EAM S Jaishankar poses for a group photo with other dignitaries after a consultative committee meeting on India-Russia relations NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday briefed a parliamentary consultative committee on India’s “multifaceted” engagement with Russia, covering bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation as well as New Delhi’s diplomatic efforts to contribute…

MEA rejects Pak’s claims on Ferozepur border incident NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Saturday summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Pakistan high commission to lodge a strong protest over what it described as the continued facilitation of illegal cross-border infiltration from Pakistan.It also rejected as “baseless and motivated” Pakistan’s allegations over an…

NEW DELHI: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday slammed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah “illegal” and accused the Congress of disrespecting the Constitution.In a statement, the Union minister described the statement an insult to constitutional institutions and electoral mandate of the people.“The statement…

CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar seeks action over Delhi Police conduct at Jantar Mantar (File photo) NEW DELHI: CPI Rajya Sabha leader P Sandosh Kumar, who was detained during a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday, has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention over alleged police violence, arbitrary detentions and the…