NEW DELHI: An Indian warship led the mobile fleet review at the 50th Independence Day celebrations of Papua New Guinea, which is the largest nation in the Pacific Island countries that has been witnessing a tussle between China and other world powers for strategic influence.INS Kadmatt, an indigenously built anti-submarine warfare corvette with a displacement…
A political row erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the national emblem was found on a plaque at the revered Hazratbal shrine. The BJP condemned the vandalism and promised strict action, while CM Omar Abdullah questioned why the emblem had been installed there in the first place.In Washington, President Donald Trump moved to reassure that…
TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has checked deteriorating ties with India for now by asserting the two countries have a “special relationship” and there is “nothing to worry about” despite an impasse on trade issues. The assessment was reciprocated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said the two countries have a “very…
Trump’s post on Truth Social saying, “Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China” may hint that he is on the verge of giving up on ties with New Delhi. Or it could just be more of Trumpian posturing. But there’s no denying that Trump’s tariff-targeting of India has taken the world…
Although Satish Gujral—celebrating his centenary this year—is best known as a pioneering Indian artist, few know about his impact on Delhi’s post-independence architectural landscape.One of his most celebrated creations is the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi. Completed in 1983, the embassy was among the first prominent diplomatic buildings in the capital’s Chanakyapuri enclave to be…
PM Narendra Modi (File – ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress MLA Thokchom Lokeshwar on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is expected to visit Manipur next week, to meet all legislators of the state and work towards a resolution of the ongoing ethnic conflict.The Khundrakpam constituency legislator said the government must ensure safe passage for…
Congress MP Manish Tewari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Reacting to Donald Trump’s remark that the United States has “lost India to China” in the context of the US-India tariff dispute, Congress MP Manish Tewari on Saturday asserted that India is a nation that values dignity and self-respect above all.Also Read | ‘Stated a fact’: Rahul…
NEW DELHI: Sheikh Abdul Rashid, the jailed MP from Baramulla, also known as Engineer Rashid, has asked a Delhi court for permission to cast his vote in the Vice-Presidential election due on September 9.Rashid, who is being held in Tihar Jail in a terror funding case, filed his plea before the Special NIA Court at…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said its national convener Arvind Kejriwal will begin a two-day tour of Gujarat from Saturday. Kejriwal will reach Rajkot on Saturday and will address a big rally of cotton farmers in Chotila the next day. The AAP chief has been opposing the abolition of import duty…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday condemned the defacement of plaque bearing National Emblem at Srinagar’s Hazratbul Shrine. However, he said that the plaque should not have been placed in religious places in the first place.While talking to reporters, Abdullah said that LG-led J&K government should focus on work instead…