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India and the UK on Thursday signed a long-awaited Free Trade Agreement in London, marking a significant step in bilateral economic ties. During the visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his UK counterpart Keir Starmer to act against extremist ideologies misusing democratic freedoms. Separately, in sports, Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of wicketkeeping duties…

Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh with Israeli official Amir Baram in New Delhi (X @SpokespersonMoD) NEW DELHI: India is Israel’s key “strategic ally” and has remained “resilient through difficult times,” said Maj Gen (Res) Amir Baram, director general of Israel’s ministry of defence on Thursday, a day after concluding his first official visit to New…

Union minister Jitendra Singh NEWS DELHI: India is developing three different types of small modular reactors (SMRs), including one dedicated to the production of hydrogen, mostly in the form of captive plants for energy-intensive industries, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Singh said the three types…

NEW DELHI: The Janta Dal United on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to party MP Giridhari Yadav over his remarks on EC’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar. The BJP ally said that such statements caused “embarrassment to the party” especially in “an election year.“In a statement, the Nitish Kumar-led party categorically expressed its…

File photo (Picture credit: ANI, PTI) NEW DELHI: RJD leader and leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday claimed in the Bihar Assembly that Union home minister Amit Shah no longer has faith in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s leadership. The statement triggered a stormy debate on the floor of the House, forcing the speaker to…

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday informed Parliament that 112 Air India pilots reported sick on June 16, in an aftermath of the AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad that claimed 260 lives.Minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol told Lok Sabha that the airline saw a “minor increase” in sick leave across all fleets. The…

NEW DELHI: Congress party’s “Social Justice 2.0” meeting attracted attention for all the wrong reasons after pictures from a party meet showed BR Ambedkar’s portrait being pushed aside to make way for Mallikarjun Kharge‘s photograph. The meeting, ironically, was held to discuss the issues faced by SC, ST and OBC communities, and was attended by…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave a clear message to UK counterpart Keir Starmer, urging him to take action against “extremist ideology” that “misuse democratic freedoms to undermine democracy”. The statement comes amid rising influence of pro-Khalistanis in Britain.Speaking in London after the free trade agreement was signed, PM Modi said, “We…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, in no uncertain terms, reaffirmed India’s stand against expansionism, a veiled reference to Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.During the press briefing with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after India and the UK signed the landmark free trade agreement (FTA), PM Modi said…

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday welcomed “constructive criticism” over waterlogging and civic issues in Delhi and lashed out at the AAP saying her government is “fixing the mess” left behind by the previous regime. Gupta’s reaction comes a day after, AAP leaders, including Leader of Opposition in…