NEW DELHI: India is conducting a massive naval combat exercise, with 65 warships, nine submarines and over 80 aircraft and helicopters, to test operational preparedness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).The Tropex or the ‘theatre level operational readiness exercise’, which is conducted biennially, has brought the Navy’s western and eastern fleets together as well as…
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday, responding to a question about the use of a military aircraft for deporting Indian ‘aliens,’ said that, according to the US administration, the deportation was classified as a national security operation. As a result, a military aircraft was used instead of the commercial flights typically used in…
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said India has always raised the issue that people, including those who have been deported, should be properly behaved with. Misri’s response came on a question regarding the manner in which illegal Indian migrants were deported by the US in handcuffs and shackles.“We are in touch with…
Sandeep Dikshit, Arvind Kejriwal and Parvesh Verma (R) NEW DELHI: Exit polls have predicted an end to the 10-year rule of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi with most of the pollsters giving BJP a majority in the February 5 elections. If these predictions hold true on February 8 when the votes are…
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter, stating, “EC has refused to upload Form 17C and the number of votes polled per booth in each assembly despite several requests.” NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused the Election Commission (EC) of refusing to share crucial polling data, prompting the party to launch…
A group of people trespassed the Indian Consulate in Seattle after which the authorities were compelled to take action against the intruders, consulate said on Friday (Indian time). In a post on X, the consulate said that the intruders refused to leave the premises even after repeated requests and engaged in aggressive and threatening behaviour…
NEW DELHI: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrived at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal after he alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was offering Rs 15-16 crore to AAP MLAs to switch sides. The development comes a day ahead of the counting of votes in Delhi. The…
NEW DELHI: A debate erupted on social media after Dr Sylvia Karpagam, working editor of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, questioned the classification of milk and paneer as vegetarian foods. The discussion began when Dr Sunita Sayammagar shared a photo of a thali, describing it as a “vegetarian meal” rich in protein, good fats,…
Parvesh Verma, Arvind Kejriwal (C) and Sandeep Dikshit (R) NEW DELHI: With only two days between voting and results, debates over exit polls heated-up as two more surveys were released on Thursday, echoing earlier predictions. Aam Aadmi Party, however, dismissed all projections, arguing that pollsters have “historically” underestimated its performance.Most exit polls were released on…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, along with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut and NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule, on Friday alleged discrepancies in the voter list for the recently concluded Maharashtra elections. Addressing a joint press conference in the national capital, Rahul claimed that the opposition had…
