NEW DELHI: There is high drama surrounding the arrest of BJP leader Tajinder Bagga from Delhi by Punjab Police this morning. The police taking Bagga to Mohali has been stopped in Haryana. BJP is calling this a witch hunt by AAP, as Bagga had been critical of Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kajriwal. … Read more
PUNE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for reducing “slavery to foreign goods” even as Indians celebrate 75 years of Independence. Inaugurating the Jain International Trade Organisation`s `JITO Connect 2022 business meet via video link, Modi said the stress should be on the ‘vocal for local’ mantra and reducing the use of foreign goods. … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s permanent ambassador to the UN and the Dutch ambassador to the UK had a short, snappy exchange on Twitter, after the envoy tried to school New Delhi on its Ukraine policy. This came shortly after India’s permanent ambassador TS Tirumurti to the UN made his statement at a UNSC briefing on Ukraine … Read more
NEW DELHI: Social media company Meta Platforms, Inc — the parent company of popular platforms Instagram and Facebook — has claimed in the Delhi high court that the rights under Article 19 (free speech) of the Indian Constitution cannot be invoked against it by a user since it is a private entity that does not … Read more
NEW DELHI: PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the “cascading effects” of the war in Ukraine, especially goods shortages in developing countries, in a meeting late Thursday and agreed to play a constructive role in addressing these challenges. While India expectedly didn’t join France, a key European and Indo-Pacific partner, in condemning Russia’s … Read more
NEW DELHI: The three-member Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday signed its final order on the restructuring of assembly seats in the Union territory, a day before its term was to end, an EC spokesperson told. The Delimitation Commission headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai and having chief election commissioner … Read more
NEW DELHI: Prominent political strategist, Prashant Kishor (PK) will undertake 3000 km padyatra that will start from Bihar’s Champaran on October 2. He will also launch ‘Jan Suraaj’ campaign to mark his new innings in the political arena. After rejecting the Congress offer to join the party, Kishor on Monday had announced to start ‘Jan … Read more
PARIS: India and France have agreed to unitedly deal with the menace of terrorism and the challenges in the Indo-Pacific, amid China flexing muscles in the strategically vital region. A joint statement issued after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that the two countries were committed to the shared … Read more
MUMBAI: Maharashtra state remained largely peaceful on Wednesday amid MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s call to play the Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques if the azan was played on loudspeakers. Preventive action by Maharashtra Police, including detention of key MNS functionaries across the state, ensured there were no law and order issues, barring a few … Read more
RANCHI: As many as 12 days after internationally acclaimed US photographer Marcus Leatherdale died by suicide at his bungalow in Mcluskieganj on April 22, his last rites were performed as per Hindu rituals in Ranchi, 60 km away, on Tuesday. The 69-year-old known for his work in black and white using the famous Hasselblad camera … Read more