New Delhi: Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday dismissed the recent pro-Khalistani protests in Canada ahead of the G7 Summit, calling the demonstrators hired stooges who should not be taken seriously. “One more video is going viral in which these people are protesting against the neighbouring country after they did not get funding…
New Delhi: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in a new yearbook released on Monday said that India has more nuclear weapons than Pakistan, but Beijing’s strategic arsenal is bigger than India’s arsenal. SIPRI also pegged the number of nuclear warheads in the Indian arsenal at 180 as of January 2025, compared to 172…
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday strongly criticized the ruling Congress party over the recently held Gaddar Film Awards, questioning the state government’s ideological consistency and political intent. BJP State Chief Spokesperson and Media In-charge N.V. Subash expressed surprise over the Congress government’s decision to confer the Best Film…
Nicosia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday conferred with the Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III of Cyprus, the country’s highest civilian honour. “Humbled to receive the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III’ of Cyprus. I dedicate it to the friendship between our nations,” Modi said after receiving the award….
New Delhi: India is hopeful of a positive outcome from its engagement with China to address issues related to Beijing’s export curbs on rare earth magnets, which are mainly used in the auto sector, a top government official said on Monday. China’s restrictions on the export of rare earth elements and related magnets are affecting…
Nicosia: India will soon become the third-largest economy in the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, highlighting myriad economic opportunities the country offers to companies from Cyprus. Modi, who is in Cyprus on the first leg of his three-nation tour, made the remarks as he, along with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, attended a business…
Two southern Chief Ministers—Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu’s M.K. Stalin—have crossed a constitutional red line by issuing public statements on India’s foreign policy. In a federal democracy like India, foreign affairs are exclusively a matter for the Union Government. While state leaders may privately express disagreement, going public with condemnations—especially on sensitive international matters—is…
Tel Aviv/Tehran: Israel and Iran exchanged heavy missile strikes for the third consecutive day on Sunday, despite international calls for restraint. The ongoing conflict, which erupted on Friday, has killed more than 230 people and left hundreds wounded, with both sides vowing further retaliation. Among the Iranian officials killed in the strikes was General Mohammad…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said police recruitment in Uttar Pradesh was marred by nepotism and corruption before 2017 but this ended after the BJP came to power, and now the selection is based on merit. Addressing newly recruited police constables at the Defence Expo Ground here, Adityanath also highlighted his government’s record…
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that through Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent a message to the world that the blood of India is not meant to be shed, and whoever attacks Indians will be punished. He said that during Prime Minister Modi’s tenure, Pakistan tried to attack three…
