External affairs minister S Jaishankar (ANI photo) External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that Iran had formally requested permission for three of its vessels to dock at Indian ports, a request that India granted the very next day.Amid rising tensions in the Indian Ocean after last week’s sinking of an Iranian warship by…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday granted 10-day interim bail to Sharjeel Imam in a case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, for attending his brother’s wedding.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing the interim bail application filed by Imam, seeking relief for six weeks to attend the marriage scheduled this month. The court…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the NDA’s massive election campaign convention, to be attended by around 50,000 people, here on March 11, senior BJP leaders said on Monday.PM Modi will participate in the convention to be held at the Jawaharlal International Stadium in Kaloor, they said.Addressing reporters, BJP state general secretary S…
The publication of West Bengal’s final electoral rolls on February 28 almost closes the chapter on one of the most acrimonious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercises in the state’s recent political history. Now remains the aftermath of the political storm that has stirred, not just on the streets but in the courtroom too. What began…
SINAGAR: J&K police have registered an FIR against a man running the Instagram page “Master Electrician” over posts related to recent protests about the ongoing war in West Asia.In a statement, police said the content was provocative and intended at disturbing law and order in Kashmir.This is the first time after recent widespread protests in…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that India believes that dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate the tensions in the Middle East.While outlining India’s stand in Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the developments and relevant ministries are coordinating to ensure effective responses….
JAMMU: Police in J&K’s Rajouri district Sunday attached immovable property belonging to man who has been declared a proclaimed offender in a terror-related case.According to police, the attached property comprises 7 marlas of land owned by the proclaimed offender, Shafeeq Ahmed.“The attachment proceedings were carried out after obtaining due permission from the competent court,” police…
NEW DELHI: With external affairs minister S Jaishankar set to make a statement in Parliament on the situation in West Asia, Congress on Sunday said the opposition wants a full-fledged debate on the issue in the Budget session’s second part that starts on Monday.On Monday, before the session begins, a meeting of the joint opposition…
(ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in Riyadh on early Monday denied reports of any Indian deaths in an incident where an Iranian “military projectile” hit a residential building in Saudi Arabia’s Al Kharj amid crisis in the Middle East region. However, there was an injury reported to one Indian national.In a post on…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has become a “law unto herself”, BJP said Sunday, claiming that her allegation that the party was using President Droupadi Murmu for political reasons stemmed from a guilty conscience. “It is shameful and nonsense to comment that we are using the President,” BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad said, emphasising…