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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan beginning Friday will reaffirm the two nations’ commitment to peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday. “It will consolidate our friendship and open fresh avenues for cooperation,” he added.Highlighting the importance of the visit, Misri said…

Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal (ANI) NEW DELHI: Former Delhi chief ministerArvind Kejriwal on Tuesday slammed the Union government following raids on Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence, stating that actions are being taken because the AAP is the “most vocal voice” against the Centre.He said that ED’s raid on Saurabh Bharadwaj’s residence…

File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his warm wishes on Ukraine’s Independence Day and underlined Kyiv’s hope for India’s role in ending the ongoing conflict.“Thank you, Prime Minister @narendramodi, for the warm greetings on Ukraine’s Independence Day. We…

NEW DELHI: A month before the retirement of MiG-21s, which were the first supersonic fighters to be inducted by India from Russia in 1963 but plagued by an alarmingly high crash rate in later years, the IAF chief and other officers flew sorties in the single-engine jet as a final farewell to the old workhorse.“It’s…

Staff Selection Commission (SSC) NEW DELHI: Amid protests over glitches and irregularities in the conduct of computer-based govt recruitment examinations by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), SSC chairman S Gopalakrishnan on Monday assured that the “technical and operational matters” faced by a few candidates in the first selection post examination on July 24, have been…

NEW DELHI: Much before the Supreme Court’s order that led to renewed attention towards tackling the menace of stray dogs, the Centre had sent multiple letters/advisories to states and UTs with the latest one on July 16 asking local civic bodies to undertake large-scale sterilisation programmes, covering 70% of stray dogs. These letters had constantly…

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending warm greetings on Ukraine’s Independence Day.“Thank you, Prime Minister @narendramodi, for the warm greetings on Ukraine’s Independence Day. We appreciate India’s dedication to peace and dialogue,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.He further said, “Now, as the entire world strives…

File photo: US President Donald Trump WASHINGTON, DC: US President Donald Trump, during a bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic of Korea, said he was proud of having prevented multiple conflicts, including one between India and Pakistan that he claimed was close to turning nuclear.“I stopped 7 wars that were raging… including India…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said online shows by influencers and YouTubers do not enjoy the protection that free speech does. Saying so, it asked five popular content creators to tender public apologies on their channels – they have already apologised to the court – for ridiculing people with disability in their shows. “Influencers…

Shiv Sena UBT “will not” participate in JPC on 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill New Delhi: With Sena UBT becoming the fourth opposition party to announce a boycott of the JPC on the controversial bills about dismissal of jailed ministers and CMs, Congress is mulling the way forward on the parliamentary panel. While Sena UBT announced…