New Delhi: Chinks in the Opposition unity came to the fore again following cross-voting in several states in favour of Droupadi Murmu during the presidential election and the Trinamool Congress’ decision to abstain from the vice presidential election. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), while announcing its decision, said it does not agree with the way the […]
New Delhi: India and China are in touch with each other to work out the modalities for facilitating the return of Indian medical students to that country, the government informed Parliament on Friday. Thousands of Indian students are unable to return to China for over two years due to Beijing’s COVID-19 restrictions. In a written […]
The Hague: Judges at the United Nations’ highest court have dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority. The decision on Friday clears the way for the highly charged case, brought by Gambia, to go ahead at the International Court of […]
Istanbul: Russia and Ukraine were expected to sign separate agreements with Turkey and the UN on Friday that would allow Ukraine to resume grain shipments to world markets and Russia to export grain and fertilisers, ending a standoff that threatened world food security while the two countries are at war in Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian […]
UNITED NATIONS: The top UN official in Sri Lanka has called on all stakeholders in the country to engage in broad and inclusive consultations to resolve the current economic crisis and the grievances of the people, according to a senior official representing the UN chief. Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, said […]
Ahmedabad: Some workers of the Bajrang Dal, a right wing outfit, stuck posters on the building of the Congress state headquarters here early on Friday, which read that the party office has been ‘renamed’ as ‘Haj House’. The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), a sister organisation of the Bajrang Dal, said its workers carried out the […]
New Delhi: The data of students going abroad to pursue MBBS is not maintained centrally, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said a student who has acquired foreign medical qualification from a medical institute abroad is […]
New Delhi: Manish Sisodia is a “hardcore honest” man, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday, fearing that his deputy will be framed in a “completely fake case” by the CBI and arrested in a few days. His remarks came after Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena recommended a probe by the Central […]
Jaipur: A former ‘granthi’ of a gurdwara was allegedly thrashed and his hair cut by unidentified assailants in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, police said on Friday. A ‘granthi’ is a ceremonial reader of the Sikh holy book, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, in a gurdwara. The incident took place on Thursday night when Gurubaksh Singh was going […]
Noida: More than 100 people were booked for allegedly clashing with government officials during an anti-encroachment drive in Noida, police said on Friday. They said five of the main accused have been arrested The clash broke out on Thursday when the Noida Authority officials were removing illegal occupation from government land on the Hindon floodplains, […]