TMC and BJP brace for key Bengal bypolls

The bypolls are pivotal for TMC and...

Hezbollah drone attack aims Netanyahu’s Caesarea residence

In a statement, the Israel Prime Minister’s...

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Pawar breaks ranks with Congressover JPC in Adani case

Claims that the truth would not have come out through a JPC probe. NEW DELHI: In a major setback to the Congress and its leader...

BRS banks on Ambedkar legacy for poll success

An Assembly win will let K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s BRS launch itself in the 2024 general elections during which it plans to contest in multiple...

Amritpal fuels Khalistan narrative among international entities

NEW DELHI: More than three weeks after escaping from Jalandhar, Khalistan backer Amritpal Singh Sandhu was seeking to achieve one of the objectives with...

BJP faces alliance issues in Bihar

Central BJP brass is trying to firm up an alliance in the state after Nitish Kumar-led JDU left the NDA to be a part...

Was UAPA imposed on Malegaon accused while bypassing mandatory law provision?

The accused in the case, among others, include BJP MP from Bhopal, Pragya Thakur and several former Army officers. NEW DELHI: The sanction to prosecute...

A tale of Narasimha Rao’s bold leadership, unrecognised contributions

S. Narendra’s book is an honest attempt to make readers aware of the work done by Rao, 27 years after he demitted office and...

China emerges as lender of worst resort to poorer countries

As per a study, all Chinese rescue loans have gone to low-and middle-income nations with significant debts outstanding to Chinese banks. NEW DELHI: A report...

‘UPA continued efforts to frame Modi and Shah up to Dec 2013’

Ex-MHA official, R.V.S. Mani says he was under pressure to name Modi and Shah as the masterminds in the Ishrat Jahan case. NEW DELHI: Efforts...

BJP looks towards Kushwahas in Bihar

‘This time, with the formidable caste equation against it, the BJP is not too confident about retaining the Sasaram seat’. NEW DELHI: The Kushwahas, a...

Saudi, Indian intelligence come together to combat terrorism

NEW DELHI: On 28 March, the Saudi Arabian Cabinet approved an order that will have far-reaching implications as far as India’s security apparatus and...

Information on Indians detained in Qatar scarce

‘Working in Qatar is akin to working in a black site operated by the Central Intelligence Agency’. NEW DELHI: On Friday, the eight Indian navy...

Controversy surrounds the death of a cheetah in Madhya Pradesh

Conflicting reports emerge on possible lapses and cause of death. NEW DELHI: The death of a five-and-a-half year old female cheetah, Sasha, who was among...

Officials who helped conman Patel in Srinagar yet to face action

NEW DELHI: It has been more than three weeks that Kiran Bhai Patel, a Gujarat-based conman, was caught for visiting sensitive locations in Kashmir...

London continues to nurture Khalistani elements

NEW DELHI: In 2009, a Sikh IPS officer, who was a part of one of the intelligence agencies, developed inputs on the Khalistani groups...

Congress pins hopes on Opposition’s legal coalition

NEW DELHI: The disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament following his conviction by a Surat court on...

Bihar suppressed death toll in hooch tragedy: NHRC

‘According to the National Human Rights Commission, there was an absence of relief and compensation that should have been provided to the victims’. NEW DELHI:...

CBI hosted Interpol chief even after Choksi action

Six days before the event, Interpol had nixed the Red Corner Notice it had issued against Mehul Choksi. NEW DELHI: On 18 October last year,...

BJP determined to breach Kamal Nath’s citadel

‘Nath’s citadel Chhindwara will fall this time in the 2024 polls’. NEW DELHI: Of the 18 Lok Sabha elections that Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh has...

House panel expresses concerns on delays, improper planning by DRDO

‘The committee stated that two-third of the projects being executed by the DRDO were delayed’. NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has...

J&K-based journalists on ‘Pakistan’s payroll’ to be tried for sedition

‘Two arrested journalists had been spreading the anti-India narrative by exploiting digital platforms’. NEW DELHI: The Jammu-based special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) framed...

After Bar Council nod to foreign lawyers, India-UK closer to signing FTA

NEW DELHI: The “surprising” decision of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to allow foreign lawyers and law firms to practice in India was...

Concerns arise over safety of India’s undersea data cables

To disrupt the internet connectivity in any country, including India, the enemy country or entity will just have to damage the majority of these...

India, U.S. on radar as China plans to control Arabian Sea from 3 naval bases

Status quo in the Indian Ocean Region, dominated by anti-China-Pakistan groupings, is likely to see considerable change in the coming years. The nearest Chinese naval...

Allegations of MEPs taking money while repeating Pak charges on Kashmir

Huge amounts of money were allegedly paid by individuals to influence decision-making inside European Parliament. In January and August last year, a London-based law firm,...

U.S. religious freedom commission close to anti-India groups

Presence of USCIRF official at IAMC-sponsored event has raised questions about USCIRF’s impartiality. NEW DELHI: On 28 February, a senior official with the United States...

