A report published by the state-funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) claiming that Canada’s security agency “had a mole” in the group that hatched the plan to bomb an Air India flight in 1985 is going viral on social media.The report published in 2003 claims that the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) “pulled out the…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Monday criticised certain western nations for struggling to adapt to the emerging multi-polar world order, where the Global South is gaining influence. Speaking at an NDTV summit, the minister specifically condemned Canada’s “double standards” regarding the expectations placed on Indian diplomats in Canada compared to what…
J&K CM Omar Abdullah (PTI photo) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday resigned from the Budgam assembly seat and retained the Ganderbal seat, which is the National Conference’s (NC) bastion.Abdullah won both the Ganderbal and Budgam seats in the recently concluded assembly polls, which took place after a decade.Omar Abdullah, who is…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the BJP was responsible for the recent violence in Bahraich during a Durga idol immersion procession that led to the death of a 22-year-old man.“Whatever happened in Bahraich was planned by the BJP in view of the upcoming elections in the state,” Akhilesh Yadav…
NEW DELHI: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav courted controversy on Monday as he allegedly abused Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud over his “praying to God for Ram Mandir solution” remark.When asked about the CJI’s statement recalling how he went on to deliver the verdict in the complex Ram Mandir case,…
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on Monday that India and China have come to an agreement regarding patrolling arrangements along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in border areas.“Over the last few weeks, Indian and Chinese negotiators have been in touch with each other,” Misri said while addressing a press conference.“India and China…
A cyclonic storm is expected to make landfall along the coastlines of Odisha and West Bengal on Thursday, following the intensification of a current system over the Bay of Bengal. The state government announced on Sunday that it is implementing all necessary measures to mitigate the potential impact of the approaching cyclone.Have you ever thought…
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Sunday shared his personal experience dealing with the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute and said that he prayed to God for a solution. During a felicitation ceremony in his native village of Kanhersar, CJI revealed that he had sought divine intervention to find a resolution to the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the recommendation of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and consequential action by Centre and states, which called for the closure of government-funded or aided Madrassa across the country for alleged non-compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.The decision, delivered by the bench…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday strongly denounced the terrorist attack in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, labeling it as a “cowardly and unforgivable crime.”In an X post, the Congress leader expressed condolences to the bereaved families and affirmed that such acts of violence would not undermine the resolve to…
