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Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders slammed the government after women journalists were barred from a Taliban press conference in New Delhi, raising concerns over gender discrimination and democratic norms. Meanwhile, US troops began arriving in Israel to support the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire, coordinating humanitarian aid and security alongside regional partners, while thousands…

EAM S Jaishankar meets ambassador-designate Sergio Gor NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday met US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor in New Delhi and discussed the growing strategic partnership between India and the United States. Gor, accompanied by US deputy secretary for management and resources Michael J Rigas, is currently on a six-day visit…

Akhilesh Yadav (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Facebook account was restored on Saturday as he questioned the suspension, saying his posts had been wrongly flagged.Yadav said his account was taken down because of posts related to the death of a journalist and another case involving the suspicious death of a…

Sonia Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday wrote to Amneet Kumar, wife of senior Haryana IPS Y Puran Kumar, who died by suicide at his Chandigarh official residence. In his suicide note, Puran Kumar named 16 senior IAS and IPS officers in his note, alleging harassment and holding…

Dehradun, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, reiterating his government’s commitment to sustainable development, said on Friday that a nine-point policy has been launched in the state to ensure a balance between the economy and the environment.Inaugurating the 24th annual conference of the Indian Association of Social Science Institutions (IASSI) at Doon University here, Dhami…

Amit Khan Muttaqi and S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Saturday led a wave of opposition outrage after women journalists were barred from a Taliban press conference in New Delhi. Taking direct aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress MP addressed PM Modi and said, “you are telling every woman in…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid homage to stalwart Jai Prakash Narayan on his birth anniversary, hailing JP as a “tireless champion for democracy and social justice”.Recalling JP’s efforts to empower ordinary citizens and strengthen Constitutional values, PM Modi said: “His clarion call for Sampoorna Kranti…

Amir Khan Muttaqi (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: A press conference by Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi on Friday drew attention not for what was said, but for who wasn’t in the room. Women journalists were not allowed to attend the event, which was restricted to a handful of male reporters.The interaction,…

A heated family drama erupted on a busy street in the Maharajpur police station area of Kanpur after a wife caught her husband red-handed with his girlfriend. In a video shared on X by the handle ‘True Story,’ the incident unfolded near Narwal crossing on the National Highway during a festival, when the wife, already…

Imaged generated by AI for representation NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Intelligence on Saturday arrested Mangat Singh, a resident of Govindgarh in Alwar district, on charges of espionage for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.According to police, Mangat came under the scanner during surveillance operations near the Alwar cantonment area, where his activities…