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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni NEW DELHI: Among the engagements of PM Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in Canada, one stood out – an informal meeting with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni.The bonhomie was visible between the two leaders as they greeted each other with a warm handshake before a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Modi strongly raised the issue of terrorism in his G7 outreach session address, describing the Pahalgam attack as an assault on all humanity and slamming double standards in the fight against terror. Without naming Pakistan, he said India’s neighbourhood had become a breeding ground for terrorism.Modi raised several…
GUWAHATI/KOLKATA: Kuki flight attendant Lamnunthem Singson, one of the crew aboard Air India Flight 171, will be laid to rest in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday – her body transported via Dimapur, not Imphal, as ethnic violence carves detours into grief.The 26-year-old’s remains were released to her family Wednesday after DNA confirmation with her brother….
NEW DELHI: Interest around assembly byelections is mostly limited to the states, more so, if the contest does not involve heavyweights. However, the assembly bypolls today for 5 seats spread across four states will be keenly watched when the results are out on June 23 – as this will be the first electoral contest post…
Over 100 students boarding flight to leave Iran NEW DELHI: The first evacuation flight carrying 110 Indian citizens, as part of Operation Sindhu, landed in New Delhi from Yerevan, Armenia, on Thursday, amid the escalating military conflict between Iran and Israel.India launched Operation Sindhu, a mission aimed at ensuring the safety and evacuation of Indian…
KOLKATA: Calcutta HC Wednesday directed Centre to resume the 100 days’ work programme in Bengal from Aug 1, saying the scheme could not be “put in cold storage for eternity”, reports Subrata Chattoraj. MGNREGS has been suspended in Bengal for close to three years.A person who obtained wages illegally or under fictitious names could not…
AGRA: Three men, resting below a flyover after their morning walk, were crushed to death Wednesday when a mango-laden loader plunged off the flyover on NH-19 in Agra’s Trans Yamuna area and fell on them, reports Sudeep Lavania. The truck’s driver later succumbed to injuries, while his helper remains in critical condition.ACP Hemant Kumar said,…
NAGPUR: Flickering light from the screen lit up faces once feared in the forests. A group of surrendered Maoists, some with children in tow, stepped out of guarded camps Tuesday and into Gadchiroli’s first air-conditioned theatre – to watch Ghaath, a Marathi film based on the very insurgency they once bled for, reports Shishir Arya.No…
Goa CM Pramod Sawant dropped controversial art and culture minister Govind Gaude Goa CM Pramod Sawant dropped controversial art and culture minister Govind Gaude from his cabinet on Wednesday. Sawant had decided nearly three weeks ago to drop Gaude after the minister made serious allegations of corruption in the tribal welfare department, which is under…
HYDERABAD: Maoist central committee member Gajarla Ravi became Wednesday the sixth member of his extended family to be killed in a gunfight with security forces, marking the end of a generational association with insurgency that saw four of patriarch Gajarla Mallaiah’s five sons go underground and two of them fall to bullets, reports U Sudhakarreddy.A…
JAMMU: Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation in a remote area of J&K’s Kishtwar district following specific inputs about the presence of suspected terrorists.Officials said the joint operation launched by Army, special operations group of J&K Police and local cops in the Singhpora forest area of Chatroo morning was ongoing when reports last…
JAMMU: A law student of Jammu University died after allegedly falling down from the terrace of his hostel building on the campus.Police said Vishal Bhardwaj, also known as Bunny, was found unconscious by some students on the rear side of the hostel building on Tuesday night. A resident of Katra in Jammu’s Reasi district, he…
A Swedish tourist’s post about an alleged scam during his Uber ride in India has triggered a fresh round of online criticism towards the ride-hailing giant.Content creator Jonas, who goes by @iamjonasax on Instagram, detailed the incident in a recent post while touring the country. He wrote that after booking an Uber Intercity ride, things…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and PM Modi After nearly 2 years of diplomatic hostilities over the killing of a Khalistan separatist, India and Canada took the first step towards restoration of normalcy in ties as PM Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney agreed to an early return of high commissioners and resumption…
Screenshots from the viral posts. NEW DELHI: A family of Americans, on vacation in India, went through a bad time as they sunbathed next to the pool inside their hotel in Gurugram. Rory and Sage, two sisters travelling with their parents, shared videos of men recording them from their phones from their respective rooms as…
NEW DELHI: After Xiaomi and RealMe, another top Chinese electronics provider OnePlus has outsourced the production of its audio and internet-of-things (IoT) products to a local Indian contract manufacturer. The announcement comes as India pushes the production of hi-tech electronics products in the country amidst the US tariff war with China.Optiemus Electronics will be making…
