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Court gets active, I.N.D.I.A. support for TMC's Abhishek may backfire

The first coordination committee meeting of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc at Sharad Pawar's Delhi residence on Wednesday had 12 politicians and an empty chair in attendance.

ISIS USING TRAVELLING TRAINERS TO TEACH IED-MAKING IN STATES

Interrogation of arrested ISIS operatives has revealed that they were given special training in making IEDs.

MOROCCAN QUAKE TOLL RISES TO 820, RESCUE OPS UNDERWAY

A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 800 people and injured hundreds more, making it the country’s deadliest tremor in over six decades, toppling houses in remote mountain villages where rescuers continue to dig through rubble for survivors

CWC meet to boost Congress cadre in Telangana

The Congress in Telangana is all buoyed up after the announcement of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting to be held in Hyderabad on 16-17 September

JOYDEEP MUKHERJEE ENTHRALS G20 DELEGATES WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC PIECES

Heads of G20 states and foreign dignitaries witnessed unique instrumental music performances during the G20 dinner on Saturday

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to visit Akshardham temple in Delhi

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is in India for the G20 Summit, is scheduled to visit Delhi’s Akshardham temple on Sunday

Modi, Sunak review FTA, call for ‘balanced,mutually beneficial' deal

With 12 rounds of talks over a Free Trade Agreement done with, India and the UK are optimistic that the remaining issues of the negotiations would be addressed at the earliest so that a balanced, mutually beneficial and forward-looking FTA is concluded soon

Bilateral: US, India close last WTO dispute

Supply chains, green energy top Biden-Modi talks

PM Modi launches Global Biofuel Alliance, calls for 20% ethanol blending with petrol

India is targeting to become carbon neutral by 2070 and is expanding the use of biofuel in its transport sector.

HEIR TO, UPHOLDER OF MAHATMA'S LEGACY, NARENDRA MODI UNVEILS G21

African Union gets rightful place on global high table as India pounds its G20 presidential gavel.

CPIML seeks 5 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar

'Other parties claim that is impossible as there are major alliance parties better equipped to win the polls'.

CHIP SHORTAGE HITS EVM PROCUREMENT FOR POSSIBLE SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS

'The Election Commission is about 30% short of the 46.75 lakh ballot units it might need if simultaneous polls were to be held in 2024'

BJP starts post-mortem for Bengal byelection loss

B.L. Santhosh, the BJP’s National General Secretary (Organisation), is in Kolkata to hold a post-mortem into the party’s defeat in the Dhupguri by-elections

Udhayanidhi Stalin scores a self-goal, Annamalai doubles down on anti-Sanatan comments

The uncalled and unsavoury comment that “Sanatan Dharma is like dengue and malaria and we should erradicate it...” at a public function recently by Udhayanidhi Stalin, the scion of the DMK’s first family, has sparked off a nationwide debate and has drawn significant criticism from various quarters, including religious leaders, scholars, and political opponents.

CHANDRABABU NAIDU ARRESTED IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT 'SCAM'

The 'scam' involves a staggering sum of Rs 371 crore of government funds.

Congress seeks 30 Lok Sabha seats in UP alliance

With three meetings of the I.N.D.I.A bloc already been conducted out of the planned eight, the Congress has sought 30 seats out of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh

PROBE INTO MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP 'SCAM' MAY DIG UP UPA-ERA SKELETONS

A source said the scam would never have come to light had it not been for the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

Indian vessels stuck in the Panama Canal

As the Panama Canal will have restrictions on its daily vessel transit for another 10 months amidst a prolonged drought, experts associated with the waterway say this is not good news

BJP TO EXPOSE CONGRESS DOUBLESPEAK ON SANATAN DHARMA IN HINDI BELT

In what appears to be an ill-timed controversy ahead of Assembly elections in the Hindi belt—including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh—DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s statement, saying Sanatan Dharma is against social justice and should hence be eradicated, has started giving nightmares to leaders of the Congress—DMK’s ally and I.N.D.I.A bloc constituent

GOVERNMENT FIRM ON POPULARISING OFFICIAL USE OF 'BHARAT' IN PLACE OF 'INDIA'

Even before the dust kicked up over the “One Nation, One Election” proposal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi could settle down, the Opposition parties find themselves facing a fresh challenge of countering the government’s resolve to popularise the use of the word “Bharat” instead of “India” in official communications

Concerns of Global South take centre stage in G20 Summit

Inside the newly-built Bharat Mandapam, with the statue of the Dancing Shiva bearing sacred witness, history was made on a summer morning in New Delhi as the leaders of the world’s richest nations decided to admit the 55-nation African Union into their fold

MODI UNITES A FRACTURED G20 AROUND THE DELHI DECLARATION

It need not have been all that much of a surprise when the Delhi Declaration put forward by India, and which embodied the concept of a world of common humanity and shared responsibility, was adopted even by China and Russia.

MUTUAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING NEEDED IN UK-INDIA RELATIONS

What prompts the negative sentiment towards India across British society, spanning from parliamentarians to media outlets? Could this perhaps be attributed to a lingering colonial legacy, an inability to view India as a partner rather than a former subject?

G20 is a huge opportunity to promote India as key driver of Global South: Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant says the voice of the Global South has been at the forefront throughout India's presidency

HOUSE SESSION MAY DISCUSS 'ONE NATION. ONE ELECTION'

‘Government functionaries are tight-lipped about the session’s agenda’.

ED lens on financiers of east UP Maoists

Arrested Maoists were in touch with several politicians and public representatives in eastern UP'

RAHUL GANDHI SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT OF I.N.D.L.A. WIN

No consensus reached on group's logo; 28-party grouping forms a 13-member coordination panel to chalk out a common minimum programme.

HARYANA CM DISCUSSES 'ONE NATION-ONE ELECTION' PLAN

After the Centre formed a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of “One Nation, One Election”, discussions have started in Haryana

BJP MAY DECLARE SECOND LIST FOR MP ASSEMBLY POLLS

Discussions on the second list were preceded by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's tactical decision to appoint three new ministers.

Municipalities, others finish work ahead of Delhi G20 summit

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Public Work Department (PWD), and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have accomplished all work related to the G20 summit that will be held next week