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Poonch attack triggers fresh review of security for G20 meet in Srinagar

'Special Forces would be deployed along with aerial cover and drones for the G20 meet in Srinagar'.

A MONTH GONE BY, AGENCIES FAIL TO LOCATE AMRITPAL

Sources said that Amritpal's objective is to reach either the United Kingdom or Canada.

Mukul Roy: The nowhere man

Roy is unwanted by both BJP and TMC, as the parties have tasted his 'nasty' and 'opportunistic' politics.

PRASHANT KISHOR WILL SUPPORT INDEPENDENTS IN LS POLLS

'Kishor hasn't been able to make his yatra speedy; he has been rather slow'.

2024? I am prepared for CM's post even now: Ajit Pawar

Reacting to a question of whether he will claim the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister in the 2024 elections, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar asked why 2024, he was prepared for the CM post even now.

Many BJP workers unhappy with Inder Atwal's candidature

Days after switching from Akali Dal to the BJP, Atwal was named as the party's candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat.

QATAR'S DAHRA GLOBAL IS DOWNING SHUTTERS, INDIANS ASKED TO QUIT

Eight ex-Indian Navy personnel working in Dahra Global were detained by Qatar's intelligence agencies last year and are yet to be released.

'Pilot's eagerness to be CM is hurting Congress in Rajasthan'

Sachin Pilot’s outburst against his own party’s Rajasthan government and his own party Chief Minister has led the Congress leadership to depute heavyweight Kamal Nath to bring some immediate peace in the election-bound state. However, once the elections are over, most likely in November this year, Pilot may find himself in a politically difficult situation.

NITISH'S ORDER FREEING IAS OFFICER'S KILLER FACES OPPOSITION FROM BATCHMATES

The batchmates of a slain 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, G. Krishnaiah, are planning to challenge the Nitish Kumar government’s decision to release prematurely the killer of the officer, former Member of Parliament, Anand Mohan Singh. Krishnaiah was lynched by a mob in December 1994 in Bihar. Singh was given a death sentence by the trial court in 2007. The Patna High Court turned it into a life sentence in December 2008.

Anti-Hindu hate flies under the radar in the UK

In the Leicester case, the Henry Jackson Society found that media had emphasised a false narrative of Hindu extremism.

PM MODI SEEKS ACTION AGAINST KHALISTAN NETWORK IN THE WEST

PM wants ministers and senior officers to interact with their counterparts in the US, UK, Canada and Australia to follow up on the action taken against Khalistanis.

President Biden embraces his Irish roots

From a UK point of view, the choreography of the visit to Northern Ireland could have been improved.

THE UNPARALLELED ACHIEVEMENTS OF EAST AFRICAN INDIANS

The former UK Home Minister Priti Patel's parents hail from Uganda, and the current PM Rishi Sunak's parents hail from Kenya.

Tycoon who turned down Padma Bhushan on grounds of probity

Keshub Mahindra was among India's early promoter industrialists who trusted professional managers to run the company.

PAK EMERGES AS MAJOR SUPPLIER OF AMMUNITION TO UKRAINE IN WAR WITH RUSSIA

Pakistan has supplied ammunition for field guns and howitzers used by combined Ukraine and NATO forces against Russia.

SC collegium appoints three judicial officers as judges of Delhi HC

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the names of three judicial officers for the appointment of judicial officer as the judge of Delhi High Court.

RAM NAVAMI HATE SPEECH CASE: GUJARAT COURT GRANTS BAIL TO KAJAL HINDUSTANI

The Gujarat Court in the Gir Somnath District in the case observed and has granted bail to the right-wing activist Kajal Hindusthani days after she was being arrested by the Gujarat Police, wherein while following her surrender in connection with the Hate Speech case.

SACHIN PILOT ADDS TO CONGRESS' WOES

Ex-Rajasthan PCC chief lands his own party in serious trouble.

182 'criminals' killed in UP Police encounters in six years of Yogi government

'UP Police has incorporated a policy of zero-tolerance against mafia and gangsters in the state'.

BRS AIMS FOR MAJOR SWING IN DALIT VOTES IN ITS FAVOUR

'KCR is targeting to get the votes of Telangana's 17% Dalit population, which can help him counter the tide of anti-incumbency'.

THINGS UNCLEAR AT HOME, NITISH GOES PAN-INDIA

The common ground Nitish Kumar can convince all the parties to arrive at is by promising equal distribution of position and responsibilities among the partners.

Security, intelligence enhanced ahead of G20 meet in Srinagar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently held a high-level security meet regarding Jammu and Kashmir and was given a detailed briefing by intelligence grid and security set-up about the ground situation prevailing in Kashmir valley.

INDIA HAS TO GROW AT A HIGHER RATE: AMITABH KANT

The G20 Sherpa shared India's G20 story, its development narrative, and its agenda for the Global South.

UK's shielding of fugitives and extremists raises eyebrows in India

The United Kingdom government, first under Boris Johnson and now under the present Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has failed to stand up to establishments within the country that have prevailed upon 10 Downing Street and stopped it from addressing India's genuine interest.

ANTIGUA RELIES SOLELY ON CHOKSI'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS TO BLOCK EXTRADITION TO INDIA

The Indian government's effort to bring back fugitive Mehul Choksi has become tougher with the High Court of Antigua and Barbuda ordering a full investigation into the allegations made by Choksi that he was kidnapped from Antigua illegally by Indian operatives for being extradited to India.

India's foreign trade may cross $1.6 trillion in FY23

High trade figures underline emergence of trade as a key component of Indian economy, says a Global Trade Research Initiative report.

INDIA CAN BE A STRONG PARTNER TO RUSSIA IN MANY SECTORS: SERGEY CHERYOMIN

Top Russian official identifies retail, production of clothes, fertilisers, micro-electronics, and aerospace as sectors for partnership.

STAMPEDES AT FLOUR DISTRIBUTION CENTRES KILL 23 IN PAKISTAN

Since the beginning of the holy month of Ramzan, at least 23 people have lost their lives due to stampedes at distribution points for flour in various provinces of Pakistan, as reported by Asian Lite International. Women and children are among the casualties, with thousands of flour bags also stolen from trucks and distribution points.

Controversy surrounds China's centre in Tibet

China's recent inauguration of a community consciousness-building research centre in Tibet has sparked controversy, with critics saying it is part of the Chinese Communist Party's attempt to sinicize Tibetans in their own land.

TEXAS JUDGE ISSUES RULING, HALTS APPROVAL OF MEDICATION ABORTION PILL

On Friday, a federal court in Texas issued a decision about the abortion drug mifepristone, declaring that he would suspend the FDA's two-decade-old approval, according to CNN.