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NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday termed the remarks made by US secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick that “PM Modi’s reluctance to call Trump” was the reason behind the delay in the trade deal between the United States and India, as “inaccurate.”In a media briefing MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “PM Modi…
The UAE halted scholarships for UK studies, citing Muslim Brotherhood concerns, sharply reducing Emirati student enrolment/Image: AP The United Arab Emirates has taken a decisive step to limit government funding for emirati students who want to study at British universities, reflecting rising tensions over the UK’s stance on the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. The move signals…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee led a protest rally in Kolkata on Friday against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a day after the central agency conducted raids at the office of political consultancy I-PAC and the residence of its chief, Partik Jain.The rally was held near the 8B bus…
Israeli strikes killed at least 13 Palestinians, including five children, across the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite a ceasefire that has largely halted fighting.Medics said one Israeli airstrike hit a tent in the western area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least four people and wounding three others, including children, according to Gaza’s…
Rescue workers put out a fire at a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine (AP photo) Russia’s defence ministry said on Friday that its forces struck “strategic targets” in Ukraine overnight using Oreshnik hypersonic missiles. The ministry did not provide further details on the locations or extent of the strikes, but…
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu’s lawyer refutes a $1.7 billion bond order in his divorce case, calling it invalid and made a year ago on an emergency application. The lawyer claims the judge was misled, stating Vembu offered 50% of his ZCPL shares, which his wife refused. A report recently said that a US court has…
Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Yadav, family in land-for-jobs scam NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday framed criminal charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and former Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, children Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti, along with several others, in the alleged Railways…
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday once again appeared to strike a balanced tone. While expressing respect for the country’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and calling him the founder of Indian democracy, Tharoor also said it was necessary to acknowledge Nehru’s…
MEERUT: A 50-year-old woman who was struck on her head with a sharp-edged weapon while trying to shield her daughter from abductors in Meerut’s Kapsaad village on Thursday morning later succumbed to her injuries during treatment, police said.Meerut SSP Vipin Tada said a case of murder and abduction has been registered, and five police teams…
Iran has imposed sweeping restrictions on communication, shutting down internet services and telephone lines across large parts of the country as protests against economic hardship intensified on Thursday. There are also concerns that authorities may attempt to interfere with satellite signals to prevent footage of the unrest from reaching the outside world.Amid the clampdown, exiled…
