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File photo: Ex-Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash (retired) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday clarified that a combination of a “system-driven procedure” and “incomplete details” in former Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash’s (retired) previous enumeration form led to the notice issued to him during Goa’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls…

NEW DELHI: India and Germany on Monday finalised 19 agreements and announced a series of measures spanning defence, critical technologies, clean energy, education and mobility during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s two-day official visit, with Berlin also announcing visa-free transit for Indian passport holders. The ministry of external affairs said the outcomes were aimed at deepening…

NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday that India has stepped up its engagement at the “highlest level” with German authorities over the case of Ariha Shah, an Indian child who has remained in foster care in Germany for over 40 months. The government is stressing that the matter should be addressed through…

NEW DELHI: Reeling from fluctuating political fortunes, Congress has decided to intensify political and ideological education for workers down to the lowest rung of the organisation, even as it looks for electoral victories to revive the mood that prevailed in the immediate wake of the 2024 Lok Sabha election results.It is learnt that Congress has…

NEW DELHI: The scourge of “not found suitable” continues. And it’s not limited to appointments of fresh SC/ST candidates.A key parliamentary committee has found that even university teachers from marginalised communities employed for years are being rejected for full-time positions by being called “not found suitable”, again deprecating the practice of using the “NFS” tag…

NEW DELHI: Former vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Monday after he suffered two bouts of unconsciousness last week and is scheduled to undergo an MRI, officials said.According to officials, Dhankhar had experienced “two bouts of unconsciousness” on January 10 when he went to the washroom….

NEW DELHI: Women are the new kingmakers in elections. Little wonder, political parties have gone all out to woo them elections after elections. We have seen this in Lok Sabha elections, assembly elections and now even in the civic body polls.With municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Pune and other regions of Maharashtra next week, the…

India–US Ties: Sergio Gor said President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a genuine personal bond, underlining that India-US relations remain strong despite differences over trade and tariffs. Annamalai–Thackeray Row: BJP leader K Annamalai dared Raj Thackeray to stop him from entering Mumbai, hitting back at “rasmalai” remark. Mamata vs EC: Chief minister…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Election Commission of India (ECI) one week to respond to fresh interim pleas filed by two Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, alleging “arbitrariness and procedural lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the party-run West Bengal.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI)…

NEW DELHI: More than five decades after Indian naval strikes crippled Karachi during the 1971 war, undersea power is once again at the heart of New Delhi’s strategic thinking. As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz begins his visit to India on Monday amid a more volatile regional and global security environment, discussions around Project-75I have acquired…