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PM Modi with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on 23 May 2016. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sharply criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government for its silence over the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling it an ‘abdication’ rather than neutrality.In an opinion piece published in … Read more

NEW DELHI: The home ministry Friday constituted two more empowered committees for Bengal to fast-track processing of citizenship requests received under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. This takes the number of empowered committees functional in the state to four.CAA provides for grant of citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging to their six … Read more

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Security restrictions tightened Monday across Kashmir valley as protests over the killing of Ayatollah Khamenei rolled into a second day, spilling into Jammu region districts and drawing candlelit mourning in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur.J&K police fired tear gas and carried out lathi charges at several flashpoints, while authorities throttled mobile internet speeds and sealed key … Read more

NEW DELHI: In a relief to lakhs of people stuck in West Asia since Saturday, UAE’s Emirates, flydubai and Etihad from Monday started operating a few special flights, including some to India.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) too asked Indian operators to resume flights to airspaces that are open like Oman and Saudi Arabia, … Read more

NEW DELHI: Over 2,000 people, including 1,600 students, were evacuated on Monday after a major oleum gas leak from a chemical unit in Maharashtra’s Palghar district left dense white fumes hanging over a five-kilometre radius, officials confirmed.The leak, which occurred around 2pm at Bhageria Industries Ltd in the Boisar MIDC industrial area.Palghar district collector Dr … Read more

Uttar Pradesh is ramping up efforts to strengthen food security in the state while ensuring farmers are paid promptly for their produce. Government data shows a combination of technology-driven distribution, nutritional support, and direct procurement is being used to reach millions of beneficiaries across the state.The Public Distribution System (PDS) remains central to the state’s … Read more

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that no “Hindu” refugee would lose citizenship in West Bengal, while criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government of opposing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The state is set to go to polls this year, and infiltration remains one of the key political flashpoints, setting the stage … Read more

NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed after an oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Oman, triggering an explosion and fire onboard, Omani authorities said on Monday.According to Oman’s maritime security centre, the oil tanker MKD VYOM was targeted 52 nautical miles off the coast of Muscat Governorate amid rising tensions in the … Read more