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Hemant Malviya (image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya, accused of sharing “objectionable” cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayam Sangh (RSS) workers on social media.Earlier, on July 15, the top court had given him interim protection from coercive action—a relief that has…

German foreign minister Johann Wadephul, ahead of his two-day visit to India, described the country as a “key Indo-Pacific partner.” Wadephul arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning to begin his official visit.He highlighted the growing potential of the India-Germany strategic partnership, spanning security cooperation, innovation, technology, and skilled labour exchange.“India is a key partner in…

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday accused Congress leader Pawan Khera of holding two voter ID cards as Rahul Gandhi sharpened his attack against the Centre with his “vote chori” claim during the recently concluded “voter Adhikar Yatra” in poll-bound Bihar. In a social media post, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya urged the…

Pushkar Singh Dhami (ANI) DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand government on Monday provided 10 per cent horizontal reservation to Agniveers who retire from the Indian Army in the uniformed services of various government departments. The Personnel and Vigilance Department formally issued rules on Monday for providing 10 per cent horizontal reservation to Agniveers retired from the Army,…

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday said that “it is a shame” Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared the stage with the “two biggest authoritarian dictators” in the world during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China.While talking to reporters, Navarro said that PM Modi needs to step up and…

NEW DELHI: As the deadline to file claims and objections in Bihar ended Monday, BJP became the third party, after CPI(ML) Liberation and RJD, to file claims and objections on the draft electoral roll, reports Bharti Jain.As per EC’s update at 10 am Monday, a total of 144 claims and objections were received from booth…

NEW DELHI: BJP Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been continuously lowering the dignity of the position of the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha that he holds as his remarks like “atom bomb” and “hydrogen bomb” in context of voters and elections are unfortunate and disturbing.At a press conference, BJP MP Ravi Shankar…

NEW DELHI: Without directly referring to the US tariff policy, India and other SCO members opposed unilateral coercive measures, including those of an economic nature, that contravene the UN Charter and other norms of international law, the rules and principles of the World Trade Organisation, negatively affecting the global economy and damaging the interests of…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi’s friendly gestures with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO Summit on Monday drew more attention than the official proceedings, setting off a wave of reactions on Chinese social media.Their “hand-in-hand” walk, a hug, and a ride together in Putin’s Aurus Senat limousine quickly went viral. On Baidu, China’s biggest…

NEW DELHI: India joined other SCO member states in strongly condemning in the Tianjin Declaration the military strikes by Israel and the US on Iran, a member of the Eurasian group, in June this year. SCO had in June too condemned Israel’s military strikes on Iran in a joint statement, but India had then refused…