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‘Post vacant for 2 LS terms’: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi; presses for election of Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker | India News

Congress president Kharge and PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also the Rajya Sabha leader of opposition, wrote to PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday, urging him to hold the election of the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker.Highlighting the vacant status of the position for the two consecutive Lok Sabha terms, […]

Amid Bengaluru stampede row, Siddaramaiah & DK Shivakumar summoned to Delhi | India News

DCM Shivakumar and CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar have been summoned to Delhi for a damage-control meeting Tuesday with Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi as continued outrage over the June 4 Bengaluru stampede that killed 11 RCB fans puts Congress – accused of playing pass-the-buck – on a sticky […]

Amarnath Yatra to begin on July 3; 3.3L pilgrims registered so far | India News

SRINAGAR: More than 3,31,000 devotees have registered so far for this year’s Amarnath Yatra, which is set to begin on July 3 from both routes — Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district.The yatra will conclude on Aug 9, 2025, coinciding with the festival of Raksha Bandhan. This was disclosed during the 49th […]

Kash Patel on Joe Rogan: FBI director reveals how India is helping America fight fentanyl crisis; take on China-backed trafficking network | World News

FBI Director Kash Patel has claimed that the United States is working closely with Indian law enforcement agencies to dismantle what he describes as a China-backed global fentanyl trafficking network. Speaking on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Patel alleged that while India is not a consumer of fentanyl, it has become an increasingly critical transit […]

‘Won’t equate perpetrators of evil with victims’: Jaishankar reiterates stance on terrorism; thanks UK for condemning Pahalgam attack | India News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India’s stance against terrorism and said that the nation would never equate the perpetrators of Pahalgam terror attack with their victims. He also thanked United Kingdom government for condemning the April 22 attack that killed 26.“We practice a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and […]

G7 summit: PM Modi to attend G7 Summit in Canada, ‘got call from PM Carney’ | India News

Photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for his invitation to participate in G7 summit. In a post on X PM Modi said, “Glad to receive a call from Prime Minister @MarkJCarney of Canada. Congratulated him on his recent election victory and thanked him for the invitation […]

Amit Shah launches language hub to ‘decolonise’ admin | India News

NEW DELHI: Continuing with his govt’s ‘decolonisation’ project, Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday launched an Indian languages section within the department of official language as a step towards dispensing with the role of English in official communication.“It would prove to be a milestone in the path to freeing administration from the influence of […]

‘Do it in India’: Vivek Ramaswamy faces racist trolling for his photo with two kids

Vivek Ramaswamy was trolled again after he posted a photo with his kids. Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy faced another round of vicious trolling for no reason while the MAGA world imploded with Donald Trump and Elon Musk attacking each other in public. Vivek Ramaswamy was a part of the MAGA world until Christmas 2024 when […]

‘I’m done living’: Techie jumps to death from 21st floor in Pune; police registers accidental death report | India News

This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: In a distressing incident, a 25-year-old techie died after jumping from the 21st floor of a building in Pune’s Hinjawadi area. An official stated that the incident took place on May 31, and an accident death report was registered on Wednesday night. The deceased, identified as Abhilasha […]

In talks with EAM Jaishankar, Central Asia counterparts slam terrorism | India News

NEW DELHI: While underscoring India’s zero-tolerance policy against terrorism, external affairs minister S Jaishankar in bilateral meetings with his visiting Central Asian counterparts called for firmly countering terrorism in the region. Jaishankar had bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan ahead of the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue that […]