PM Modi with Mauritian PM Ramgoolam & President Gokhool after receiving the highest civilian honour of Mauritius NEW DELHI: India and Mauritius upgraded their ties to an Enhanced Strategic Partnership as PM Narendra Modi held formal talks with his counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, reaffirming commitment to a free, open and secure Indian Ocean and pledging full…
Siddaramaiah (right) and DK Shivakumar BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah backed his Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin’s campaign against the proposed population-based delimitation exercise with a call to action on Wednesday, contrasting with his deputy DK Shivakumar calling for a nuanced approach based on the party high command’s “final call”.A Tamil Nadu delegation met Siddaramaiah in…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Lithuanian national wanted by the US was arrested by Varkala police here on Tuesday on charges of financial fraud committed in the US. The arrest was made based on an Interpol red corner notice.Aleksej Besciokov (46), alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the US govt in 2022, was on vacation…
JAMMU: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has returned a proposal for sanctioning the prosecution of three IAS officers of AGMUT cadre allegedly involved in arms licences scam in Jammu and Kashmir, citing missing documents, and directed the chief secretary to resubmit the proposal with all the documents within a week.The IAS officers in question…
Digital Aadhaar shields Kashmir’s Chinars from axe of greed SRINAGAR: When the seasons paint Kashmir in myriad hues, the Chinar burns red in autumn and glows green in spring. But even giants fall. Over the years, this legally protected tree has been felled — sometimes by the axe of greed, sometimes on the frail excuse…
JAMMU: An Army man manning the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district was injured after a bullet — fired from across the border — struck him on Wednesday morning.The soldier was part of a team stationed at a forward post in Kalsiyan of Nowshera sector, said officials. After the firing, he…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has flagged that the housing and urban affairs ministry may not be able to spend over Rs 50,000 crore of the Centre’s allocation for the second phase of its urban rejuvenation scheme, AMRUT, even after the tenure ends in March 2026. It has also highlighted how the ministry is unable…
NEW DELHI: India and Mauritius on Wednesday strengthened their relationship by elevating ties to an ‘enhanced strategic partnership’ and signing eight agreements to cooperate in various sectors, including maritime security and trade in local currencies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also introduced a new vision for growth and security of the Global South. On the second…
Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday criticized the National Education Policy (NEP), calling it a “saffron policy” and alleging that it is aimed at promoting Hindi rather than the country’s overall development. “National Education Policy is not education policy; it is saffron policy….
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala Police arrested Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov on Wednesday who is wanted by the United States for his alleged role in facilitating money laundering through cryptocurrency transactions. Besciokov is the co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange that has been accused of enabling money laundering for transnational…
