Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes … Read more
The two sides look to reinforce the thaw in relationship with another meeting between the leaders. NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi the current momentum in bilateral ties anchored in resumption of institutional exchanges, expanding cooperation agenda and increasing trade is hard-won and deserves to be cherished.The two sides look … Read more
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Kochi: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim has said he does not agree with every view of All-India Sunni Jemiyyathul Ulema general secretary Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musaliyar, whom he is scheduled to visit in Kozhikode Sunday.Kanthapuram’s recent statement that women should remain confined to their homes had resulted in a backlash. … Read more
PM Modi with Anwar Ibrahim.Malaysia agreed to the openingof a new Indian consulate New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi met his Malaysian and Ethiopian counterparts, Anwar Ibrahim and Abiy Ahm-ed Ali, on the sidelines of the Brics summit Saturday. Officials said the meetings took relations with both countries on a new trajectory, as Malaysia and Ethiopia … Read more
Defence minister Rajnath Singh New Delhi: PM Modi has blended good governance with participatory democracy to render the opposition’s “false narrative” and anti-incumbency factor irrelevant, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Saturday, virtually kick-starting BJP’s campaign to mark its pre-eminent leader’s 25-year unbroken run as head of govt.“Those building false narrative against Modi cannot understand what … Read more
The proposed testing range in Junput will be the third major hub for DRDO after the Chandipur sites and the proposed testing centre in Andhra NEW DELHI: In a boost for the country’s defence testing capabilities, India will get another weapon and missile testing range in Bengal’s Junput coastal village in Purba Medinipur district.In April … Read more
PM Modi in a family photo with other leaders at Brics Business Forum 2026. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Brics nations Saturday opposed unilateral trade measures such as EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), saying such measures undermine efforts by developing countries aimed at addressing the adverse impacts of climate change.Though they recognised the need to reduce … Read more
NEW DELHI: Brics slammed the unilateral sanctions and tariff and non-tariff measures initiated by countries, arguing that they distorted trade and were inconsistent with global trade rules – a statement that was seen to be aimed at US, which under Donald Trump has resorted to raising import duties.While Trump’s tariff actions, including the reciprocal tariffs … Read more
Ritabrata Banerjee and Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Saturday met with the representatives of both factions of Trinamool Congress, one headed by former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and the other group headed by West Bengal leader of opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, amid their competing claims to being the real party entitled to the … Read more
PM Modi and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo) NEW DELHI: PM Modi Saturday greeted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and Jewish communities worldwide on Rosh Hashanah, wishing them a new year marked by peace, hope and progress amid continuing instability in West Asia.“Shana Tova! Wishing a very happy Rosh Hashanah to PM Netanyahu, the … Read more