India upheld righteousness, avenged injustice with Operation Sindoor: PM Modi
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday penned a letter to the citizens of the country on Deepavali, highlighting the successes of Operation Sindoor and the fight against Naxalism and asserting that Bharat has emerged as a symbol of stability at a time when the world is beset with crises. The […]
Rajnath Singh warns of rising ‘ideological wars’, sophisticated crimes
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday emphasised the shifting landscape of country’s security challenges, noting that while the nation grapples with border instability, society faces a new surge in sophisticated crimes, terrorism and “ideological wars”. Speaking on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, Singh underscored the critical need to balance […]
Trump-Putin summit planned for Budapest is on hold after Rubio spoke with Lavrov, US official says
Washington, Oct 21 (AP) President Donald Trump’s plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is on hold, a US official said Tuesday, the latest twist in his stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine. The meeting was announced last week and was supposed to take place in Budapest, Hungary, in the […]
China files complaint, says India’s PLI schemes for auto, EV policy violate WTO norms
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) China has alleged that certain conditions in India’s Production Linked Incentive schemes for advanced chemistry cell battery, automobiles and the policy to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles violate global trade rules, and has filed a complaint against these measures at the WTO. According to a communication of the Geneva-based […]
Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime minister
Tokyo, Oct 21 (AP) Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the […]
Delhi records worst post-Diwali air quality in 4 years; govt blames stubble burning in Punjab
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) Delhi recorded its worst post-Diwali air quality in the last four years on Tuesday, with pollution levels spiking sharply the previous night as PM2.5 concentrations peaked at 675, while the BJP government attributed it to stubble burning in the AAP-ruled Punjab rather than firecrackers. Delhi found itself enveloped in a […]
Modi to launch Bihar polls campaign on Oct 24 with two back-to-back rallies
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign for the Bihar assembly polls next week, with as many as four election rallies scheduled by the end of this month, state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference here, Jaiswal said Modi will kick off his campaign with a rally in […]
Pak, Afghan agree on ceasefire, to set up mechanisms for lasting peace
Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and setting up of “mechanisms” to ensure lasting peace after days of violent clashes along the border that left several soldiers, civilians, and terrorists dead on both sides, officials said on Sunday. The breakthrough came following negotiations between Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Afghanistan’s […]
Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum
Paris, Oct 19 (AP) In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift to the Louvre, forced a window into the Galerie d’Apollon — while tourists pressed shoulder-to-shoulder in the corridors — smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. It was among the highest-profile museum […]
96 lakh ‘fake’ voters in Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray; demands clean-up before local polls
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday alleged that 96 lakh fake voters have been added to Maharashtra’s electoral rolls and challenged the Election Commission, asking how it will hold the local body polls without cleaning up the voters’ list. Addressing booth-level agents of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Thackeray said if polls are held […]