bill passed in assembly | India News

NEW DELHI: The Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill to rename Bengaluru City University as Dr Manmohan Singh Bengaluru City University, in honour of the former Prime Minister who passed away earlier this year.The Congress-majority assembly’s decision came months after Manmohan Singh’s passing.In June 2006, during his tenure as Prime Minister, Singh laid the […]

Vice-President polls: NDA announces candidate, picks Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan | India News

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata party on Sunday announced Maharashtra governor CP Radhakrishnan as National Democratic Alliance’s candidate for the upcoming Vice-President election, scheduled for September 9.Radhakrishnan’ s name was finalised in BJP’s Parliamentary Board meeting at the party headquarters.“We want next Vice-President to be elected unanimously, we have reached out to opposition leaders,” Nadda said […]

SC takes up problems of cadets incurring disabilities during training | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of problems faced by cadets who incurred disabilities during military training, and scheduled to examine the issue on Monday. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan will hear the suo motu case titled “In Re: Cadets Disabled During Military Training Struggle”.The case […]

SFJ threatens CM Mann; Khalistani graffiti found on Punjab MLA’s house | India News

Bhagwant Mann (File photo) BATHINDA: Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based Khalistani outfit, has emailed several media persons threatening “political death” for Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann from Aug 31 – the day then Punjab CM Beant Singh was assassinated.Earlier, Sikhs for Justice chief and designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had openly threatened to kill […]

GST reforms: Centre mulls 2-slab tax structure; Congress claims credit, cites Rahul Gandhi’s 2018 tweet | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day promise of cheaper daily-use items through a simplified two-slab GST structure, pitched as “next-generation reforms” and a Diwali gift for the nation, has triggered a sharp political tussle, with Congress claiming the idea as its own, pointing to its 2024 manifesto and Rahul Gandhi’s 2018 posts demanding […]

Man rides 80km with wife’s body strapped to bike | India News

NAGPUR: A motorcycle rider with a woman’s body strapped to the seat with a dupatta and racing down Nagpur-Jabalpur highway for 80km with police on his heels has become the unlikely face of a tragedy that might have been initially mistaken for a crime, reports Soumitra Bose. Amit Yadav, 36, purportedly saw his wife Gyarshi […]

Independence Day: US extends warm wishes; calls ‘historical ties’ with India ‘consequential and far-reaching’ | India News

NEW DELHI: The United States on Friday extended congratulations to India on its 79th Independence Day and said that the “historic ties” between India and the US are “consequential and far-reaching.“India is marking its 79th Independence Day on Friday with pride and patriotic zeal, celebrating the country’s liberation from more than two centuries of British […]

J&K: Pilgrims were having lunch when cloudburst struck Kishtwar district; 2 CISF personnel among victims | India News

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Many victims of Thursday’s flash floods in J&K’s Kishtwar district were having lunch at a pilgrim camp when a cloudburst struck the area between noon and 1pm, causing rapidly filling rivulets to swamp a swathe of the valley. The camp set up for pilgrims bore the brunt of the damage, leaving a mud-filled gorge […]

‘India-US partnership weathered transitions’: What MEA said ahead of Trump-Putin talks; announces 21st ‘Yudh Abhyas’ joint exercise in Alaska | India News

File photo NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday expressed confidence in India-US ties amid tariff war, saying that the two nations have “weathered several transitions and challenges”. This comes a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s crucial meet, the outcome of which would impact India as it faces additional 25% tariffs […]