Washington/Canberra: The third in-person Quad summit will be held in Sydney next month to deepen cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, high-quality infrastructure, global health, climate change and other pressing issues pertaining to the strategic Indo-Pacific region, it was announced on Wednesday. The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia….
Kathmandu: Senior Madhesi leader and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal Upendra Yadav has been elected as a member of the House of Representatives from Bara constituency-2, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The by-elections were held on Sunday in Nepal’s three constituencies Tanhun-1, Chitawan-2 and Bara-2. Yadav, the Janata Samajwadi Party Chairperson, is the only…
Panama City: In a veiled attack on Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said it is “very difficult” for India to engage with a neighbour who practises cross-border terrorism against the country. His blunt remarks came days after Pakistan confirmed that its Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will visit India for a key meeting of…
London: An Indian national with addresses in the UK and Belgium who was arrested in London by Scotland Yard on a US extradition warrant as part of a UK-US coordinated action targeting terrorism financing has been denied bail by a court here. Madurai-born Sundar Nagarajan, 65, appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday…
Singapore: Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Indian-origin drug trafficker, ignoring pleas for clemency from his family, human rights activists and the United Nations. Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged at dawn in Changi Prison, a day after his 11th-hour appeal was rejected by a court here. He was convicted in October 2018 by a High Court…
Jaipur: Members of the Mali community continued block the Jaipur-Agra National Highway in Bharatpur for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday demanding separate reservation, even as the Rajasthan government “agreed” to look into their demands. A delegation of the community led by its leader Murari Lal Saini met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at his residence…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence was built in 1942 and the roof had collapsed thrice, the Aam Aadmi Party said on Wednesday and accused the BJP of diverting attention from key issues by raising the matter of Rs 45 crore spent on the house. Following the roof collapse incidents, the Public…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday termed Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks that Karnataka will be afflicted with riots if the grand old party comes to power as a “brazenly intimidatory statement”, and accused him of “issuing threats” during the election campaign. Addressing a public meeting on Tuesday in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, Shah said the…
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday took a swipe at former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her “enforced silence” remarks, and said the freedom of expression one enjoys in the country cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Addressing the inaugural session of the ‘Mann Ki Baat @ 100 Conclave’, Dhankhar also…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not intervening to save lives of eight Navy veterans facing death penalty in Qatar. He noted that India and Qatar are celebrating the 50th year of their diplomatic ties this year and Indians are Qatar’s largest expatriate community. “Eight veterans of the…
