Bratislava: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Slovakia for the second leg of his two-nation visit, where he will hold talks with President Peter Pellegrini and Prime Minister Robert Fico and interact with business leaders. Modi is the first Indian prime minister to visit Slovakia since its independence in 1993. In a post on X…
Washington/Tehran: The United States and Iran have agreed on a framework for a peace deal that will extend the current ceasefire for 60 days, marking a significant breakthrough in efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump announced that he had authorised the immediate removal of the US naval blockade of…
Every generation has, at some point, been accused of changing society for the worse. Yet, the concerns surrounding Generation Z — broadly those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s — appear far deeper than a routine generation gap. Across many democratic societies, questions are increasingly being asked: Is Gen Z being misled by…
Birmingham: The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out-of-sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhana’s delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign here on Sunday. Courtesy Mandhana’s classy 44-ball-68 and Richa Ghosh’s muscular 34 off 17 balls, India managed a…
Nice (France): Talks between India and France on the Rafale fighter jet programme have advanced, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Sunday, while underlining New Delhi’s push for greater local content and local manufacturing in defence cooperation. Briefing reporters after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, Misri said the Rafale…
Dubai: The Indian Embassy in Muscat on Sunday said it was working to facilitate the earliest repatriation of the body of an Indian national who died due to medical complications aboard a vessel in Omani waters. In a social media post, the mission said the mortal remains of Nishanth Uirthanathan have been disembarked from MT…
Nice (France): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron on a wide range of areas, including AI, startups, trade, infrastructure, mobility and health, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The two of them also exchanged views on key international and regional issues, it said. Modi landed in the French…
MS Shanker Politics can be unforgiving, especially for regional parties that once appeared invincible under charismatic leaders. Maharashtra today seems to be witnessing precisely such a churn. The developments unfolding within the factions led by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar raise an important question: Is Maharashtra heading down a path similar to what befell regional…
Politics often compels parties to oppose each other even when national interest demands unity. Yet, there are moments when a political demand transcends partisan boundaries and deserves serious consideration. The Congress party’s call for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks with US President Donald Trump…
Siwani’s decade-old just demands Democracy is not just a system of voting; it is also a continuous process of governance in accordance with the needs, conveniences, and aspirations of the people. In any democratic system, administrative boundaries are not permanent. They are reorganized according to time, circumstances, population, development, and public convenience requirements. Administrative units…
