PM Modi congratulates Trump, Netanyahu on ‘success of Gaza peace plan’; says good progress achieved in trade negotiations with US

New Delhi, 9/10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called United States President Donald Trump on Thursday and congratulated him on the success of his peace plan to end the conflict in Gaza. Modi also congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel over the phone. “Spoke to my friend, President Trump, and congratulated him on the success…

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Hungarian ‘Master of the apocalypse’ Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature

Stockholm, 9/10: Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art” “Laszlo Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard, and is characterised…

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Bihar Assembly Election 2025 | Prashant Kishor not to contest polls; releases list of 51 candidates

Patna, 9/10: Poll strategist-turned-politician and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday released the list of 51 candidates who will contest the Bihar Assembly elections as his party’s nominees. PK, as Kishor is fondly known, will not contest from any of the constituencies. “I have to keep working round the clock for all the…

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No respect for Dalits under Modi govt, claims Mallikarjun Kharge

Bengaluru, 9/10: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge charged on Wednesday that there was no respect for Dalit citizens – be it an ordinary person or someone holding a high position – under the Modi administration. Kharge said this at a news conference, his first after being hospitalised for a pacemaker implantation. The Congress veteran was referring…

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Afghan Taliban foreign minister heads for first visit to India to foster ties abroad

Kabul, 8/10: Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister left for New Delhi on Wednesday, his ministry said, in what would be the first visit to India by a Taliban leader since the group seized power in 2021. The trip highlights Taliban efforts to expand engagement with regional powers in a quest for economic ties and eventual diplomatic…

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Following online backlash, ex-top cop Bhaskar Rao makes a U-turn after praising lawyer who threw shoe at CJI

Bengaluru, ,8/10: Former Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao was bashed online after he expressed admiration towards lawyer Rakesh Kishore who hurled a shoe at Chief Justice of India BR Gawai. Rao, a BJP leader, later said sorry when his admiration tweet went viral, earning the wrath of netizens. Even if it is legally & terribly…

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