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NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Tuesday criticised PM Modi and the Union government after US President Donald Trump referred to Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir as his “favorite.”The party added that the incident reflects poorly on India’s foreign policy, which it claimed has “completely fallen apart” under the Modi government. “Will Narendra Modi be…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a plea by Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL) seeking its nod to sell several of its assets — including Amby Valley in Maharashtra and Sahara Saher in Lucknow — to Adani Properties Private Limited.The apex court sought responses from the Centre and the Securities and Exchange…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed former chief of Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in Telangana T Prabhakar Rao, an accused in the phone-tapping case, to submit password of his iCloud account to the state police in the presence of forensic experts. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and R Mahadevan also extended…

Priyank Kharge (PTI image) and RSS troop (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Tuesday said that he has been receiving threatening calls and abusive messages for questioning the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in government schools, colleges and public institutions.In a post on X, he wrote: “For…

Javed Akhtar (File photo) and Amir Khan Muttaqi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Renowned lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has strongly criticised Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India.He said that he “hangs his head in shame” over the reception given to Muttaqi in India and for being hailed as an “Islamic hero” at…

Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video circulating widely on social media shows a Korean vlogger being called “coronavirus” by a man on the street in India, highlighting concerns about racial discrimination.The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was…

NEW DELHI: Upset over not receiving a call after the seat-sharing finalisation among the parties in the NDA, ruling JD(U)’s MLA Gopal Mandal sat on the ground outside chief minister Nitish Kumar’s house.Mandal sat outside Nitish Kumar’s residence over his demand to meet the CM to get an election ticket from the Gopalpur assembly constituency…

NEW DELHI: A seat-sharing deal has yet to be announced by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan, despite the last date for nomination for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections inching closer. However, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday jumped the gun and gave away party tickets to candidates favoured by him.A large…

Manoj Jha and Imran Pratapgarhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: The seesaw in the Bihar seat-sharing saga seems to continue in the Mahagathbandhan as no party in the bloc appears to get off first without squeezing out every last seat possible. In the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan, allies are busy balancing ambition and arithmetic, each hoping to tip…

MUMBAI: Bullion markets in India and abroad continued to see hectic activity as prices of gold and silver rose to record levels in both markets. As jitters are being felt across markets, especially due to shortage of supply of the white metal, Tata MF temporarily suspended inflows into its silver ETF fund of fund (FoF)….