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NEW DELHI: India has refrained from condemning the assassination of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, even as it has criticised Iranian strikes on Gulf countries and called for restraint, dialogue and de-escalation in West Asia.The calibrated response has drawn sharp political reactions at home, with Congress Parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi terming the government’s silence…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to take a clear and moral stand amid escalating hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran.In a post on X, Rahul said the region was being pushed “toward wider conflict” and warned that millions, including nearly a crore Indians, faced…

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…

NEW DELHI: The way medical colleges are assessed in India is quietly changing. Instead of depending mainly on inspection visits and paperwork, the National Medical Commission (NMC) now wants to verify their clinical work through digital systems.In a recent communication, the regulator has asked all medical colleges to submit details of their hospitals’ Health Facility…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Travancore Devaswom Board will file an affidavit before the Supreme Court to preserve existing traditions at Sabarimala temple, opposing the 2018 ruling that opened the hill shrine to women of all ages, board president K Jayakumar said Monday.The decision was taken at a board meeting as the court considers petitions on the entry of…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi crossed 30 million subscribers on YouTube, further strengthening his position as the most-followed world leader on the platform.Among global leaders, PM Modi has the highest number of subscribers on YouTube. His subscriber base is more than seven times that of US President Donald Trump, highlighting the scale of his…

NEW DELHI: India on Monday suffered its first casualty in the ongoing conflict in West Asia as oil tanker MKD Vyom, which was hit with a projectile on Sunday in the Gulf of Oman, led to the death of an Indian national on board the ship.“The embassy of India expresses its deepest condolences on the…

NEW DELHI: After condemning the attacks on the UAE, PM Narendra Modi spoke to the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Monday to condemn the military strikes by Iran in these countries too, signalling deep disapproval of Tehran’s indiscriminate targetting of Gulf countries even though he didn’t name Iran. In the wee hours on Monday,…

NEW DELHI: The dramatic turnaround in India-Canada relations in the past 10 months culminated in a series of major announcements and agreements, including a landmark $2.6 billion deal for supply of 22 million pounds of uranium to India from 2027 to 2035, on Monday as PM Narendra Modi hosted his counterpart Mark Carney for talks…

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has revived disciplinary proceedings against Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede in connection with drugs seized as part of a case in 2021, setting aside Central Administrative Tribunal’s (CAT) relief.The 2008-batch officer came under spotlight for allegedly threatening to implicate actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan in the Cordelia…