NEW DELHI: United States ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Tuesday rejected row over renaming of the Indo-Pacific Command and said that “name on the letterhead” does not matter.While addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership summit, Gor said India still conducts more military exercises with the US than any other country and has regular … Read more
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued six fishermen from a sinking fishing vessel off the Mangaluru coast on Monday evening, following a difficult overnight search and rescue mission marked by rough seas and deteriorating visibility.The fishermen were aboard the Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Manju Matha when it ran into trouble roughly 33 nautical miles off … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday claimed that the Uttar Pradesh Police placed several of its leaders, including state unit chief Ajay Rai, under house arrest a day before a high-level party delegation was scheduled to visit Ayodhya and offer prayers at the Ram Temple.Rai targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming that the BJP government “got … Read more
Home minister Amit Shah with Rajasthan CM Sharma, Haryana CM Saini and Union jal shakti minister CR Patil in New Delhi, Monday NEW DELHI: Haryana and Rajasthan Monday signed an agreement that allows the latter to get water from the Yamuna Canal through three underground pipelines from July to Oct every year under the 1994 … Read more
PM Modi invited to US; Trump likely to visit India next year, says US envoy Sergio Gor NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday (local time) said that Washington would ‘love to have’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the United States again. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the IX USISPF … Read more
NEW DELHI: India strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghan territory that resulted in several civilian casualties, including women and children. Expressing solidarity with Afghanistan, Indian govt said in a statement that this “blatant act of aggression” by Pakistan was an assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty and a direct threat to regional peace and stability. “It reflects … Read more
Track II India-Pakistan talks not official, don’t count: MEA NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri dismissed reports in the past few months about an India-Pakistan “track II” dialogue, saying India takes no cognisance of such events that don’t hold much value. Responding to a media query in Seychelles, Misri said dozens of these events take … Read more
As new RS MPs take oath, nos. tilt further towards NDA NEW DELHI: With newly elected Rajya Sabha members taking oath on Monday, the numbers in the House have become more favourable towards BJP-led NDA, and it now has a real chance of pulling off a two-thirds majority in the House in case govt makes … Read more
India to push FATF to put Pak on terror list NEW DELHI: : India is likely to cite video and other evidence of Pakistan continuing its support to terror outfits, seeking to bring back Islamabad under the ‘Grey List’ of Financial Action Task Force at the Oct meeting of the Paris-based antimoney laundering (AML) and … Read more
Petrol, diesel retail sale curbs for commercial users lifted NEW DELHI: Rolling back yet another emergency measure introduced to ensure equitable distribution of fuel during West Asia conflict, govt Monday decided to lift restrictions on sale of petrol and diesel to commercial users from retail pumps from July 1. The temporary restrictions on the sale … Read more