New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s in-house inquiry report in Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma’s case has “no constitutional relevance” as an investigation can only take place under the Judges Inquiry Act. Addressing a press conference, Sibal also accused the government of protecting Justice Shekhar Yadav and…
Islamabad: At the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Summit in Azerbaijan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accused India of exploiting the recent Pahalgam terror attack to undermine regional peace. He described India’s response as “unprovoked and reckless hostility,” aimed at destabilising the region. Sharif referred to the April 22 (Tuesday) attack in Baisaran Valley, Jammu and…
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Argentina, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday recalled India’s deep connection with that country and then PM Indira Gandhi’s visit to Buenos Aires in 1968. Ramesh also recalled that Raul Prebisch, an Argentine economist who was very influential in the 1950s and 1960s, helped establish the United…
Anand: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday laid the foundation stone of Tribhuvan, India’s first national university for cooperatives, in Gujarat’s Anand district. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Union ministers of state for cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar and Muralidhar Mohol attended the event held on the campus of the Water and Land…
Mumbai: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said the three-language formula imposed by the state government was a precursor to its plan to separate Mumbai from Maharashtra as he shared the political stage with his cousin Uddhav after almost 20 years. Addressing a “victory” rally, Raj Thackeray, in a lighter vein, said Maharashtra CM Devendra…
Washington: President Donald Trump signed his package of tax breaks and spending cuts into law Friday in front of Fourth of July picnickers after his cajoling produced almost unanimous Republican support in Congress for the domestic priority that could cement his second-term legacy. Flanked by Republican legislators and members of his Cabinet, Trump signed the…
Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Argentina in the third leg of his five-nation tour after concluding his two-day visit to Trinidad and Tobago, during which the two countries inked six agreements to expand bilateral ties. Following talks between Prime Minister Modi and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar,…
Port of Spain: India and Trinidad and Tobago on Friday inked six agreements to shore up their cooperation in several sectors, including infrastructure and pharmaceuticals, following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The two leaders also explored potential collaboration in areas of defence, agriculture, healthcare and digital transformation, unified payments…
Pune: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday showered encomium on the people of Gujarat, saying wherever they have gone in the world, they have made their home state proud and the community has always stayed away from controversies. Speaking at the inauguration of Jairaj Sports and Convention Centre in Pune, he noted that when…
Birmingham: India pacer Mohammed Siraj said he relished the responsibility of leading the attack in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence, describing his sensational six-wicket haul as “unbelievable” after putting the visitors ahead in the second Test against England here on Friday. Siraj’s 6/70 kept India ahead after counter-attacking hundreds from Jamie Smith (184 not out off 207)…
