New Delhi, 10/8: Beijing on Monday protested New Delhi’s move to formally assign names to 27 places and features in Arunachal Pradesh on the official map of India, alleging that it was intended to replace names long used by China to identify places in South Tibet. A spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in…
Bogota, 10/8: The death toll after a strong earthquake that rocked western Colombia on Monday has risen to at least 40, authorities said. Risaralda provincial governor said Colombia earthquake has killed 40 people. In the town of Pereira, 18 people were killed and others were trapped in buildings that collapsed, Mayor Mauricio Salazar told Caracol…
New Delhi, 10/8: India condemned an incident of defacement of the Indian embassy premises in Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The act was allegedly carried out by some anti-India elements.It has been alleged that some anti-India elements were responsible of the act. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it has taken up the…
Dhaka, 10/8: As Dhaka seeks return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in India, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told India’s envoy that there was a need to create a “conducive environment” to strengthen ties between the two nations. Rahman emphasized the need to create a conducive environment to further advance the…
New Delhi, 10/8: A Delhi court, which has acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers, has observed that the case was “false and fabricated” and appeared to be politically motivated. The wrestlers, however, have decided to challenge the acquittal. The…
Washington DC, 10/8: After months of US military strikes on Iran, sanctions and a blockade, President Donald Trump has said that his administration is watching economic pressure mount on Iran. We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump said on…
Bengaluru, : In a major announcement, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar declared on Sunday that a compensation exceeding Rs 3 crore per acre would be provided to farmers whose lands will be acquired for the Bidadi Township project. Our government is committed to providing good rates to farmers who give their land. The previous government had…
New Delhi, 9/8: The pilot-in-command of an Air India aircraft, which experienced a sudden loss of altitude during a Phuket-Delhi flight, has undergone confirmatory testing after an initial psychoactive substance screening indicated that the result require further analysis. The Air India flight, carrying 137 passengers, including three infants and eight crew members, had on August…
New Delhi, 9/8:Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday said party leaders must be cautious of making statements that could please the BJP while responding to remarks attributed to senior party leader Shashi Tharoor on Rahul Gandhi’s student outreach programme. The Alappuzha MP talked about Tharoor’s reported comments suggesting that Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme…
New Delhi, 9/8: At the request of Ratna Debnath—the mother of the victim in 2024 RG Kar rape and murder case—West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced a fresh probe into the same incident. Debnath, who is now a BJP MLA, requested the government for a fresh investigation. Adhikari claimed that the police…
