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AAP suffers jolt as Himachal chief joins BJP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered a jolt in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, with its state unit chief Anup Kesari switching to the BJP with two other party workers. AAP leader and Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia downplayed the exits, saying that the party had received complaints that...
Covid XE variant reported from Gujarat
A person in Gujarat has been infected with Coronavirus variant XE, official sources told NDTV today. One case of XM variant has also been detected in the state, they said, without giving more details on the health of the two patients. Earlier this week, a patient with foreign travel...
Centre issues warning against rising Covid cases in states
Amid a resurgence of Covid cases in China and US, the government today warned five states to not let their guard down. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, in his letter to states, said that few states are reporting a higher contribution to India’s daily new Covid cases. “Given that...
Alternatives to Russian arms ‘too expensive’, US told
India is optimistic about talks next week with the US on military cooperation even as the Biden administration becomes more vocal in rebuking New Delhi over its reluctance to criticize Russia’s war in Ukraine, people familiar with the matter said. Recent public statements from Washington warning India about consequences...
CBI to challenge court relief to Ex-Amnesty India chief
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will challenge the Delhi court’s order setting aside the lookout circular issued against Aakar Patel, former Amnesty India chief, sources said. The central probe agency will file an appeal against the CBI court order this morning, the source added. Patel tweeted last evening...
UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly today suspended Russia from Human Rights Council after killings in Ukraine’s Bucha, reports news agency AFP. Evidence of civilian killings in Bucha and other towns around Kyiv — which Ukraine has blamed on Russian troops, allegations denied by Moscow — have shocked the world...
Russia admits ‘significant’ troop losses in Ukraine
Russian troops have suffered “significant losses” in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, while rejecting allegations of a massacre in the town of Bucha as “a well-staged insinuation”. In an interview with Britain’s Sky News, he said the military casualties were “a huge tragedy for us” but did...
India sends another 76,000 tonnes fuel to Lanka
As Sri Lanka goes through a severe economic crisis, India is providing fuel to Colombo so that it can meet some of its immediate needs and help stabilise its domestic economy. In the past 24 hours, at total of 76,000 tonnes of fuel were delivered to Sri Lanka and...
Ladakh power grid ‘hacked’ by Chinese state hackers
Chinese state-sponsored hackers targeted Indian electricity distribution centres near Ladakh in recent months, a report by private intelligence firm Recorded Future said on Wednesday, in a new potential flashpoint following a months-long military standoff between the two countries in the region. ”In recent months, we observed likely network intrusions...
Tharoor wants India to be more outspoken on Ukraine
Former Union Minister and career diplomat Shashi Tharoor today suggested that India should be a “little more outspoken” at the United Nations “as we have been on the Bucha tragedy”. While the country has a “duty” to look to its own interests, on balance is a permanent seat in...
