Amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in Middle East, the Indian Embassy in Tehran on Wednesday advised Indian nationals to continue avoiding all non-essential travel to Iran until further notice.The advisory comes despite recent signs of progress in negotiations between Iran and the United States aimed at ending months of conflict in the region.Embassy…
PM Modi invited to join Khamenei’s funeral ceremony that is to be held between July 4 and July 9 NEW DELHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the state funeral and burial ceremonies of Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, news agency PTI reported citing diplomatic…
Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of echoing narratives that “mirrored Pakistan’s propaganda” during Operation Sindoor. The ruling party at the Centre also charged that Rahul chose to question the government instead of demanding proof from Islamabad over its claims about…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday rejected allegations of “sacrilegious conduct” levelled against him by political opponents. He termed the accusations as part of a “dirty politics” campaign aimed at tarnishing his image.Dismissing the accusations of “disrespecting Sikh Gurus”, Mann said the controversy was being…
Congress senior leader Jairam Ramesh gives his views on Cockroach Janta Party NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) movement is an important vehicle for sending a message of frustration on the part of the youth, but ultimately established political parties have to take the issues raised by…
Kerala HC invalidates BJP councillors’ oaths taken in names of deities, Mother India NEW DELHI: The Kerala high court on Wednesday ruled that elected local body representatives must take their oath strictly in the manner prescribed by law, declaring invalid the oaths of several BJP councillors in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation who invoked the names of…
President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri to Dr Prateek Sharma for his outstanding contribution in the field of medicine, in the sub specialty of gastroenterology, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, on June 23. The story of Dr Prateek Sharma, one of the world’s leading gastroenterologist, educator, professor, researcher and doctor extraordinaire, is…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: With Gurugram Police investigating an alleged Rs 10 lakh-for-report deal in a viral video case, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann found himself at the centre of a fresh political storm on Wednesday. The BJP accused the AAP leader of trying to suppress allegations of “sacrilegious…
111 Identified As ‘Most Vulnerable’ Due To Low Irrigation Footprint New Delhi: Amid a deficit of nearly 43% in monsoon rainfall this month, the Centre reviewed the situation Tuesday and set up an El Nino Monitoring Cell and a Crop Weather Watch Group for real-time tracking of preparedness, contingency measures and ongoing sowing operations in…
TMC MP accuses BJP of ‘imposing vegetarianism’. Photo credit: ANI, X Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien on Wednesday criticised the BJP over reports suggesting eggs could be removed from mid-day meals in West Bengal schools, alleging that such a move would deprive children of nutrition and amount to “imposing vegetarianism”.The controversy erupted after…
