EU expresses solidarity with India on Pahalgam terror attack anniversary
London: The European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the people of India in commemoration of the first anniversary of the “heinous terrorist attack” in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people on April 22 last year. In a statement on behalf of the 27-member economic bloc, the EU reiterated its condemnation of…
Israel stands together with India in fight against terrorism: Israeli FM
Jerusalem: Vowing to fight against terrorism “resolutely” in “all its forms”, Israel on Wednesday expressed solidarity with grieving India on the first anniversary of the dastardly Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people on April 22 last year. “On behalf of the State of Israel, on one year to the Pahalgam terror attack,…
Cong will fail to open account in Bengal, face its biggest defeat ever in Assam: Shah
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that the Congress would not win even a single seat in the West Bengal assembly polls, and that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s association with the grand old party will weaken her further politically. Addressing an election rally at Dum Dum near New Barrackpore, Shah also said…
TMC levels poll code violation charge against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata: The TMC on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer against senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, alleging violation of the election Model Code of Conduct during a rally in South 24 Parganas. In a letter to the poll authorities, the TMC alleged that Adhikari, who is contesting from the Nandigram…
Part Relief To KCR, Harish Rao As Telangana High Court Says Inquiry Commission Findings Violating Section 8B inoperative
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday granted interim relief to former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and former Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao by restraining the State government from initiating action against them based on the PC Ghose Commission report on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project. A division bench headed by Chief Justice…
‘Heinous designs of terrorists will never succeed’: PM Modi’s stern warning on Pahalgam attack anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India will never bow to any form of terror and added that the heinous designs of terrorists will never succeed. Taking to social media, PM Modi remembered the innocent lives lost in the April 2025 terror attack. “Remembering the innocent lives lost in the gruesome…
Vance’s departure to Pakistan for Iran peace talks put on hold: reports
Washington: US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Islamabad, for peace talks with Iran to end the seven-week war, has been put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions, local media reported on Tuesday. Vance was scheduled to depart Tuesday morning for Islamabad, where talks were set to resume on Wednesday,…
Trump extends ceasefire with Iran pending unified peace proposal
Washington: US President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran at the request of mediator Pakistan, saying the move was aimed at giving Tehran’s fractured leadership time to come up with a unified proposal to end the seven-week war. The dramatic announcement came just hours before the two-week ceasefire announced on April 8…
Poisonous Politics, Poll-Time Panic
There’s reckless rhetoric, and then there’s outright degradation of democratic discourse. Mallikarjun Kharge has now crossed that line—spectacularly and irresponsibly. Barely 48 hours before crucial assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the Congress President chose to label Prime Minister Narendra Modi with language that has no place in civil politics. This isn’t mere…
Strait of Hormuz disruptions not distant events, have direct implications for India: Rajnath in Germany
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the ongoing West Asian conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are not distant events; they are stark realities with direct implications for India’s security and economic stability. Addressing the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security on day one of…
