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  NEW DELHI: Days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet in connection with a 2018 money-laundering probe involving Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, a Delhi court on Tuesday directed him to appear before it on July 1. Special Judge Vikas Dhull directed Shivakumar, a former Karnataka government minister, to appear on July 1. […]

NEW DELHI: A five-member contingent from Pakistan held the first session of the 118th round of the India-Pakistan Permanent Indus Commission talks on Monday, officials from Pakistan’s Mission in New Delhi confirmed to The New Indian. The delegation arrived in New Delhi via the Attari-Wagah border on Sunday for the two-day talks on Monday and […]

NEW DELHI: Amid geopolitical turmoil owing to the crisis in Ukraine, COVID-19 disruptions and growing Chinese assertiveness, India and Vietnam on Monday explored new opportunities to cooperate in economic development and national security. Saurabh Kumar, Secretary East, of the Ministry of External Affairs and Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu of Vietnam co-chaired the 12th […]

NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) completed eight years in the centre, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Monday spoke about the reforms in the country’s foreign policy that brought people to the centre. In a series of tweets, Dr Jaishankar highlighted the reforms in the passport delivery system […]

NEW DELHI: Ending all speculations, Congress will not nominate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for Rajya Sabha. The Congress on Sunday released the list of party candidates for Rajya Sabha. The list, announced by Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi, includes the names of former finance minister P Chidambaram, former Union ministers Jairam Ramesh and Ajay Maken among […]

CHANDIGARH: Famous Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu Moose Wala, popular as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Punjab’s Mansa district on Sunday. The incident happened a day after the state government withdrew his security cover. According to reports, Moosewala, 27, was driving an SUV when a group of 10-12 assailants fired more […]

The Afghanistan Factor Afghanistan stands to be one of the biggest influences in the rise of Islamism in Central Asia. The Islamic revolution in Iran of 1979, is the other one. But while Iran remains an inspiration mostly among the Tajik people who are the only non-Turkic ethnic group in the region, the Afghan jihad […]

NEW DELHI: After nearly two years of break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, India and Bangladesh resumed the passenger train services on Sunday. The Kolkata – Khulna – Kolkata bound Bandhan Express was flagged off from Kolkata on Sunday morning and Kolkata – Dhaka – Kolkata bound Maitree Express train was flagged off from Dhaka […]

NEW DELHI: The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) officials have sought action against the Principal Secretary to Jammu And Kashmir LG, Nitishwar Kumar, for ordering the arrest of its senior officials as the construction of dormitories for Amarnath pilgrimage has been halted at Ramban. Besides, Nitishwar Kumar, the CPWD officials have demanded action against Superintendent […]

NEW DELHI: A pool of defence and strategic experts cautioned that “unless there is a greater degree of technology transfer between the US and India, the full potential of the partnership in areas like joint research and development cannot be tapped”. They were speaking during a virtual meeting organised by the Kolkata centre of research […]