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NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with Mawlawi Amir Khan, the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan‘s Taliban-led regime, and welcomed his ‘firm rejection’ of the recent attempts to create ‘distrust’ between the two countries.“Good conversation with acting Afghan foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi this evening. Deeply appreciate his condemnation of…

NEW DELHI: India has decided to continue confidence-building measures along the border to reduce alertness levels, the Indian Army said on Thursday, following talks between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan.“Further to the understanding between the two DGMOs on 10th of May 2025, it has been decided to continue the…

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday refuted the claims made by Donald Trump on India-US trade deal and said that the talks were still ongoing and nothing had been decided yet. This came hours after the US president claimed that India had agreed to bring down tariffs to zero.“On the trade remarks….

NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday reacted to the party’s “lakshman rekha” remark and said that he wasn’t the grand old party’s spokesperson. This came after the Thiruvananthapuram MP differed from the party’s stance in attacking the BJP-led central government over US President Donald Trump‘s interference in India-Pakistan truce. He, in fact,…

NEW DELHI: Solicitor general Tushar Mehta will lead a team of senior lawyers who will be special public prosecutors for the trial against Pakistani-Canadian national Tahawwur Rana, a “key conspirator” of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, the government announced on Thursday.In a notification, the Ministry of home affairs (MHA) said the appointments are under the…

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Today’s top news covers major development in politics, international affairs and defence. Defence minister Rajnath Singh called for IAEA oversight of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons following repeated threats. US president Donald Trump reiterated his role in mediating the India-Pakistan ceasefire and said India’s offer to eliminate tariffs on American goods as part of a trade deal….

US president Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated he mediated between India and Pakistan for a ceasefire following India’s Operation Sindoor in response to the terror attack in Pahlagam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.While addressing a crowd of US military personnel in Qatar, Trump said, “I don’t wanna say I did but I sure as…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will consider the question of interim relief on May 20 while hearing pleas against the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025. SC bench led by CJI B R Gavai will consider on May 20 whether interim order is required on three issues: waqf by…

Uttarakhand CM Dhami achieve major success against corruption DEHRADUN: Another major success has been achieved under the strict campaign being run by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami against corruption in Uttarakhand.The team of the vigilance establishment on Wednesday arrested the ISBT outpost in-charge sub inspector Devendra Khugshal of Patel Nagar police station area in Dehradun…