NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said that he had moved to an ashram on the outskirts of Patna till the next assembly polls in Bihar.While talking to reporters in Bihar’s Darbhanga, PK said, “Last night, I shifted out of the place in Patna where I had been living. The Bihar Navnirman…
NEW DELHI: India and Italy elevated their bilateral relationship to a “Special Strategic Partnership” during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Italy, unveiling a wide-ranging set of agreements spanning defence, critical minerals, higher education, maritime cooperation, healthcare, agriculture, culture, climate research and Ayurveda. The outcomes announced during the visit reflected both countries’ push to…
Harish Parvathaneni (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: India has strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing it of a long record of violence against civilians and citing recent incidents in Afghanistan linked to Pakistani military action.Speaking at the Annual UNSC Open Debate on ‘Protection of civilians in armed conflict’, India’s Permanent Representative to…
India’s Permanent Representative to UN calls for protection of civilians during conflict NEW YORK: Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, Permanent Representative of India to the UN, noted that protecting civilians, including during conflict situations, is a central element of the maintenance of international peace and security.Parvathaneni, while speaking at the Annual UNSC Open Debate on “Protection of…
NEW DELHI: Union health secretary Punya Salila Srivastava on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with health secretaries of all states and Union territories to review preparedness and response measures against Ebola virus disease, following the World Health Organisation’s declaration of the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).The review comes as Ebola…
NEW DELHI: Repolling in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency began on Thursday amid tight security, as the seat in South 24 Parganas district emerged as a political flashpoint between the ruling BJP and the ousted TMC.Falta, which falls within Abhishek Banerjee’s bastion of Diamond Harbour, reflected the intense on-ground political heat during the West Bengal…
NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday hinted at a major India-US collaboration in the nuclear energy sector.Responding to a post by Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on a meeting with an executive delegation of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum under the ‘US Nuclear Executive Mission to…
As part of an anti-India espionage network, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested a Kolkata-based man for allegedly passing confidential security-related information to Pakistan Intelligence Officers (PIOs).Sharing details of the arrest on X, the official NIA India account said, “A Pak-backed spy, Zafar Riaz @ Rizvi of Kolkata, has been arrested in an…
NEW DELHI: Multilateral military exercise PRAGATI 2026 involving personnel from 12 friendly countries started at Meghalaya’s Umroi Military Station on Wednesday.The contingents of Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Vietnam were accorded a traditional welcome by the Indian Army.PRAGATI — Partnership of Regional Armies for Growth and Transformation…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala’s most controversial infrastructure project in recent history is officially dead. Chief minister V D Satheesan Wednesday announced that UDF govt had decided to scrap the controversial SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project designed to link Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod, ending the flagship infrastructure initiative of the previous LDF govt after years of protests and uncertainty. The…