India said the two sides agreed on the need for effective border management and maintenance of peace & tranquillity. They also prepared for the next meeting of the special representatives NEW DELHI: India hosted a Chinese diplomatic delegation on Thursday for another round of border talks in which both sides “positively” affirmed the implementation of…
Chaos all around as Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa-2 HYDERABAD: Revathi and Mogadampalli Bhaskar’s son Sritej, 9, became a fan of Telugu actor Allu Arjun after watching ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ three years ago, so much so that neighbours nicknamed him ‘Pushpa’.As Sritej battled for life in a Hyderabad hospital on Thursday and his mother’s body lay in…
NEW DELHI: Students from any stream in Class 12 can now pursue an UG programme of their choice, and UG students can join any PG discipline, provided they clear a national- or university-level entrance exam, such as CUET, according to a draft of new UGC regulations aiming to bring sweeping reforms in India’s higher education.UGC…
NEW DELHI: Billionaire hedge fund operator George Soros, who was a major donor to Kamala Harris’s US presidential campaign, was at the centre of noisy exchanges between BJP and Congress on Thursday, with the former alleging that the 94-year-old was acting in collusion with the opposition in India to undermine the Modi government.Citing the claims…
NEW DELHI: India made a strong case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Thursday, highlighting the importance of equitable global action on climate change. India argued that countries with negligible historical emissions should not be expected to shoulder an equal burden in mitigating climate change. “It is unjust to expect countries with negligible…
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has urgently recalled the mission heads of Agartala and Kolkata high commissions to Dhaka, a move that would further deepen the ongoing tension between the interim-Yunus government and New Delhi.The acting deputy high commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata, Shikdar Md Ashrafur Rahman, and the assistant high commissioner in Tripura, Arifur Rahman, were…
NEW DELHI: A ‘Jatha’ (group) of 101 farmers will march to Delhi on Friday at 1 PM from the Shambhu border protest site, according to farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher. Pandher addressed reporters, saying that the march will proceed peacefully as planned. “The jatha will leave from here (for Delhi) tomorrow at 1 PM. I…
Fadnavis also underlined the unity of the Mahayuti alliance, stating that his deputy chief ministers, Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) and Ajit Pawar (NCP), stand firmly with him. NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, after being sworn in at a grand ceremony at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan on Thursday, vowed to provide a stable government over…
Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Thursday congratulated Devendra Fadnavis for taking oath as the chief minister of the state for the third time with a paradigm-shattering mandate.Shinde, who switched roles with Fadnavis in an opulent oath-taking ceremony at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, said that earlier when he was…
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis during her husband’s swearing-in ceremony as Maharashtra Chief Minister, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, credited her husband’s political success to his patience and perseverance as he assumed office as CM for the third time following the BJP’s landslide victory…
