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File photo: Rajnath Singh and KC Venugopal NEW DELHI: The row over Rajnath Singh‘s ‘no casualties’ statement on Operation Sindoor intensified on Tuesday, with Congress MP KC Venugopal writing to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, seeking privilege proceedings against the defence minister for “misleading” Parliament by saying that no Indian soldier died in the line…

Ro Khanna accused Trump of abandoning America’s traditional global leadership and pursuing a foreign policy driven by coercion rather than values NEW DELHI: The US-India relationship is at its lowest point in three decades because of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna said on Monday, accusing the US President of eroding trust…

The gifts, presented to Seychelles’ top leadership and their spouses, complemented a visit widely seen as significant for India’s engagement in the Indian Ocean Region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi used traditional Indian handicrafts and textiles as instruments of cultural diplomacy during his visit to Seychelles, presenting a carefully curated collection of gifts that reflected not…

UBT MLC Sachin Ahir joins Shinde Shiv Sena NEW DELHI: Uddhav Thackeray‘s Shiv Sena (UBT) suffered another setback as MLC Sachin Ahir joined the Eknath Shinde-led faction on Tuesday.He filed nomination for Maharashtra council deputy chairperson post as Mahayuti candidate.The latest rebellion in Shiv Sena (UBT) involves 6 of the party’s nine Lok Sabha MPs…

NEW DELHI: United States ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Tuesday rejected row over renaming of the Indo-Pacific Command and said that “name on the letterhead” does not matter.While addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership summit, Gor said India still conducts more military exercises with the US than any other country and has regular…

Congress leader said that 23 parties and one independent signed the letter sent to CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: INDIA bloc on Tuesday sent a letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll by the Election Commission and other election-related issues.In a social media…

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Uttar Pradesh Police placed several of its leaders, including state unit chief Ajay Rai, under house arrest a day before a high-level party delegation was scheduled to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at the Ram Temple.Rai targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that the BJP government “got…

Pabitra Margherita, Syed Ata Hasnain NEW DELHI: Bihar governor Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) and junior foreign minister Pabitra Margherita are likely to represent India at the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, official sources said. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had earlier invited PM Modi for the multi-day funeral that begins on…

Home minister Amit Shah with Rajasthan CM Sharma, Haryana CM Saini and Union jal shakti minister CR Patil in New Delhi, Monday NEW DELHI: Haryana and Rajasthan Monday signed an agreement that allows the latter to get water from the Yamuna Canal through three underground pipelines from July to Oct every year under the 1994…