United Nations India slammed Pakistan for “weaving fake narratives” about children living in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the country had a “dubious distinction” of “schooling” young children in violent extremist ideologies and recruiting them in terrorist groups. Addressing the General Assembly Third Committee session on ‘Promotion and Protection of theRead More

New Delhi India and France have agreed to widen defence-related official as well as operational-level interactions. The two nations agreed to expand the scope and complexity of the existing regular bilateral joint exercises named Shakti, Varuna and Garuda. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, currently on a visit to France, held theRead More

United Nations India has strongly condemned any direct or indirect financial assistance to terrorists and terror groups by nations that enables them to pursue their activities, including in defending criminal cases against them. Speaking at a General Assembly Sixth Committee meeting on ‘Measures to eliminate international terrorism’, First Secretary/Legal adviserRead More

Sangli/Solapur Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the Modi government’s “great job” of “integrating” India by scrapping Article 370, and asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar to clarify whether they were for or against it. Addressing poll rallies in Maharashtra’s Sangli and Solapur districtsRead More

Mamallapuram (TN) Ahead of the India-China summit, this ancient coastal town near Chennai has been virtually turned into a fortress with unprecedented security arrangements while the beautification and other preparations touched a feverish pitch. A Coast Guard ship is stationed off the Shore Temple here and more than 5,000 policeRead More

Kolkata A prominent Muslim cleric on Monday slammed TMC Lok Sabha member Nusrat Jahan for attending Durga puja celebrations, and said the popular Bengali film actor should change her name and religion because she is “defaming Islam and Muslims” by her actions. Jahan, the first-time MP from Bashirhat, has beenRead More

New Delhi Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accepted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s invitation to attend celebrations on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh liberation on March 26, 2021. The visiting Bangladeshi PM extended the invitation to Sonia Gandhi, her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi duringRead More

New Delhi Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Monday inaugurate the income tax department’s national e-assessment centre (NeAC), which will avoid face-to-face interaction between taxpayers and tax officials. The setting up of NeAC is a step for better taxpayer service, reduction of taxpayer grievances in line with the prime minister’sRead More

New Delhi India and Bangladesh kept the contentious issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC) on the back burner and instead focused on steps to build ties on security, trade and transportation links. The two sides took the first step towards a riverwater-sharing pact and agreed to improve their borderRead More

Washington Applauding Narendra Modi’s commitment to tackle climate change, US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said the Indian Prime Minister had upheld the values of Gandhi by taking on the challenge that posed an existential threat to the planet. Referring to the “commitment” shown by Modi inRead More