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NEW DELHI: In two separate cases of alleged espionage reported within 24 hours, authorities in Punjab and Haryana have arrested a 15-year-old boy from Pathankot and a contractor from Ambala for allegedly sharing sensitive defence-related information with Pakistan-linked handlers. Police in both states said the accused were in contact with individuals across the border and…

US President Donald Trump and Denmark PM Frederiksen (File photo) Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s renewed claims about Greenland, the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.Frederiksen dismissed Trump’s repetitive assertions that the US “needs” Greenland for “security reasons”, calling it an “unacceptable pleasure.” Speaking to a…

Sarat Chakraborty Mani and Rana Pratap Bairagi (Images/X) Bangladesh witnessed two deaths within 24 hours in a fresh spike of violence against its minority Hindu community. The incidents have triggered serious concerns over law and order and the safety of minorities. The back-to-back killings take the toll to six Hindu deaths in 18 days, with…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala University’s Centre for Latin American Studies is paying the price for what could be the costliest ‘typo’ in its financial history — a careless bank clerk swapping ‘ ₹’ with ‘$’ while transferring funds to a Brazilbased journalist as remuneration for four online lectures he delivered in 2023.The difference between the intended fee…

NEW DELHI: Sparks flew in SC as Telangana opposed Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar Project (PNSP) with A Revanth Reddy-led govt accusing AP of attempting to misappropriate its share of Godavari water and N Chandrababu Naidu-led govt charging Telangana of attempting to stall farmer-friendly projects even after taking erstwhile capital city Hyderabad.Telangana through senior advocate A…

TRICHY: Union home minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to poll-bound Tamil Nadu ended on an inconclusive note Monday, with no apparent breakthrough in BJP’s efforts to strengthen NDA in the state. There was anticipation that Shah would initiate alliance talks with potential partners, PMK and DMDK during the visit, while also seeking a resolution to…

DEHRADUN/ HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand government is contemplating a ban on entry of non-Hindus in the 105 ghats of Haridwar spread across an area of 120 sq km, following the demand raised by a few seers and Ganga Sabha, the body overseeing the maintenance of the main Har-ki-Pauri ghat in Haridwar. Besides, the state also plans to…

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Indian Coast Guard‘s (ICG) first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’ in Goa on Monday, saying the ship will “bolster India’s self-confidence”. The 114.5-metre vessel, built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), has over 60% of indigenous content.During the commissioning of ‘Samudra Pratap’ in Goa,…

Delcy Rodriguez was sworn in as Venezuela’s interim president on Monday, two days after US forces captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, to face trial in New York. Rodriguez took the oath in the National Assembly, telling lawmakers she did so “in the name of all Venezuelans.” She has hinted she…

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro made his first appearance in a US courtroom on Monday following his capture, entering a plea of not guilty to all charges and asserting that he remains Venezuela’s legitimate leader.“I am innocent, I am not guilty,” Maduro told the judge, adding, “I am a decent man.” As he continued speaking in…