Bishnah: The Congress will restore Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Saturday while she slammed the BJP for using the Union territory as a pawn to “stir emotions” elsewhere in the country. Gandhi, the Congress’s national general secretary, also criticised Lt Governor Manoj Sinha saying the current administration was a […]
Says Islamad Must Realise Cross-Border Terrorism Will Invite ‘Consequences’ United Nations: In a strong retort, India has slammed Pakistan in the UN General Assembly, saying its “fingerprints” are on terrorist incidents across the world and the country should realise that cross-border terrorism against India will “inevitably invite consequences”. India exercised its Right of Reply in […]
BEIRUT: Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah, was killed in a massive Israeli air attack on Beirut on Friday evening, the Lebanon-based group has confirmed. The Israeli army had claimed the assassination earlier in the day. Nasrallah, who reached the peak of his popularity after the war with Israel in 2006, was seen as […]
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Saturday Israel is on high alert for a broader conflict after it claimed to have killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, and also said it hoped his reported death will cause the group to change course. “We hope this will change Hezbollah’s actions,” Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani […]
DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place, two regional officials briefed by Tehran told Reuters. The sources said Iran was in constant contact with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and other regional proxy groups to determine the next step after Israel announced […]
NEW YORK: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reiterated India’s dedication to strengthening ties with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) during a meeting of foreign ministers on Friday. He said that this commitment aligns with India’s Neighbourhood First Policy, Vision SAGAR, and Act East Policy. Sharing a post on X, […]
WASHINGTON: The US has announced an agreement with Iraq to end the military mission of the American-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) by 2025, with troops set to leave some bases they have occupied for the past two decades. However, the Biden administration has not disclosed the exact number of troops that will remain, […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Congress will be rejected in the Haryana election in the same way as in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, as it is the country’s biggest party of cheats and dishonesty which makes promises and then tries to run away from them. Addressing a rally in Hisar, […]
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the Congress’ “incoming government” in Haryana will end “the decade of pain” and the party has resolved to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people of the state. Gandhi made the remarks after the Haryana Congress rolled out its detailed […]
NEW DELHI: Lamenting the fact that a poor person does not get the same access to justice as a rich person, President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said this ”unfair situation” must change for the better. She urged young legal professionals to be the agents of change. The President was addressing the 21st convocation of NALSAR […]