Antigua HC asks cops to probe Choksi’s ‘abduction’

NEW DELHI: In a development that will make the extradition of wanted fugitive Mehul Choksi to India more difficult and a lengthy process, the...

CBI appears to be going slow in IACCS case

Investigators in the case are yet to question formally any of the named accused. NEW DELHI: More than three months of the Central Bureau of...

Congress Infighting in check, kamal Nath aims to unseat BJP

‘Kamal Nath has taken the responsibility of the entire election campaign’. NEW DELHI: For most part of the last nineteen years, since the time the...

Naqvi’s cross-cultural initiatives gain momentum ahead of 2024 polls

‘The message he wants to give is that being a Muslim doesn’t stop him from addressing Hindu community concerns’. NEW DELHI: On Friday, the town...

Chouhan’s MP Yatra rings warning bells for BJP

The Vikas Yatra has brought, albeit unintended, results for Chouhan with reports of voters being upset with his party MLAs and ministers in at...

Sisodia’s exit creates opportunity for ‘rising stars’ in AAP

NEW DELHI: The exit of Manish Sisodia from the Aam Aadmi Party’s(AAP) scheme of things, while making a negative impact on its preparations for...

NIA under Dinkar Gupta rejigs policies, shows results

NEW DELHI: When the 1987 batch Indian Police Service officer Dinkar Gupta was selected to lead the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in June last...

Worries mount as neo-Khalistani Amritpal roams free

‘The entire pretence of Amritpal being the next Bhindranwale can be ended within hours if the security apparatus does its job.’ NEW DELHI: The seemingly...

Tension in Grand Alliance over possible Nitish flip-flop

Kumar indicated that he was ‘reneging’ on his vow to hand the CM chair to Deputy CM and RJD de facto chief Tejashwi Yadav. NEW...

Taliban rebuffs Pak pressure, points to GHQ’s ties with ISIS

NEW DELHI: The unannounced visit by a high-level Pakistani delegation to Kabul on Wednesday has brought out the precarious situation the country is in...

Indian PSUs continue reliance on Chinese equipment in strategic sectors

To bypass Indian restrictions and escape scrutiny, Chinese companies are bidding for tenders issued by public sector undertakings (PSUs) by presenting themselves as entities...

Riches to riches: Pak economic crisis will not hit its Army generals

‘These Army officers are bankrolled by domestic industry players who need the Army’s support to get government contracts’. New Delhi: When the former Pakistan army...

Chinese agencies interfered in federal election in Canada

The Chinese plan included disinformation campaigns and cash donations to friendly candidates. New Delhi: The Canadian intelligence agency has revealed that Chinese agencies had interfered...

Political interferences in BBC are not a secret, says former programme head

NEW DELHI: Marcus Ryder headed the BBC Scotland Current Affairs Programmes for eight years, from August 2008 to 2016. In October, it emerged that...

Eight Indians detained in Doha likely to come home soon

NEW DELHI: The Qatar government, which shares a cordial relationship with India and is counted among India’s closest allies in the Gulf, is taking...

Adani’s legal team faces difficult challenges against Hindenburg

Past Hindenburg reports challenged by the targeted companies for being ‘defamatory’ have never resonated in US courts.   NEW DELHI: Lawyers at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen &...

Pressure on India to take anti-Russia stance

‘Western agencies do not want to accept that India will take independent decisions based on its strategic needs and future’.   NEW DELHI: Amidst verifiable reports...

BBC’s ‘independent’ approach comes under Question

New Delhi: The controversy regarding the appointment of BBC chairman Richard Sharp, who has been accused of influencing the then British Prime Minister Boris...

Fine for outsourcing cardiac tests to India

‘Most offshore technicians tasked with reviewing ECG data did not have basic qualifications to perform tests in question’. New Delhi: Two United States-based companies that...

USAID grants funding to Pak-based terror affiliate

NEW DELHI: A letter written by a United States Congressman, Michael McCaul, who is also the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has...

Kejriwal was operating his private IB, alleges CBI

LG allows case to be filed against Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia.   NEW DELHI: On 12 January, the Director of the Central Bureau of Intelligence...

Is Peshawar blast a precursor to an all-out war between TTP, Pak army?

‘Amid an economic crisis, the Pakistan army cannot carry out a sustained war against the TTP, which may trigger more suicide blasts in the...

China using LinkedIn to recruit spies

As the world was normalising following Covid-19 related restrictions, Gunjan Sharma (name changed), a researcher specializing in the Pacific region who had a strong...

Anti-India cabal in US State Department manipulated online discourse on PM Modi: Ex US diplomat

Ran campaign against PM Modi in run-up to 2019 general elections, says Mike Benz, ex US diplomat.   NEW DELHI: Mike Benz, a former senior diplomat with...

Targeting Adani: Questions raised on Hindenburg Research’s transparency, motive

NEW DELHI: A recent 100-plus page “investigative’ report by the New York-based Hindenburg Research LLC, commonly known as Hindenburg Research, an investment research firm...

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