Washington: A disturbing video of an Indian student being handcuffed and pinned to the floor by law enforcement at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey has gone viral, prompting a swift response from the Indian Consulate in New York. The incident occurred on June 7, was brought to public attention by Indian-American entrepreneur Kunal…
Los Angeles: US President Donald Trump authorised on Monday the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members and about 700 Marines to help respond to the protests in Los Angeles over his administration’s immigration raids, officials said. The order would put them on active duty. One official warned, however, that the order was just signed,…
Rahul Gandhi has once again thrown mud at India’s democratic institutions, hoping some of it sticks. This time, the target is the Election Commission of India (ECI), a constitutional body respected across the world for its impartiality and administrative robustness. His repetition of his earlier allegation—that a staggering 41 lakh voters were mysteriously added in…
N. Nagarajan Despite growing awareness and an increasing number of adoptions in India, serious gaps remain, especially when orphanages are linked to certain religious sects or self-styled spiritual gurus. These grey areas often go unexamined, even as vulnerable families and children face lasting consequences. Take the case of a family influenced by a spiritual leader…
From Savarkar slurs to ‘maafi’ meltdowns, the prince of political fantasy just can’t seem to leave facts alone. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress party’s eternal hope and perennial liability, was back in court recently – not as an aggrieved citizen, but as the accused in yet another defamation case. This time, he had gone after Vinayak…
Kanpur (UP): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, here on Monday, called on students, businessmen, and the public to reflect on how they can contribute to the country’s development by pledging to use ‘Swadeshi’ products — those made within India — in their daily lives. This information was shared by RSS Prant Prachar Pramukh…
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has opposed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a former journalist in the high court, which seeks a CBI probe into the transaction between his daughter’s now-defunct company and a private mining firm. In a counter-affidavit filed in the Kerala High Court on Monday, Vijayan stated that the…
Brussels: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held wide-ranging discussions with his Belgian counterpart, Maxime Prevot, on deepening bilateral cooperation, including in trade, investment, technology, defence and security, clean energy, and mobility. Jaishankar, who is travelling to Europe a month after India launched Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, welcomed Belgium’s…
Lucknow: An Indore-based woman accused of hiring men to get her husband killed while on honeymoon in Meghalaya surrendered before Uttar Pradesh Police in Ghazipur on Monday, while another accused man was arrested from Lalitpur district, police said. Sonam Raghuvanshi (24), who has been accused of orchestrating the murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi, was…
Once again, the Congress party has shown that when it cannot lead, it resorts to misleading. In its latest attempt to grab headlines, Congress has launched a frivolous tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this time over India’s invitation to the upcoming G7 Summit hosted by Canada. According to the party and its dynastic leader,…
