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Australia says Quad members accept India’s Ukraine stand
Australia on Sunday said the Quad member countries have accepted India’s position on the Russian attack on Ukraine and that no country would be unhappy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been using his contacts to call for an end to the conflict. Separately, diplomatic sources said India’s position...
Millions forced indoors by Chinese lock down
China on Sunday imposed stay-at-home orders on millions more people in the country’s northeast as it battles its biggest COVID-19 outbreak in two years. The country has largely kept Covid at bay since it brought to heel its initial outbreak in 2020 using targeted lockdowns, mass testing and travel...
Twist In Manipur CM pick with RSS nominee entry
A third contender backed by the BJP’s ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for the Chief Minister’s seat has emerged in Manipur. The RSS-backed leader, Speaker in the previous assembly Yumnam Khemchand Singh, was called to Delhi by the BJP leadership yesterday, as also caretaker Chief Minister N Biren Singh...
Rahul’s jibe at Modi govt on World Happiness ranking
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday in an apparent jibe at the Centre over the country’s ranking in the latest World Happiness Report, said India would soon top hate and anger charts. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi shared the report and said, “Hunger Rank: 10, Freedom Rank: 119, Happiness...
Saudi Aramco oil facility attacked by Houthis
Huthi rebels launched multiple attacks into southern Saudi Arabia Saturday, including one on a facility run by oil company Aramco in Jizan, the Saudi-led coalition fighting the rebels in Yemen said in a statement. Quoted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the coalition said that four drones had been...
Nitish concedes ground in tiff with BJP’s Speaker
Four days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his temper in the assembly and accused the Speaker of “openly violating” the constitution over a run-in with some police officers, the BJP leader appeared to have scored the last laugh. The junior partner in the alliance with the BJP,...
China says photo of Its troops at Russian border is fake news
China has dismissed as fake news rumours about sending troops to Russia, including a “cropped” picture showing a fully-loaded Chinese military truck convoy at the border with Russia, according to a media report on Friday. A photo circulating on Twitter is a cropped version of a picture first published...
Sonia Gandhi meets Azad amid continued tension
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday met party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, a day after the core group of its ‘G-23’ dissidents, held a third round of discussions following the massive election drubbing. The dissidents have held a series of meetings since Wednesday, upset with the stance of the...
US says Putin may make N-threats if war drags
President Vladimir Putin can be expected to brandish threats to use nuclear weapons against the West if stiff Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion continues, draining conventional manpower and equipment, according to a new assessment by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency. “Protracted occupation of parts of Ukrainian territory threatens to...
Imran orders monitoring of lawmakers ahead of no-trust vote
In a bid to thwart the Opposition’s no-trust motion against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Thursday decided that the Sindh House here will not be allowed to turn into a “horse-trading hub”, according to a media report. The Sindh House in Islamabad assumed...
Sonia meeting Azad today as rebels crank up pressure
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to meet Ghulam Nabi Azad today, according to sources. The meeting comes a day after the core group of Congress’s G-23 dissidents, led by Mr Azad, met to discuss the way ahead for Congress. The dissidents have been having a series of meetings...
Gandhis alone not responsible for defeats: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the Gandhis alone could not be held responsible for the party’s recent election defeats. He also “appealed” to the G-23 or Congress “rebel” group not to split the party. “The Gandhis did accept responsibility, like I accepted responsibility for Goa, and others...
Gurgaon fraud case against Maria Sharapova, Schumacher
Police in Gurgaon have filed a case against former Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, former Formula 1 racer Michael Schumacher and 11 others for fraud and criminal conspiracy following a court order. The FIR was registered on the complaint of a Delhi woman, who accused them of fraud. Shafali...
Israel reports new Covid variant
Israel said that it had recorded two cases of a new Covid variant. “This variant is still unknown around the world,” Israel’s ministry of health said in a statement. Although Israel’s pandemic response head allayed fears regarding the new variant. The new strain of Covid combines two sub-variants of...
Mann says golden era has started for Punjab
Bhagwant Mann took oath as Punjab Chief Minister today at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders were part of the swearing-in ceremony. In his maiden speech as chief minister, Bhagwant Mann said that a...
US ‘concerned’ over China’s alignment with Russia
The United States has “deep concerns” about “alignment” between Russia and China, a senior US official said Monday after high-ranking US and Chinese officials met for seven hours on the Ukraine war and other security issues. Russia unleashed a barrage of airstrikes Monday on cities across Ukraine as the...
Amarinder says Gandhis to blame for ‘shameful defeat’
Amarinder Singh on Monday held the Gandhis totally responsible for the rout of the Congress in the assembly polls, claiming that the party was “comfortably placed” in Punjab before he was unseated as Chief Minister. In a statement a day after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) took stock of...
India considering rupee trade with Russia
India is working out a mechanism to facilitate trade with Russia using local currencies, with a decision expected as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The government is discussing how trade can be settled in rubles and rupees as Indian exporters are awaiting payments...
