UNACCEPTABLE: MEA ON CHINESE ‘VILLAGE’ ALONG LAC IN ARUNACHAL The Ministry of External Affairs reacted to a recent Pentagon report stating that China has built a village along the LAC in the eastern sector by stating that India has “always conveyed strong prote
AFGHANISTAN MUST NOT BECOME HAVEN FOR TERROR, SAYS DELHI DECLARATION India, Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries on Wednesday vowed to work for ensuring that Afghanistan does not become a 'safe haven for global terrorism' and called for the formation of an open and trul
FRENCH MEDIA REPORT ON RAFALE KICKBACKS TRIGGERS POLITICAL SLUGFEST A fresh political war of words erupted on Tuesday over the Rafale issue as the BJP accused the Congress leadership of corruption citing claims of a French media report on 'commissions' being paid during the UPA
UNHAPPY WITH LAKHIMPUR PROBE, SC WANTS IT MONITORED BY RETD HC JUDGE Unhappy over the probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight persons, including four farmers, were killed, the Supreme Court on Monday said it wanted to appoint a retired judge of the Punjab and Hary
PAKISTAN FIRES AT INDIAN FISHING BOAT, ONE DEAD India has taken a serious note of the “unprovoked firing incident” in which a Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) vessel fired at an Indian fishing boat, killing one fisherman and injuring another. While Pak
BYELECTIONS RESULTS: CONG SWEEPS HIMACHAL; BJP TIGHTENS GRIP IN ASSAM, TMC IN BENGAL Polling for three parliamentary seats and 29 assembly constituencies were held on October 30, an exercise being seen as a barometer of the political mood in the country ahead of assembly electio
WILL DISCUSS COVID RECOVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES AT G20, COP26: PM MODI Ahead of his visit to Italy and the UK to attend the G20 and COP26 meetings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said he will hold discussions on global economic and health recovery from the pandemic in
SC FLAGS ‘CHILLING EFFECT’ ON FREEDOM OF SPEECH; APPOINTS A PEGASUS PROBE COMMITTEE “It is undeniable that surveillance and the knowledge that one is under the threat of being spied on can affect the way an individual decides to exercise his or her rights. Such
NO NOD FOR BHARAT BIO'S COVAXIN YET, WHO SEEKS 'ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATIONS' The World Health Organisation's technical advisory group on Tuesday sought "additional clarifications" from Bharat Biotech for its Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin to conduct a final “risk-benefit assessmen
WOULD RATHER TALK TO KASHMIRI YOUTH THAN PAK: SHAH TO FAROOQ Union Home minister Amit Shah, who is currently ona visit to Jammu and Kashmir, remotely inaugurated several development projects and laid the foundation stone of some.