New Delhi: In a sensational affidavit submitted to the Delhi High Court, Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has claimed that six successive central governments, from V.P. Singh to Manmohan Singh, had a “working relationship” with him and sought his assistance in resolving the Kashmir issue. The claims were made in a written submission as part…
New Delhi – In a strategic and assertive move to counter China’s massive dam projects on the Brahmaputra River, India has announced plans to construct a colossal dam in Arunachal Pradesh. This project, dubbed the Upper Siang Multipurpose Project (USMP), is being fast-tracked by the Indian government as a “strategic necessity” to protect its water…
NEW DELHI, India – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his congratulations and best wishes to Sushila Karki, who has been sworn in as Nepal’s first woman Prime Minister. The appointment of Karki, a former Chief Justice, marks a significant step towards stability in the Himalayan nation, which has been engulfed in a week…
New Delhi – In a resounding victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), senior leader C.P. Radhakrishnan has been elected as the 15th Vice President of India. The former Governor of Maharashtra defeated the INDIA bloc’s joint candidate, retired Supreme Court Justice B. Sudarshan Reddy, by a margin of 152 votes in the election held…
New Delhi – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has assured Union Minister Shri George Kurian that it will take all necessary steps to safely repatriate over 3,000 Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims, including a significant number of Malayalees, who are stranded in China’s Darchen region. The pilgrims have been unable to return to Nepal due to…
NEW DELHI: A highly anticipated visit to India by Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has been called off. The visit, which would have been the first ministerial-level interaction between the two sides since the Taliban took control of Kabul in August 2021, was postponed after Muttaqi failed to secure a necessary waiver to…
New delhi:In a significant move, the Indian government has extended the cut-off date for eligibility under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, by a decade. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a new notification stating that religious minorities from neighboring countries who entered India on or before December 31, 2024, will now be eligible…
NEW DELHI — The recent meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Communist Party heavyweight Cai Qi in Tianjin, China, has sparked intense debate among analysts and observers about the future trajectory of India-China relations. While a definitive shift remains to be seen, the high-level engagement has been widely interpreted as a significant step…
New Delhi: A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Pakistan after India released water from several of its overflowing dams, leading to widespread flooding in hundreds of villages and the evacuation of over 150,000 people. The move, prompted by incessant and heavy rainfall in northern India, has inundated low-lying areas in Pakistan’s Punjab province, which is…
New Delhi: Former Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Anish Dayal Singh, has been appointed as a Deputy National Security Advisor (Deputy NSA). The 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the Manipur cadre will now work under National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. Singh, who retired from service in December 2024,…
