Kolkata: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday sought a report from the West Bengal chief secretary within 72 hours on action taken against four state government officials accused of illegally adding names to voter lists in two districts, a senior official of the poll body said. The EC had earlier recommended that Electoral Registration Officers…
London: British Hindus and Bangladeshi diaspora groups gathered at Parliament Square in London on Wednesday to protest against the persecution of minorities in Bangladesh, calling on the British government to ensure the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government acts to protect innocent lives. The ‘Stand against persecution of minorities in Bangladesh’ mass demonstration brought together a diverse…
New Delhi: Former finance minister Arun Jaitley was a leader who valued institutions deeply, former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu said on Wednesday, and stressed that political parties must not denigrate constitutional bodies for their own ambitions. He was speaking at the launch of the book ‘The Life and Legacy of Arun Jaitley’, written by…
Moscow: Ahead of talks with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to part with the frozen Russian assets for rebuilding war-torn Ukraine after a peace deal struck between the two former Soviet republics. In his televised remarks at the meeting of the Russian Security Council…
Moscow: With US President Donald Trump’s demand to acquire Greenland putting Denmark on the edge and rocking the unity of NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is not concerned about the issue. “What happens to Greenland is none of our business,” Putin said in his televised remarks at the national Security Council meeting late…
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence and telecom infrastructure have become vital for each other, but concerns remain around the working of AI-based systems as it can affect millions of users, a top official of telecom regulator Trai said on Wednesday. While speaking at Trai–STPI Pre-Summit Event on ‘AI in Telecommunications’, Trai Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti said…
Nagpur: Riding on a brutal 35-ball 84 from Abhishek Sharma, India defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the opening T20I of the five-match series here on Wednesday. Apart from Abhishek, Rinku Singh (44 not out off 20 balls), Suryakumar Yadav (32 off 22 balls), and Hardik Pandya (25 off 16 balls) also chipped in…
Davos: India is no longer seen as an emerging economy and has rather become pivotal to the global growth, young Indian ministers Harsh Sanghavi and K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday. Sanghavi, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, emphasised that for decades India was described as an emerging economy, but today that description no longer captures…
Davos: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has great respect for his “friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they are going to have a good trade deal, according to a media report. “I have great respect for your Prime Minister. He’s a fantastic man and a friend of mine. We are going to…
Davos: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the US will not use force to take Greenland and stressed that only America can protect the mineral-rich island, which is at the centre of escalating geopolitical tensions with Europe. Speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Trump also said that the US is booming,…
